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HUM1: Modern Humanities: Arts & Ideas

Type: Textbook

Year: 2021, 2021

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Forman, Matthew, Ricciardi, Paul, Rosario, Maria, Turnbull, Michelle, Walker, Monica, Wilder, Andrew

Description: An OER resource for Hum1: Modern Humanities: Arts & Ideas

#TheatreAppreciation

Type: Textbook

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Pipino, Kiara

Publisher: SUNY Oneonta

Description: #TheatreAppreciation is a textbook for introductory level lecture classes such as Theatre Appreciation and Introduction to Theatre. It provides insight about the art and craft of theatre, a brief exploration of theatre history, and discussion about the styles and forms of theatre along with an overview of professions in the field.

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A Possession Forever: A Guide to Using Commemorative Memorials and Monuments in the Classroom

Type: Supplemental

Year: 2021, 2021

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Andersen, Nikki, Baguley, Margaret, Bedford, Alison, Gehrmann, Richard, Kerby, Martin, Rowling, Samara

Publisher: University of Southern Queensland

Description: This open textbook will guide educators and students through the process of using local monuments and memorials to contextualise, interrogate and extend their knowledge of historical events at a national and international level. Students will learn how to use local history to create an organic patchwork of local stories, interviews, photographs and artefacts contributed by, and for, the community… more

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American Encounters: Art, History, and Cultural Identity

Type: Textbook

Year: 2018, 2018

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Berlo, Janet Catherine, Miller, Angela L, Roberts, Jennifer L, Wolf, Bryan J

Publisher: Washington University Libraries

Description: American Encounters provides a narrative of the history of American art that focuses on historical encounters among diverse cultures, upon broad structural transformations such as the rise of the middle classes and the emergence of consumer and mass culture, and on the fluid conversations between "high" art and vernacular expressions. The text emphasizes the intersections among cultures… more

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Dress, Appearance, and Diversity in U.S. Society

Type: Textbook

Year: 2020, 2020

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Elder, Abbey K, Hassall, Lesya, Reddy-Best, Kelly L.

Publisher: Iowa State University

Description: This book introduces topics about identity, dress, and the body. Through the content, readers explore how individuals and communities use dress as a way to communicate (i.e. “negotiate” in fashion studies) their various identities. There is heightened attention to social justice, power, privilege, and oppression. That is, the content focuses on the experiences of historically marginalized… more

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Exploring the Arts: A Brief Introduction to Art, Theatre, Music, and Dance

Type: Textbook

Year: 2022, 2022

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Berkeley, Kimberly, Hall, Doris, Khan, Nubia Nurain

Description: This textbook was created as part of the Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment project, facilitated by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network and funded by a $2 million Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant from the Department of Education. This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond. This project features… more

Extraordinary Partnerships: How the Arts and Humanities are Transforming America

Type: Textbook

Year: 2020, 2020

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Henseler, Christine

Description: This inspirative and hopeful collection demonstrates that the arts and humanities are entering a renaissance that stands to change the direction of our communities. Community leaders, artists, educators, scholars, and professionals from many fields show how they are creating responsible transformations through partnership in the arts and humanities. The diverse perspectives that come together in… more

Free to Use and Reuse Sets | Library of Congress (loc.gov)

Type: Supplemental

Year: 9999, 9999

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: , Multiple Authors

Description: This page features items from the Library's digital collections that are free to use and reuse. The Library believes that this content is either in the public domain, has no known copyright, or has been cleared by the copyright owner for public use. Each set of content is based on a theme and is first featured on the Library's home page. These sets are just a small sample of the… more

Fundamentals of Music Theory

Type: Supplemental

Year: 2021, 2021

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Edwards, Michael, Kitchen, John, Moir, Zack, Moran, Nikki, Worth, Richard

Publisher: University of Edinburgh

Description: This open e-book is the result of a project funded by a University of Edinburgh Student Experience Grant, Open e-Textbooks for access to music education. The project was a collaboration between Open Educational Resources Service, and staff and student interns from the Reid School of Music. As a proof-of-concept endeavour, the project aimed to explore how effectively we could convert existing… more

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Fundamentals, Function, and Form: Theory and Analysis of Tonal Western Art Music

Type: Textbook

Year: 2020, 2020

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Mount, Andre

Publisher: Milne Open Textbooks

Description: Fundamentals, Function, and Form: Theory and Analysis of Tonal Western Art Music

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Guide to Ancient Aegean Art

Type: Textbook

Year: 2019, 2019

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: , Multiple Authors, Ezra, Ruth, Harris, Beth, Zucker, Steven

Publisher: Smarthistory

Description: This book contains all of Smarthistory’s content for the Ancient Aegean, including Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean art.

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Guide to Ancient Egyptian Art

Type: Supplemental

Year: 2019, 2019

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: , Multiple Authors, Ezra, Ruth, Harris, Beth, Zucker, Steven

Publisher: Smarthistory

Description: This book contains all of Smarthistory’s content for Ancient Egyptian art.

