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General Overview of the Humanities
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Outline of the Presentation
• Defining Humanities• The Scope of Humanities• The Importance of Humanities
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Defining Humanities
• The Humanities embrace literature, languages, music, art and even history and philosophy (Charles Keller, 1963).
• The humanities are concerned with the thoughts, creations and actions of man in the past and in the present.
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Defining Humanities
• It impel man to ask questions like:• Who am I?• Where have I come from? • What is the meaning of life?• What can I do to become and remain an
effective, responsible member of society?
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So what exactly do the Humanities involve?
• Human• Cultured• Refined
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How is this purpose achieved then?
• By studying ART.• Art shows man’s thoughts, feelings and
emotions.
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Scope of Humanities
• Visual Arts• Music• Literature• Dance• Drama and Theater
So do these really portray man’s feelings, thoughts and emotions?
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How are emotions shown in the visual arts?
Are feelings really portrayed in these
arts?
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What emotions does this painting show?
The Scream by Edvard Munch
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Music as food…
for the soul.
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Do we sing for fame?
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Again, how can music make man
more human?
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Do we dance to…
…express our emotions?
…show how we feel?
…demonstrate our thoughts?
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…portray beauty and femininity?
…strength and masculinity?
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…to impress and gain RESPECT?
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…to show love and
compassion
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joy and happiness?
fear, sorrow or sadness?
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Definitely.
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So, how relevant is drama
in our everyday lives?
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So, how relevant is humanities in our
everyday lives?
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Life is an art.
We paint it with vibrant and rich colors or with hues of agony and despair.
We write our own music and lyrics.
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We portray different roles and we become both protagonists and antagonists.
We go with the flow; we dance with life’s rhythms and beats.