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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.
Full Text: SUNY Oneonta …
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
Full Text: University of Southern Queensland …
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
Full Text: Washington University Libraries …
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
Full Text: Iowa State University …
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
Full Text: University of Edinburgh …
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
Full Text: Milne Open Textbooks …
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.
Full Text: Smarthistory …
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.
Full Text: Smarthistory …
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
Full Text: Smarthistory …
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
Full Text: Smarthistory …
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.
Full Text: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/xii6i7b1ffepkld3aw6xg/Smarthistory-Guide-to-Italian-Art-in-the-1400s-web.pdf?rlkey=bt8k5a4nqg6agq …
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.
Full Text: University of Arkansas …
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
Full Text: University of Michigan Press …
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
Full Text: Rebus Community …
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.
Full Text: University Press of Florida …
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.