Course   HUMN303N – Introduction to Humanities Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 15 Lesson: Week 1, 8 Minimum of 1 scholarly source Instructions As we learned in Week 1, there is a difference between being educated and simply trained. The purpose of education is not only to determine what someone can do, but also what kind of person they become as a result of their education. Studies in the humanities will adva...

Course   HUMN303N – Introduction to Humanities Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 Lessons: Week 1, 2, 3 Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Instructions This week you will use your readings from the past two weeks as a point of departure to create your own artistic production and a reflection paper. Part 1: Art Creation Select one of the visual art pieces from Chapter...

Course   HUMN303N – Introduction to Humanities Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 14 Lesson Minimum of 1 primary sources (artist statement) Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook – from critic) Instructions Although social justice art is not a topic exclusive to the 20th and 21st centuries, the distribution of information regarding controversial art with gender, race, sexual, and/or enviro...

Course   HUMN303N – Introduction to Humanities Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 3, 4 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Initial Post Instructions Select a work of art from any of the chapters in our textbook, and write a response that analyzes the art through the lens of a descriptive critic, an interpretive critic, and an evaluative critic. What different things would these cri...

Course   HUMN303N – Introduction to Humanities Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 4 Lesson Minimum of 3 scholarly sources (in addition to the textbook) Instructions As part of the discussion this week, you made a brief exploration of a work of art to understand its subject, meaning, and intent. In this assignment, you will explore an artwork in more depth to consider the context in which it was created. Choose a...

Course   HUMN303N – Introduction to Humanities Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 9, 10 Lesson Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook) Instructions This week you will use your readings from the past week as a point of departure to create your own artistic production and a reflection paper. Part 1: Art Creation Select a poem, musical piece, or dance piece to use as a point of inspiration. ...

Course   HUMN303N – Introduction to Humanities Required Resources Read/review the following resources for this activity: Textbook: Chapter 8 Play from the Internet, YouTube, DVD, iTunes, Amazon, Netflix, etc. 1 primary source (written version of selected play) Instructions Plays are meant to be performed, rather than read. The purpose of dramatic arts often extends far beyond the words written on a page; staging, lighting, costumes intonation, expression, and audience...