Hum
1110
Textbooks
(Readings &
Resources) |
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This page lists the textbooks and links for this course. Some of the
required books must be purchased, and will be available about one month in
advance of the course's beginning. Other required textbooks are ONLINE--you
cannot find them anywhere except on the Web. Links to them are
below. In addition, there are other links below that may be
helpful.
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NOTE: If the IHCC
Bookstore has run out of a book that it had
ordered for the course, you may place an order
with the Bookstore if you'd like to purchase
from the Bookstore. This ensures that the
Bookstore can get what you need as quickly as
possible, hopefully withn a few days. While
placing an order through the Bookstore's website
is the most efficient way for you to get your
book quickly, you can also fill out order forms
in the store.
REQUIRED MATERIALS AND
RESOURCES:
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(1) Required:
Jewell,
Experiencing the Humanities free
online on
the Web. (NOTE:
You don't have to buy it! It's free online -- just click on the
underlined link!)
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(2) Required:
Internet email account and access to the course Web site (start at
http://RichardJewell.org and, in the left column, find "Hum 1110
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(3) Required--Choose "Set A," "Set B," or
Set C at the
bookstore as follows (but do not buy two or three different sets!):
(The following table also is shown in "How To
Do Homework.")
Please buy only one set from these
three sets of
books. (Three choices are provided to help match the cost and the level of
reading matter you would prefer. The same periods of history are covered in all three sets.)
NOTE: You may buy old, used editions of the textbooks, if
you want! Often the older editions are much cheaper, and the contents aren't
that much different. Feel free to compare prices online with what we do and do
not have in our own IHCC Bookstore.
Also, if you wait until the last minute to buy your
textbook at the IHCC Bookstore, it might be gone. The Bookstore cannot order all
three options for everyone, so some options might sell out before others do.
It is much, much less expensive
to buy some of these at Amazon.com or a similar online site. But you'll
need to order
them 2-3 wks. ahead of time! The book by Lamm is ONLY available in used
form. Several copies will be available at the IHCC Bookstore.
It also can be found at Amazon.com and similar online booksellers.
Companies with new, used, and\or rental
books:
www.Amazon.com
http://www.chegg.com/textbooks
Or use search phrase "used books online"
or "rent textbooks online" for other options. If you have
recommendations of high quality dealers, let me know.
EVERYONE MUST BUY ONE (AND ONLY ONE) OF THE FIERO
BOOKS. ONE FIERO BOOK IS BIG; THE OTHER IS SMALL.
and
IF YOU BUY THE SMALL FIERO BOOK (which is only for the last three
weeks of the class), THEN YOU MUST ALSO BUY EITHER THE BIG
LAMM BOOK OR THE BIG WITT BOOK.
Here's more about what to buy. Buy JUST Set A OR
Set B OR Set C -- not all three!
Set A of Textbooks to Buy (Small Fiero, big Lamm)
(1) Lamm, The Humanities in Western
Culture, Volume I, (thick book), 10th edition (or 8th
or 9th ed.).
(Not available new. Buy it used online--often
lower priced. The IHCC Bookstore may have a few used copies.)
Note: Do NOT get the "Brief" Version--only get "Volume I."
AND ALSO BUY
(2)
Fiero, The Humanistic
Tradition, Book 3,
8th ed. (or 4th-7th editions), (slender, smaller Fiero book)
(New: $50+ from IH Bookstore. Buy it used
in IH Bookstore or online: price often is much lower.)
(1) In the past, this is the set of books
that perhaps half of the class purchased. That is because the Lamm book
is not just good but also the easiest and, for many people, the most fun
to read. Unfortunately, The Lamm book has gone out of print, and
the only copies that exist, now, are used ones. The IHCC Bookstore
will have several used copies. Otherwise, if you want this one,
you'll have to buy it used online. Otherwise, you'll have to
choose "Set B" or "Set C," below.
(2) If you do buy the Lamm, then also get the
small Fiero book listed above. This is because Lamm does not cover the
renaissance in the last few weeks of class. For this reason, you
need to buy the additional slender, small Fiero book that is just about the
renaissance. (Please note that the Fiero book listed in this "Set A"
section is
thin and is called "Book 3"!) (You may
buy any edition of the small Fiero from the 4th to the newest, new or
used.) If you order the Lamm book
online, then you will need to order this slender Fiero "Book 3" online, as
well, or get it from the IHCC Bookstore.