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Guide to Ancient Etruscan Art

Type: Textbook

Year: 2019, 2019

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: , Multiple Authors, Ezra, Ruth, Harris, Beth, Zucker, Steven

Publisher: Smarthistory

Description: This book contains all of Smarthistory’s content for the Ancient Etruscan art.

Full Text: Smarthistory …

Guide to Ancient Greek Art

Type: Textbook

Year: 2019, 2019

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: , Multiple Authors, Harris, Beth, Zucker, Steven

Publisher: Smarthistory

Description: This book contains all of Smarthistory’s content for Ancient Greek art.

Full Text: Smarthistory …

Guide to Ancient Roman art

Type: Textbook

Year: 2019, 2019

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: , Multiple Authors, Ezra, Ruth, Harris, Beth, Zucker, Steven

Publisher: Smarthistory

Description: This book contains all of Smarthistory’s content for the Ancient Roman art

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Guide to Byzantine Art

Type: Textbook

Year: 2021, 2021

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Freeman, Dr. Evan, McClanan, Anne

Publisher: Smarthistory

Description: The “Beginner’s guide” introduces foundational concepts, such as the chronology of Byzantine history, sacred imagery, and wearable objects. Subsequent sections are arranged chronologically, covering the Early Byzantine period (c. 330–700), the Iconoclastic Controversy (c. 700s–843), the Middle Byzantine period (843–1204), the Latin Empire (c. 1204–1261), and the Late Byzantine period (c. 1261–… more

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Guide to Italian art in the 1300s

Type: Textbook

Year: 2020, 2020

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: , Multiple Authors, Ezra, Ruth, Harris, Beth, Zucker, Steve

Publisher: Smarthistory

Description: This book contains all of Smarthistory’s content for Italian art in the 1300s.

Full Text: Smarthistory …

Guide to Italian art in the 1400s

Type: Textbook

Year: 2020, 2020

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: , Multiple Authors, Ezra, Ruth, Harris, Beth, Zucker, Steven

Publisher: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xii6i7b1ffepkld3aw6xg/Smarthistory-Guide-to-Italian-Art-in-the-1400s-web.pdf?rlkey=bt8k5a4nqg6agq

Description: This book contains all of Smarthistory’s content for Italian art in the 1400s.

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HUM 101 – Intro to Humanities

Type: Course

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Lohr, Angela

Description: The purpose of this course is to explore the foundations of the Humanities and to increase our understanding of the relationship between history and philosophy and how these relate to the issues concerning the human condition. During this course we will learn about some of the many traditions in the humanities, including the foundations of artistic expression. One of my main goals for this… more

Humanities - Early Civilizations OER Textbook (PPCC)

Type: Textbook

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Nash, Marc

Description: This resource is the OER textbook created by the Humanities Department at Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC). It covers HUM 121 - Early Civilization, according to the learning objectives and common course numbering system at Colorado Community College System (CCCS). more

Humanities 101 New Edition: An Exploration of What it Means to be Human

Type: Textbook

Year: 9999, 9999

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: May, Ryna

Humanities 122 (Medieval to Modern History) OER Textbook

Type: Textbook

Year: 2021, 2021

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Nash, Marc

Description: This Humanities 122 textbook introduces the interdisciplinary study of ideas that have defined cultures from the Medieval Era to the Enlightenment. We will study painting, sculpture, architecture,music, and poetry. Our goal is to encourage students to look critically at the arts and ideas of cultures in the past and to learn to write about what they see and feel. We hope students will think about… more

Humanities: Prehistory to the 15th Century

Type: Textbook

Year: 9999, 9999

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: , Florida State College at Jacksonville, Cason, Thomas Scott

Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning

Type: Textbook

Year: 2016, 2016

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Blood, Peggy, LeMieux, Jeffery A, Sachant, Pamela

Description: Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of Art. Authored by four USG faculty members with advance degrees in the arts, this textbooks offers up-to-date original scholarship. It includes over 400 high-quality images illustrating the history of art, its technical applications, and its many uses. Combining the best elements of both a… more

Introduction to Humanities 1301: The Human Condition

Type: Course

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Miller-Davis, Kim

Description: The course is an examination of the Human Condition that pulls from a wide variety of disciplines—the Humanities, Classical Studies, and the Sciences. The integration of these different disciplines enables the OER material to facilitate an interdisciplinary conversation about the human experience through the use of printed and visual classic texts, lecture videos, interactive student materials,… more

Introduction to Humanities 1e (Larsen)

Type: Supplemental

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Larsen, Lori-Beth

Description: This text is an introductory survey of the genres and themes of the humanities. The material focuses on philosophy, religion, language, and the arts. As themes, the ideas of freedom, love, happiness, death, nature, and myth are be explored. Typically, a study of humanities looks at western philosophers, maybe a few of the world religions, a history of western music and western visual arts. This… more

Introduction to Humanities Course II

Type: Textbook

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: , Multiple Authors

Description: This course is an introductory survey of the genres and themes of the humanities. Readings, lectures, and class discussions will focus on genres such as music, the visual arts, drama, literature, and philosophy. As themes, the ideas of freedom, love, happiness, death, nature, and myth may be explored from a western and non-western point of view.

