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
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.