HOW TO BUY FROM AMAZON: Go to
www.amazon.com and type in the full
name of the book and the author. When you find the book, click on
whether you want new or used. There is a $4 postage charge for
either, unless
you buy it as a "super saver" item--usually a bit more expensive.
You do not have to be a member of Amazon to buy.
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"Set B" of Textbooks to Buy
(Small Fiero, big Witt)
(1) Witt
et al., The Humanities, Volume I, 7th edition (or
6th ed.)
(New: $148+
from IH Bookstore. Used and new online: may be much lower.)
Note: Do NOT get "Vol. II"; just get "Volume I."
AND ALSO BUY
(2)
Fiero, The Humanistic
Tradition,
Book 3,
7th ed. (or 4th, 5th, or 6th), (slender, smaller Fiero book)
(New: $50+ from IH
Bookstore. Buy it used online: often much lower.)
(1) The Witt has the advantage of being easy to read
and is still being published, so it is available in the IHCC Bookstore as
a new book. However, it can be
expensive. You also can buy used versions of it online. Either
the new 7th edition or the older 6th edition should be okay. You can
find new copies of this book in the IHCC Bookstore until it runs out.
(2) If you do buy the Witt book, then also get
the small, slender Fiero book listed above. This is because Witt does not cover the
renaissance in the last three weeks of class. For this reason,
you need to buy the additional slender Fiero book, above, that is just about
the renaissance. (Please note that this Fiero book listed in this "Set B"
section is
thin and is called "Book 3"!) (You may
buy any edition of the small Fiero from the 4th to the newest, new or
used.) If you order the Witt book
online, then you will need to order this slender Fiero "Book 3" online, as
well, or get it from the IHCC Bookstore.
HOW TO BUY FROM AMAZON: Go to
www.amazon.com and type in the full
name of the book and the author. When you find the book, click on
whether you want new or used. There is a $4 postage charge unless
you buy it as a "super saver" item--usually a bit more expensive.
You do not have to be a member of Amazon to buy.
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"Set C" of Textbooks to Buy
Fiero, The Humanistic Tradition, Volume I,
8th edition
(or 4th-7th), (thick, big book--Just buy this one book,
not two Fiero books.)
(New: $160+(?) from IH Bookstore; but if used online, often much lower)
Note: Do NOT get a
"brief" version; do NOT get "Vol. II"; get "Volume I."
This is an alternative to Lamm and Witt.
It, too, is expensive when new. However, it requires purchase of
only one book (not two, like in "Set A" and "Set B" above), so if you are
buying new, this single, thick Fiero book would be about $50 cheaper, or
more, than buying "Set B," above, as
new books. You should know that some people dislike this Fiero book
because it has the hardest, highest reading level--perhaps junior or senior college
level. As a result, many students find it harder to
understand. However, if a slightly harder
reading level doesn't bother you--or you're up for a challenge--then this book is, in many ways,
more rewarding than Lamm and Witt--richer in detail, deeper in thought, and wider
in coverage of Humanities subjects.
*Please note: This Fiero book is a completely different
and much thicker book than the slender Fiero book described in Sets
"A" and "B" above.
This thicker, bigger Fiero book, here in "Set C," is called "Volume I."
You may buy the newest edition (8th ed.) of Fiero; however, if you prefer
a used copy, the older 4th-7th editions of Fiero are
fine for this class, too. You can find this thick, big Fiero book in the
IHCC Bookstore until it runs out, or buy used copies online.
HOW TO BUY FROM AMAZON: Go to
www.amazon.com and type in the full
name of the book and the author. When you find the book, click on
whether you want new or used. There is a $4 postage charge unless
you buy it as a "super saver" item--usually a bit more expensive.
You do not have to be a member of Amazon to buy.
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*Please
note: The Fiero books in the IHCC Bookstore may be both the 6th and
the very new 7th edition.
If you happen to buy the 5th or 4th editions as used
books, there are some differences in the chapter numbers. However, the
weekly assignments in the "Schedule" show the correct chapters for the
4th-6th editions and allow for differences among editions.
