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Humanities 107: Readings, Media, Lessons and Assignments
J. F. Lindsay · City Colleges of Chicago
A collection of readings, activities, and assessments on a broad variety of topics within the media studies discipline, with an eye towards media literacy, social justice, and political advocacy.
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Humanities DEI-SJ OER
Erica McCormack & Jack Lindsay · City Colleges of Chicago
This OER contains readings, classroom activities, and assignments for use in humanities and English courses at City Colleges of Chicago. The subject matter offered is in the media studies discipline, and the focus is diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice.
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HUM 300: Classical Humanities Textbook (Collom)
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Introduction to Humanities 2e
Lori-Beth Larsen · Central Lakes College
In the contents: 1.01: Introduction to Humanities Overview · 1.02: Humanities Sites · 1.03: Goal Areas for Introduction to Humanities
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Introduction to Humanities
Lori-Beth Larsen · Central Lakes College
In the contents: 1.02: Introduction to Humanities Overview
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Hum C100: Introduction to the Humanities
K.M. Volmer · Coastline College
In the contents: 01: Welcome to the Humanities · 1.2.01: What are the humanities · 1.2.02: Why study the humanities
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A Short Handbook for Writing Essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences
Allosso & Allosso · LibreTexts
A retired master teacher of English and Comparative Literature teams up with his son, a History professor, on a new version of the writing manual he wrote and used for decades at the University of California, Davis.
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Literature, the Humanities, and Humanity
Lumen · LibreTexts
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The Human Story: An Introduction to the Humanities
Nicholas Vargas-Rose (né Andrews) · Coalinga College
In the contents: 01: Introduction to the Humanities · 1.02: Defining the Humanities
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Humanities and Fine Arts Readings and Assigments
Erica McCormack · City Colleges of Chicago
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HUM 301: Introduction to the Humanities
Marnie Binder · Cosumnes River College
In the contents: 01: The Humanities- Art Appreciation
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Humanities: Prehistory to the 15th Century
Lumen Learning · Lumen Learning
The book Humanities: Prehistory to the 15th Century provides an interdisciplinary exploration of human history, culture, and artistic achievements from prehistoric times through the Middle Ages. It examines key cultural developments, including art, literature, philosophy, religion, and architecture, highlighting their societal contexts and global influences.
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HUM 210: Humanities I-Intro to the Arts
Kris A. Murray · Sauk Valley Community College
In the contents: 1.08: An Introduction to the Arts and Humanities
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College Algebra for Liberal Arts and Humanities
Leif Jordan · College of the Desert
A College Level Algebra text designed for students in the Liberal Arts and Humanities. Topics include: Linear, Quadratic, Rational, Exponential and Logarithmic Equations, Inequalities, Graphs and Functions with applications in business, the arts and social sciences. Conic sections, sequences, series, the binomial theorem and some mathematical history are also included.
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HUM 301: Introduction to Humanities Textbook (Collom)
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Literature, the Humanities, and Humanity
Steinberg · Literature, the Humanities, & Humanity
In the contents: 1.02: On the Humanities
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Modern Humanities (Turnbull and Ricciardi)
Michelle Turnbull, Paul Ricciardi, Matthew Forman, Monica Walker, Maria Rosario-Rodriguez, Andrew Wilder, Shannon McArdle, Donna Ryan, Matthew Hoffman · Kingsborough Community College
Through the exploration of modern literature, drama, art, film, poetry, and music, this course places developments in the Humanities into historical and philosophical contexts and illustrates the continuity of culture. This course introduces students to literature, philosophy, art, film, and music from the beginning of the 20th century to the present.
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Composing Ourselves and our World
Elizabeth Burrows, Angela Fowler, Heath Fowler, and Amy Locklear · Auburn University at Montgomery
This textbook is meant for first year English Composition Courses and covers the essentials of composition and rhetoric in a recursive manner and introduces research skills. Regardless of your field of study, honing your writing skills—and your reading and critical-thinking skills—gives you a more solid academic foundation.
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International Advances in Writing Research - Cultures, Places, Measures
Bazerman et al. · LibreTexts
The thirty chapters in this edited collection were selected from the more than 500 presentations at the Writing Research Across Borders II Conference in 2011. With representatives from more than forty countries, this conference gave rise to the International Society for the Advancement of Writing Research. The chapters selected for this collection represent cutting edge research on writing from all regions, organized around three themes—cultures, places, and measures.
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ENGL 206: World Literature II
Kim Allen Gleed · Harrisburg Area Community College
Surveys global literature from 1700 to the present. This course emphasizes an understanding of the interplay of literary elements, literary criticism as well as the cultural context that influenced the works studied.