Introduction to Humanities

Catalog description

This course offers the student a chronological overview of cultural history from the first civilizations in Paleolithic times to the present The landmarks in the text--visual, literary, and musical key examples--keep the learner from getting lost in the huge survey of time by focusing study on very specific icons and very clear comparisons and contrasts. Key ideas in the history of ideas structure this survey of the human intellect and imagination. Particular sections beyond the west trace cross-cultural influences or emphasize stark contrasts in contemporaneous global cultures. In practice, the focus is on discovery and the sheer joy of learning about the creative process itself.