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(4) Optional:
a grammar handbook, if you don't have one. Either buy one at the Inver
Hills bookstore, or access and use the online grammar handbook that I have
developed: find it at
www.OnlineGrammar.org. (Some links may not work: I haven't edited it for
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(5) Optional:
Jewell, WritingforCollege.org, an online composition textbook: just click on its name here.
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ONLINE LINKS/RESOURCES:
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Required--Email:
(1) Please use the email address you gave IHCC when you registered, or send
me the email address you want me to use. Please check your school email at
least once per week--more to be aware of updates for this course. (2) If you
wish, you are welcome to give me two email addresses and have me use both of
them to send you emails about this class.
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Required--
Experiencing the Humanities: This is one of our main textbooks. It is
required. It also is fully online (and only online--you cannot
buy it or find it in the bookstore or library). It is arranged
by humanities subjects (e.g., "History," "Philosophy," "Art," etc.).
You'll be reading one or two chapters per week. ( One of the reasons I
have placed it on the Web is so that you can save money. Similar
textbooks can cost $20-40, but this textbook is free.)
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Required--http://WritingforCollege.org:
This is a fully-online, complete composition textbook you'll need for
completing the final term paper. It is a textbook I have written and
placed on the Web. (One of the reasons I have placed it on the Web is
so that you can save money. Similar textbooks can cost up to hundreds
of dollars, but
this textbook is free.)
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Required--Online Discussion Boards on
D2L. To get to it, click on "D2L" on the navigation bar at the top of every
page in this website.
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Very Helpful--"Links to the
Humanities": a collection of hundreds of links leading to
thousands more, all on humanities subjects. These links may help you find
materials for your assigned "Practice Activities" and resources for your
final project.
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Very Helpful for Final Project:
NoodleTools
Online Bibliography Maker, an
automated Web bibliography-entry maker.
I have a subscription to use it in my classes.
It is free for you to use. You simply type in the author's names,
titles, publisher, etc., and it will create a perfect bibliography entry (in
MLA or APA) for you. Correct bibliography entries will be required in
your final papers. Just click here on
NoodleTools to start.
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Helpful--Online
Grammar Handbook, an alternative grammar handbook that lists grammar
links. This may be useful to you as you write your final term
paper. You also can find a link to this grammar handbook in
CollegeWriting.info. (Other online grammar books with actual
lessons in them that you may want to try include
Elements of Style by Strunk,
Grammar, Punctuation, and Capitalization
by Mary McCaskill (NASA), and the
Purdue University Writing Center grammar guides.)
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Helpful--"Find
in a Library": You can go to
Google or Yahoo to find your choice of books in a library. Follow
these simple steps:
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Go to
www.Google.com or www.Yahoo.com.
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Use its search engine as normal, except
start with "find in a library." For example, if you were trying to
find Shakepeare's Hamlet this way, you would type into the search
engine box
find in a library hamlet shakespeare
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Then when the book name comes up, click on
"Find a Library."
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And then, in the new window, add your zip
code. You'll get a list of libraries having your book (including the
Inver Hills Community College Library). More details are available
at
http://www.oclc.org/worldcat/open/about.htm.
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OTHER RESOURCES FOR EXTRA
CREDIT & FOR PRACTICE
ANNUAL MEDIEVAL FAIR--One Day in
Eagan:
Medieval Fair:
Usually on a Sunday in late September, 11 a.m. to 4
p.m.,
www.caponiartpark.org/programs/medievalfair
Description from website: Need a break from the 21st century? Come to the
annual Medieval Fair! Discover what it was like to live during the Middle
Ages in the wooded setting of Caponi Art Park. Members of the Society
for Creative Anachronism's Barony
of Nordskogen chapter
bring you the Middle Ages as they should have been: without the strife and
pestilence! Authentic pavilions will be on display in a Medieval Village as
SCA members in period dress present educational demonstrations and
activities. Look forward to rapier and armored combat, music, weaponry and
armorers, storytelling bards, jugglers, cooking, period games, heraldry,
glass bead making, and other arts and skills. We'll also have a lace making
demonstration, spinning, fire starting, crossbows, a book display, and
childrens coloring activity. Coin making and pewter casting demos have been
added this year.
Admission to this program is free, with a $5 per person suggested donation. Event
will go on rain or shine, except in the case of severe weather or heavy
rain.
