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Making Sense of Digital Humanities
Julian Chambliss; Ellen Moll · Michigan State University · 2022
Taking up the challenge of navigating the complex world of digital humanities, Making Sense of Digital Humanities offers readers an exploration of the many ways scholars have employed the diverse toolkit of digital humanities to create a better understanding of the synergies and disruptions created by technological change. Rooted in a concern for the daunting tasks associated with teaching and learning about the digital humanities, this volume hopes to provide easy entry into a complex topic while highlighting how an understanding of digital humanities can transform our thinking about technology in the modern world.
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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.
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The Islamic World
SmartHistory of Art · Smarthistory
Islam, Judaism, and Christianity are three of the world’s great monotheistic faiths. They share many of the same holy sites, such as Jerusalem, and prophets, such as Abraham. Collectively, scholars refer to these three religions as the Abrahamic faiths, since Abraham and his family played vital roles in the formation of these religions.
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Rhetoric and Composition
Becky Rudd · Citrus College
In the contents: 5.02: Writing in the Humanities · 7.09: Writing in the Humanities
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Flowering Light: Kabbalistic Mysticism and the Art of Elliot R. Wolfson
Marcia Brennan · Rice University
Kabbalah or Qabalah is an esoteric method, discipline and school of thought in Jewish mysticism.
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Mental Health and Wellness
Cathy Thwing and student writers at Pima Community College · LibreTexts
Forming the baseline for all of us are mental health and general wellness. We look at some of the current mental health and wellness issues we're facing in this section.
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English C1000 Writing Handbook
Angelica Duran, Evan Stubblefield & Jose Guillermo Robledo · Pasadena City College
English C1000 Writing Handbook provides students with practical strategies for developing college-level writing skills. The handbook guides writers through the writing process, rhetorical analysis, research, argument development, revision, and academic conventions while emphasizing critical thinking, accessibility, and inclusive writing practices.
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Art History - Renaissance through Post Modern
Michael Leonard · University of the Pacific
This publication examines painting, sculpture, architecture and the artistic directions in world art from 1400 to the present. Areas covered include Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art and Conceptual Art.
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Foundations for Moral Relativism
J. David Velleman · New York University
In this new edition of Foundations for Moral Relativism, J. David Velleman shows that different communities can indeed be subject to incompatible moralities, because their local mores are rationally binding. At the same time, he explains why the mores of different communities, even when incompatible, are still variations on the same moral themes. The book thus maps out a universe of many moral worlds without, as Velleman puts it, "moral black holes”.
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3.11.5: Oscar Wilde's "The Nightingale and the Rose" (1888)
Heather Ringo and Athena Kashyap · City College of San Francisco
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8.2: Elements of Drama
Heather Ringo and Athena Kashyap · City College of San Francisco
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Choosing and Using Sources - A Guide to Academic Resear
Cheryl Lowry · The Ohio State University
Choosing & Using Sources presents a process for academic research and writing, from formulating your research question to selecting good information and using it effectively in your research assignments. Additional chapters cover understanding types of sources, searching for information, and avoiding plagiarism. Each chapter includes self-quizzes and activities to reinforce core concepts and help you apply them.
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Instructor Guide: How to Use This Textbook
Heather Ringo and Athena Kashyap · City College of San Francisco
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Drawing - An Introduction to Studio Drawing
Michael Leonard · University of the Pacific
This publication is intended to support a foundational level, hands-on introductory course in drawing with an emphasis upon skill-building and the visual and conceptual possibilities of art through drawing. A variety of projects and materials will be used to investigate the medium’s history, traditional approaches, and expressive possibilities. It presents the main concepts, processes, and stylistic approaches of drawing as a means of artistic expression as well as develops aesthetic judgment.
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Art Appreciation
Lumen · LibreTexts
This text investigates how quality is determined and created by artists in order to evaluate and appreciate art on a deeper level. This course emphasizes why each topic contributes to valuing a piece of art and provides the necessary knowledge to do so. Students are first introduced to the elements and principles of art and the importance of artists’ context and perspective. The text then covers different periods in art history, different techniques in art, and how to research and evaluate art.
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A World Perspective of Art Appreciation
Deborah Gustlin & Zoe Gustlin · Evergreen Valley College
Art appreciation is centered on the ability to view art throughout history, focusing on the cultures and the people, and how art developed in the specific periods. You cannot understand art without understanding the culture, their use of materials and sense of beauty. Art is also conveyed by the simple act of creating art for art’s sake. Every person is born with the innate desire to create art and similar to other professions, training is essential in honing skills to produce art.