Introduction to Humanities
A-HUMA 1301

The course meets from 5:25 to 6:40 weekly from October 20 through December 1.
A complete syllabus will be distributed the first day of the class.

Course Description

Danney Ursery

Course Materials

The Humanities in the Western Tradition: Ideas and Aesthetics. Volume 2: Renaissance to Present. Marvin Perry, J. Wayne Baker, and Pamela Hollinger. Houghton Mifflin Publishers, 2003.
Course Web Site
Videos and CDs on reserve in the Scarborough-Phillips Library

Assignment for First Class:
October 20:: Orientation to Course and Overview of the Humanities.
--Read and study pages 5 - 10, 12 - 14, 16 - 40 and page 42 in Perry, Baker, and Hollinger for this class.

Web Sites
Music Playlist
Art list
Study Guides
Art of the Western World Videos
Kimball Art Museum
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
An excellent site with over 60,000 digital images complete with search ability. Want to find a print or drawing that depicts cats, a keyword search for "cats" will find it.
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts
A good site for 19th and 20th century American art.
Internet Public Library
A public library that is literally online. They will even respond to your reference questions.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
This site allows users to sample some of the vast collections of New York's museum. The virtual tour provides just a small taste of the Met's two million works of art.
Library of Congress

National Museum of American Art
Designed to provide the public with access to museum research and educational materials, this site offers a virtual tour of almost 1,000 works of art.
The WebMuseum, Paris
Playing host every week to 200,000 visitors from around the world, The WebMuseum is probably the most popular art site on the Web. Be sure to check out Other Resources, where you can "visit" Paris.
World Wide Art Resources
This site includes mostly visual art resources that are available in text format as well as image collections that are connected to official art museums. An excellent site for art.
National Museum of Women in the Arts

MLA Citation Style of Electronic Sources
Documentation on how to cite online sources. Also includes additional links to other style manuals.

Ursery's Home Page

Last revised on 20 October 2009

Introduction to Humanities A-HUMA 1301

Introduction to Humanities
A-HUMA 1301