Caponi Art Park || 1220
Diffley Road, Eagan, MN 55123 ||
651.454.9412
FOR YOUR PAPERS:
BOOKS AT THE LIBRARY:
The Library has some great books on Humanities
subjects, both for checking out and in the references section near the front,
with other references such as dictionaries and encyclopedias. (You are
welcome to use these as sources for your final project, as well.) Here is
a beginning list:
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A Day in a Medieval City
by Chiara
Frugoni, 177 pp. with additional notes, a bibliography, and an index.
Richly illustrated with many color pictures and art reproductions.
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Atlas of the Medieval World by Rosamond McKitterick, 287 pp. plus a
glossary, bibliography, and index. A large, coffee-table book with
many beautiful color illustrations and an easy-to-use table of contents
showing clear subject titles for over 70 different subjects, each described
in just a few pages.
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Early Medieval Designs from Britain for
Artists and Craftspeople by Eva Wilson. 407 illustrations.
This is an arts/crafts book filled with different designs you can copy and
use for a Practice Activity that is an art or craft project.
I also have several books that you may be interested
in. If you want to borrow any of these, let me know ahead of time, and I'll
place it on reserve at the Library so that you can check it out from there.
In addition, I will try to place the main textbooks--Fiero, Lamm, and Witt--on
short reserve in the Library in case you lose yours or have not yet received it.
You also are welcome to use these to change textbooks in any week you want.
Other books I can place on reserve if you give
me several days' notice:
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Egyptian Book of the Dead,
a well and colorfully illustrated coffee-table book (hardbound, larger
size).
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Encyclopedia of Mythology,
a large, thick coffee-table book with many beautiful color illustrations.
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Gilgamesh,
a new, easy-to-understand, flowing translation of the world's oldest written
epic.
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Love in the Ancient World,
a well and colorfully illustrated coffee-table book (hardbound, larger
size).
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The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Mythology,
a more compact large paperbound book.
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Women's Life in Greece and Rome,
with lots of explanations and excerpts from ancient manuscripts (no ill.)
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GAMES:
(1) Board Game--Make Up Your Own: You may
purchase the board game called "Make a Game" by game publisher Winning Moves
Games. Then, following the generic directions, make up a board game
directly related to the time periods and subject matter of this course having to
do with Western (not Eastern) civilization. You can look at a copy of the
pieces of the game and then purchase new or used copies of it for as little as
$12 from www.Amazon.com. Type in the
name "Make a Game" and "Winning Moves." If you have any questions about
this game, ask me, as I have a copy.
(2) Video Game: You may purchase and play
the video game "Civilization" using, as much as possible, the time periods
and geographic areas (Western Civilization, not Eastern) of this course. A
Dec. 17, 2005 review on p. E8 of the Star Tribune calls the game "the
best...to be released on the PC this year. Period." It is available
for as low as $30.00 used at www.Amazon.com.
Type in the name "Civilization IV" and "2K Games." I don't have a copy of
this and have not played it, but I have seen a much older board-game version of
it. Here are more details about this game:
STATS:
**** out of 4 stars. Publisher: 2K Games
System: PC. Price: $49.99. Rating: Everyone 10+; violence
REVIEW:
"You choose a political leader of any country
and begin a takeover of the world that spans Earth's history.... The
enjoyment comes from picking non-military leaders such as Gandhi and trying to
create utopia through culture rather than raw military might. What makes
"Civilization IV" so remarkable is how intuitive its game play is. All
of the aspects feel natural, politically and culturally. The system of
declaring war on other countries vs. the system of brokering peace treaties
and trade policies is superb, giving gamers loads of options on how to build a
country's might. Improved 3-D graphics and a well balanced historical
narrative compel you to play for hours. If there is a drawback, it's
that beginners will probably feel overwhelmed by the game and might be scared
away when success isn't achieved right away. But there's so much depth
to the game that you'll just have to trust that it's worth your time.
Don't hesitate, PC owners; make the move and become engrossed in this game.
It will have you playing until the sun rises." --Chris Campbell
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WEB SITES:
See
http://www.boredpanda.com/worlds-most-creative-statues-sculptures/ for some
fascinating modern sculptures. (I know they're modern, but sculpture is an
important part of study of the Humanities, so you can earn extra credit by
looking at these and writing about them.
