HUMN303 All Week Discussions Latest 2018 December Question # 00596395 Course Code : HUMN303 Subject: Education Due on: 01/03/2019 Posted On: 01/03/2019 10:02 AM Tutorials: 1 Rating: 4.6/5

HUMN303 Introduction
to the Humanities

Week 1
Discussion

DQ1 The Value of the Humanities

What is the value of studying the humanities in a business
or technical curriculum? How might a topic such as ancient art enhance
contemporary life?

DQ2 Ancient Works of Art

Choose a work of art from the reading in Chapter 1. Discuss
how the work is a reflection of the ancient culture that created it. Also, did
anything particularly surprise or impress you about the work of art or the
ancient people who created it?

HUMN303 Introduction
to the Humanities

Week 2
Discussion

Greek and Roman Architectural Influences

This week you will read and learn about architectural
influences from Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire. What are some of the main
features of these architectural styles? Use examples from the text or the
digital fieldtrip archives to help support your answer. Please remember to
provide images and citations to help illustrate your points.

HUMN303 Introduction
to the Humanities

Week 3
Discussion

Theater

This week, we took a brief look at Shakespeare’s The Tempest
(see the Assignments section). This five-act play opens with a storm at sea (a
tempest) and throughout, Shakespeare has planted allusions to apparitions and
magic, such as the character Ariel who, at times, appears to be invisible to
the other characters. It is a given that the special effects, such as those
often used in films, to actually give the stage the appearance of a deadly
tempest or actually make Ariel an invisible presence are not achievable on the
stage. To fill in this gap, audiences suspend disbelief.

In this thread, let’s discuss the power and limitations of
theatrical imagination. Please feel free to draw from productions you have
seen. (The old high school productions count, too!) Why are we willing to
suspend disbelief when we see a play, yet we demand so much more from a film production?
Do you think that the limitation on special effects and alternative demand on
the audience member to suspend disbelief is a weakness or a strength of the
theatrical experience? Would you rather see The Tempest on stage or in film?
Why?

HUMN303 Introduction
to the Humanities

Week 4
Discussion

DQ1 Rubens

Line, color, hue, balance, form and perspective were some of
the key concepts covered in this week’s tutorial. Use the example of a painting by Peter Paul
Rubens and discuss how one or more of this week’s key concepts are featured in
the painting.

Identify the painting by title, and include citations for
any material you’ve researched.

DQ2 Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution

Given the information from this week’s reading on the
Enlightenment, the New Rationalism, and the Scientific Revolution, how did
advancements in science and reasoning change the lives of people at this time?
In addition, what effects did the Industrial Revolution have on the world?

HUMN303 Introduction
to the Humanities

Week 5
Discussion

DQ1 Roots of Revolution

Consider the role of revolution in governmental structure
and culture. Provide an example from the reading for the week or your
experience visiting the National Archives to explain the relationship between
philosophy and political action.

DQ2 Realism and Impressionism

For this week’s discussion, choose realism or impressionism
as a basis for your posts and discuss how your choice is manifested in any area
of the humanities (i.e., painting, sculpture, literature, music, etc.), and
give an example from any discipline in the humanities to illustrate how realism
or impressionism influenced the work of art. Please be sure to give an analysis
of how the work of art was influenced by the movement.

HUMN303 Introduction
to the Humanities

Week 6
Discussion

Inspiration Piece

In this forum, post your inspiration piece for the Art
Production and Presentation assignment. Discuss why you chose this particular
piece. How does it apply to your profession?

HUMN303 Introduction
to the Humanities

Week 7
Discussion

DQ1 Controversial Art and Censorship

Although controversial art is not a topic exclusive to the
20th century, the distribution of information regarding controversial art has
increased with the proliferation of media. Please discuss an example of a 20th
century controversial work of art from any discipline of the humanities (music,
literature, sculpture, film, etc.) and an accompanying statement from the
artist(s). Based on your example, to what extent does controversial art make a
social contribution? Are governments ever justified in censoring art?

DQ2 Pop Art

What were some of the influences of the pop art phenomenon?
Should we consider the creative elements of popular culture, which are very
often mass produced works of art?

HUMN303 Introduction
to the Humanities

Week 8
Discussion

Looking Ahead

After seven weeks of uncovering various aspects of the
humanities, the arts, the history, the philosophy, and so on, we bring the
conversation full circle. Discuss how humanities may impact your life on a
professional and personal level. Identify specific moments in the course that
helped you identify new or different ways of evaluation and/or analysis. Locate
an article about your field of study that reflects the practice and
understanding of the humanities and share that research while explaining its
connection and significance to the humanities.