Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Describes how racial or gender identities have influenced people's ability to marry and how that affects their lives, as well as what has caused changes to be made to allow things such as gay marriage.

This lecture focuses on understanding different cultures and identities and the difference between race and ethnicity. Contains relevant vocab for quiz 1 and another ungraded in-class quiz.

This lecture covers how the humanities view culture and how they study it. Also describes several different cultures and how they came to be as well as the differences between them all. Relevant vocab for quiz 2 highlighted

This lecture discusses the social constructs around gender and sexuality, and how others may determine their gender/ sexuality, and how they may be viewed because of it. contains all relevant vocab for quiz 2 highlighted

Notes from the first lecture of the semester, which describes the humanities - what they study, how they study it, and why. Contains all relevant vocab highlighted. there will be an ungraded quiz on this info

An in-depth look at how sound is utilized in film and how we can analyze the sound effects and music used to be able to understand the film itself better. Contains all relevant vocabulary highlighted for quiz 3

an in-depth look at how the humanities study history and the methodologies one should use when analyzing a text. highlighted vocab words relevant to quiz 1

Notes on week 8: offers several examples of art that the student is meant to analyze. This lecture describes how one should analyze art and offers the vocabulary necessary to express your thoughts on the subject.

This lecture describes how we should study and analyze literature, both fiction, and nonfiction. Crucial vocabulary words needed for quiz 3 are highlighted.

A short summary of the film the kids are all right. This is the first assignment of the semester.