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Featured Films on Demand Title-Humanities

: This program offers the intimate testimonies of eloquent men and women as they discuss their dramatic confrontations with the force of evil—and the discovery that exploring evil leads to revelations about goodness. Among those featured in the broadcast are poet Maya Angelou, who speaks of being raped as a child; scholar Raul Hilberg, who discusses the Holocaust; philosopher Philip Hallie, who speaks of his experiences as a soldier in World War II; and Dr. Samuel D. Proctor, minister and educator, who tells of the racial hatred he has experienced. (90 minutes)

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The database Films On Demand offers a variety of educational films on diverse topics. Below are some suggestions for viewing films that are relevent to the humanities curriculum.

!Esplendores! Splendors of Mexico
This program follows the magnificent museum exhibition that travels across 33 centuries of Mexican art, from the 12th- to 10th-century B.C.
The Art of Communicating Series
This four-part series examines language, writing, modern myths, and comedy in their historical contexts, from the ancient world to contemporary culture. 4-part series, 53 minutes each.
Converging Cultures—Art Through Time: A Global View
This 13-part series examines themes connecting works of art created around the world in different eras. It is an exploration of diverse cultural perspectives on shared human experiences.
Musical Voices: Famous Poets and the Songs They Inspired Series
This six-part series has dramatized portrayals of famous poets with recitals of classical music based on their work. 6-part series, 24 minutes each.
Whistler: Great Artists
Whistler was the first great international American artist, hugely well traveled, a painter and print maker who bridged the gap between Impressionist Paris and symbolist London.

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American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy is one of the country's oldest learned societies and independent policy research centers. The Academy convenes leaders from the academic, business, and government sectors to respond to the challenges facing the nation and the world.
Art History
Khan Academy's educational videos on art history.
Course World
CourseWorld is a free library of the web’s best educational videos in the arts and humanities.
EDSITEment-the best of the Humanities on the Web
EDSITEment! is a project of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
National Endowment for the Humanities
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is an independent federal agency of the U.S. government, and is dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.
Oxford Humanities
The complete texts of important scholarly books from Oxford University Press.

Humanities Blogs

Center for Humanities
Archive contains video, audio, and information from previous events, conferences, seminars, and exhibitions.
Ohio Humanities
Ohio Humanities encourages all Ohioans to explore the human story. Ohio Humanities partners with cultural organizations to present book festivals and public activities, and to promote heritage tourism in Ohio.
PBS NewsHour-Poetry
The NewsHour's Poetry Series features contemporary poems and poets brought to you by chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown.