Overview At this stage, you have learned how creative works are components of the humanities, how diverse perspectives add value to works, how bias and assumptions can influence how you view creative works, and the importance of empathy. For this assignment, you will reflect on how individuals make sense of their identities through the humanities….
What are you passionate about? What makes the humanities exciting for you? In this discussion, you will reflect on a creative work that excites you. Think about something you’re a fan of, such as your favorite book, comic book series, graphic novel, TV show, or movie. What makes this creative work exciting for you? You’ll…
Overview As we have seen throughout this course, creative works allow us to make sense of our own identities as well as the world around us. They can serve as an entry point for understanding complicated topics. For this assignment, you will analyze the two creative works you have chosen that represent your project topic….
In this discussion, you will reflect on your experience with a performing arts work and the different ways that creative work impacts your relationship, as well as society’s relationship, with the topic it portrays. The performing arts work you choose can be a work you’ve participated in such as a play, a vocal or musical…
Overview Many times, as we engage with a creative work, our own biases and assumptions creep into how we interpret the work. In many cases, this has to do with the topic the creative work portrays rather than the work itself. Everyone has biases and assumptions, which is not necessarily a bad thing. Our biases…
Creative works generally have a theme or are focused on a particular topic. Often the goal of the artist or creator is to get the audience/viewer to think about the topic being addressed in the creative work in a new way or with a broadened perspective. In this assignment, you will have a chance to analyze…
Overview In this course, we are exploring how the humanities teach us about each other and also about ourselves. Creative works allow us to make sense of our own identities as well as the world around us. They can serve as an entry point for understanding complicated topics. For this assignment, you will choose a…
Food is a staple in each person’s life. It is a way we learn about cultural values and society. It gives us many different perspectives while simultaneously bringing us all together through shared experiences. Identifying and understanding diverse perspectives adds value to creative works. In this discussion, you’ll select a creative work related to food…
Overview Creative works help us make sense of the world around us. This assignment will allow you to explore how creative works from the subject areas in the humanities (visual art, performing art, literary art) can help us better understand important topics. You will write about three creative works of your choice that portray the…
Welcome to HUM 102! In this first discussion, you’ll introduce yourself to your peers and learn more about them too. You’ll have an opportunity to discuss your favorite form of creative expression and what subject area of the humanities it falls in. Throughout the discussion, you’ll learn more about your peers and the differences and/or…
