Intro to the Humanities

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Intro to the Humanities

• Lecture One
• So what are the Humanities?

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The Humanities

• One of three main educational classifications
• Natural Sciences
• Social Sciences
• Human Sciences (Humanities)

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Natural Sciences

• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physiology
• Geology
• Physics
• Archeology

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Social Sciences

• Sociology
• Economics
• Psychology
• Political Science

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Humanities

• According to the National Endowment for the
  Humanities, the humanities include--
  
• History
• Philosophy
• Languages (both modern and classical)
• Linguistics

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Humanities

• Literature
• Jurisprudence
• Archaeology
• Comparative religion
• Ethics
• The history, theory and criticism of the
  arts

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Our Story So Far
Education
Humanities
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
The Fine Arts Philosophy History Religious Stud
ies Literature
Languages
Chemistry Biology Physiology Geology Physics
Archeology
Sociology Economics Psychology Poli Sci
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OK, so what are the Humanities?

• The Humanities are the branches of learning
  concerned with human attributes and qualities
  and are regarded as having primarily a cultural
  character. They are concerned with expression and
  aesthetic value.
• Those areas of study that explore humans and
  their relationship to the world around them.
  
• Those academic disciplines which study people --
  their ideas, their history, their literature,
  their artifacts, and their values.

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So what are the Fine Arts?

• Well.

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The Fine Arts

• The Performing Arts

• The Visual Arts

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Performing Arts

• Dance
• Music
• Theatre
• Performance Art

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Visual Arts

• Painting/Drawing
• Printmaking
• Sculpture
• Photography
• Film
• Architecture

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Performing Arts
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Dance

• Ballet
• Modern Dance
• Jazz

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Music

• Opera
• Symphonic
• Stage
• Film
• Musicals

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Theatre

• Drama/Tragedy
• Comedy
• Musicals

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Performance Art

• The Happening
• Poetic Terrorism
• Staged

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Visual Arts
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Painting

• Oil
• Watercolors
• Tempera
• Acrylic

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Drawing

• Pencil
• Charcoal
• Craypa

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Printmaking

• Lithographs
• Etchings
• Posters

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Sculpture

• 2 dimensional (bas-relief)
• 3 dimensional
• Free standing
• Installation

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Photography

• Unaltered
• Altered

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Film

• Narrative
• Documentary
• Absolute

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Architecture

• Utilitarian
• Aesthetic

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Summing Up
Humanities
Fine Arts
Performing Arts
Visual Arts
Dance Music Theatre Performance Art
Painting Drawing Printmaking Sculpture Photogr
aphy
Film Architecture