Be sure to see the hundreds and even thousands of
website options at our course's sister website, "Links to the
Humanities."
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MOVIES, TV BIOS, HISTORICAL DVDs/TV FILMS, ET AL.:
Shakespeare: Any play by Shakespeare turned
into a movie. Google "shakespeare movies" or "shakespeare dvd." If
you're relatively inexperienced with Shakespeare, some very popular and well
done basic Shakespeare movies are Franco Zeferelli's Romeo and Juliet
(tragedy, love story) with Olivia Hussey and Leonard Whiting, and Hamlet
(tragedy) with Mel Gibson. Others include Much Ado about Nothing
with Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson (comedy),
Greek plays: Any play by Greek playwrights
Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes or other Greek playwrights is good.
Two not-bad movies with which to start are the Italian 1960s version of
Sophocles' Oedipus the King directed by Pasolini, and perhaps
almost any version of Aristophanes' sex-vs.-war comedy Lysistrata.
Historical documentaries: Channels
such as the History Channel on TV have a number of historical documentaries that
are worth watching and sometimes quite interesting. Some of these also
appear in the "documentaries" section of video stores.
Historical documentary on the Medici: The
Medici: Godfathers of the Renaissance, almost 4 hrs. Highly recommended by a
former Hum 1110 student as "extremely interesting":
https://youtu.be/GOAVRcI6mFU
Chaucer:
The following three Mark Steel Lectures on
Geoffrey Chaucer are entertaining and interesting, and give you a good idea of
the late medieval transition into the early renaissance period. Chaucer is
one of the greatest writers in English ever to live, and he's best known for his
famously interesting and ribald Canterbury Tales:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBAOlkA8-j8 (part 1)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N07qxDAtpNs&feature=relmfu (part 2)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSWUwGJ32bs&feature=relmfu (3)
Historical Dramas, Movies, DVDs: Any
fictionalized account that with reasonable accuracy reflects the times is
acceptable, as long as the time period and place it reflects is from ancient
through renaissance times in Europe, the Near East, and North Coastal Africa
(the areas of the "Western" humanities). For example,
Agony and Ecstasy, **-***. Charleton Heston, 1965.
Fictionalized biography of great Italian renaissance artist and designer
Michelangelo.
Alexander, **-***. Fictionalized biography of Alexander the
Great, pupil of Aristotle and one of the greatest generals and conquerers ever,
who spread Greek culture and civilization from Egypt and Rome to the borders of
India.
Two fictionalized biographies exist, both good but not great. One stars
Colin Farrell and Angelina Jolie (3:30 in length); the other is a shorter History Channel movie.
Ben Hur. Charleton Heston. ***-****. Older movie
similar in some ways to Gladiator and Spartacus.
Braveheart. Fictionalized biography, ***. Mel Gibson.
About the famous 13th-cent. Scottish rebel who fought England almost to a
standstill.
Gladiator. Fiction, ***-****. Russell Crow, Joaquin
Phoenix. Good yarn about a general sold into slavery who becomes a gladiator
and beats the vile emperor. (See also Spartacus.)
The Robe.
Fiction, ***-****. Richard Burton, 1953. An historical drama that follows Jesus'
red robe through a Roman, a Christian, and a Greek slave.
Shakespeare in Love.
Fiction, ***. Joseph Fiennes and Gwyneth Paltrow. Atmospheric and
charming fantasy about the making of
Romeo and Juliet.
Spartacus, Fiction, 1960, 210 min.,
****. Kirk Douglas & Sir Lawrence Olivier. About a slave/gladiator
who leads a rebellion in Rome--sort of an early version and slightly different
story as Gladiator.
FROM ANOTHER, RELATED COURSE:
Here are some
books and movies from another class I used to teach, Mythic Stories (Eng 2235), that
may be helpful to you for your final term paper, possibly, or perhaps for
make-up or extra credit:
click here.
If you choose to use these, please remember that you must pick
only those resources that stay within our time period--ancient
civilization through the renaissance (i.e., not after 1500 A.D.)--and our
geographical area--Western civilization, which means the Middle East,
northern Africa, and Europe (no East or Southeast Asia or the Americas).
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