Introduction to Humanities: From Prehistoric Era to Christendom

Type: Textbook

Year: 9999, 9999

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Ackatz, Megan, Okpala, Jude Chudi

Description: This is a book for Introduction to Humanities, and it covers prehistoric era to the Christendom.

Moving Pictures: An Introduction to Cinema

Type: Textbook

Year: 2020, 2020

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Sharman, Russell Leigh

Publisher: University of Arkansas

Description: A free and open-source introduction to the art and science of moving pictures, offering in-depth exploration of how cinema communicates, and what, exactly, it is trying to say.

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Music in World Cultures

Type: Supplemental

Year: 2021, 2021

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Hunter, Justin R., Mihalka, Matthew

Publisher: University of Arkansas

Description: This text provides just a small sampling of some of the various musical styles and traditions that might be found, though the skills developed in this course can be applied to any type of music.

Full Text: University of Arkansas …

Music on the Move

Type: Textbook

Year: 2020, 2020

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Fosler-Lussier, Danielle

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Description: Music is a mobile art. When people move to faraway places, whether by choice or by force, they bring their music along. Music creates a meaningful point of contact for individuals and for groups; it can encourage curiosity and foster understanding; and it can preserve a sense of identity and comfort in an unfamiliar or hostile environment. As music crosses cultural, linguistic, and political… more

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Mythology Unbound: An Online Textbook for Classical Mythology

Type: Supplemental

Year: 2017, 2017

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Mellenthin, Jessica, Shapiro, Susan O.

Publisher: Rebus Community

Description: Today people often use the word “myth” to mean an untrue story or false rumor. For example, if one person asked, “Is Friday the 13th an unlucky day?” another person might answer, “No, that is just a myth.” But the ancient Greeks did not use the word mythos (μῦθος) in this way. For the Greeks, a mythos was simply a story. It was not important whether the story was true or false; what was important… more

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Philosophy in the Humanities

Type: Textbook

Year: 9999, 9999

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: , Florida State College at Jacksonville

Smithsonian Open Access

Type: Supplemental

Year: 9999, 9999

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: , Multiple Authors

Description: Welcome to Smithsonian Open Access, where you can download, share, and reuse millions of the Smithsonian’s images—right now, without asking. With new platforms and tools, you have easier access to more than 4.9 million 2D and 3D digital items from our collections—with many more to come. This includes images and data from across the Smithsonian’s 21 museums, nine research centers, libraries,… more

The Creative Spirit: 1550-Present

Type: Textbook

Year: 9999, 9999

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Cook, Elizabeth

Description: An exploration of the creative spirit as manifest in the arts and humanities. This textbook examines historical shifts and artistic output in eastern and western culture beginning with the Protestant Reformation and ending in the 21st century.

The European Experience: A Multi-Perspective History of Modern Europe, 1500–2000

Type: Textbook

Year: 2023, 2023

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Hansen, Jan, Hung, Jochen, Ira, Jaroslav

Description: The European Experience brings together the expertise of nearly a hundred historians from eight European universities to internationalise and diversify the study of modern European history, exploring a grand sweep of time from 1500 to 2000. Offering a valuable corrective to the Anglocentric narratives of previous English-language textbooks, scholars from all over Europe have pooled their… more

The Human Experience: From Human Being to Human Doing

Type: Textbook

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Adams, Claire

Description: This multimedia reader examines how people use a humanities lens to make sense of what they experience, as well as share their experiences with the rest of the world. The information is presented using a pedagogical approach called reverse teaching, which introduces artifacts in their historical, social, political, personal, and other contexts. Along with the narrative, questions for creative and… more

Theatrical Worlds

Type: Supplemental

Year: 2014, 2014

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Mitchell, Charles

Publisher: University Press of Florida

Description: From the University of Florida College of Fine Arts, Charlie Mitchell and distinguished colleagues from across America present an introductory text for theatre and theoretical production. This book seeks to give insight into the people and processes that create theater. It does not strip away the feeling of magic but to add wonder for the artistry that make a production work well.

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Understanding Music: Past and Present

Type: Textbook

Year: 2015, 2015

Member of: Introduction to Humanities (HUM1020/2020)

Contributors: Clark, Alan, Heflin, Thomas, Kluball, Jeffery, Kramer, Elizabeth

Description: Understanding Music: Past and Present is an open Music Appreciation textbook co-authored by music faculty across Georgia. The text covers the fundamentals of music and the physics of sound, an exploration of music from the Middle Ages to the present day, and a final chapter on popular music in the United States.