Lecture Resources
Background Material related to the topics of the lectures of the Humanities Units
(These are not prepared by or reviewed by the lecturers.
These are just links to places at which you can learn more about these topics.)
Seminar Slides from VSRC Slide Kiosk
On-Campus Access Only
Introductory Lecture
: Prof. Bruce: “Renaissance and Reformation”
Italian Renaissance
Lecture 1: Prof. Shannon: Michelangelo and the Italian Renaissance”
Lecture 2: Prof. Hoffman: “Michelangelo’s
Sculpture”
Powerpoint of
Michelangleo’s Sculptures
Lecture 3: Prof. Bouchard
Lecture 4: Prof.
Ellen Longsworth: “The Sistine Ceiling and the Last Judgment”
Diagram of Sistine Chapel Layout
Powerpoint of Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Past Lectures:
David Banach: “Michelangelo and the Value of Art”
2003 version
Recording (mp3)
Lecture Materials for the Luther Unit
lec.1: Prof. Pajakowski, “Humanism, Luther, and the Origins of the Protestant Reformation”
Martin
Luther and the Reformation
lec.2: Prof. Holder, “Luther’s Theology”
Luther, Preface to
St. Paul
lec.3: Prof. Cox, “A Mighty Fortress: Reformation Hymnody”
Selected
Hymns of Martin Luther
Lutheran Music
in the 16th century includes
some audio samples
lec.4: Prof. McMahon, “Catholic Responses to Luther”
Short Bio of Adrian VI We read his Instruction to Chieregati
John Fisher: "Sermon Against the Pernicious Doctrine of Martin Luther"
1521. A Response from an English Cotemporary
lec.1: Prof. Pitocchelli
“Charles Darwin and the Concept of Evolution by Natural Selection”
Texts: The Voyage of the Beagle and The Origin of Species
Resources on the Voyage of the Beagle
Resources on Darwin's Biography
A nice overview of Darwin's Finches
Part of lecture on adaptive radiation by
Martyn L Gorman, University of Aberdeen
lec.2: Prof. McGhee
“Creation and Evolution: the Victorian Debate”
The Readings:
Darwin’s Autobiography;
William Paley: “Natural Theology,”
Genesis 1 & 2
Charles Darwin: An Overview
Victorian Web Site. Excellent on the Victorian Cultural Context.
Darwin and Victorian Culture
interview with Darwin's biographer, James Moore. From PBS Evolution Site. (length = 8 mins, 5 secs)
An account of the Huxley Wilberforce Debate
University of Texas at Austin site.
Creationism and Evolution Section of the Darwin Unit page
A Powerpoint collection of apparently designed objects occuring in Nature. Which of these require a designer?
Some Key Dates and Events In the Life of Andrew Carnegie
Compiled by Professor Spoerl
The PBS/American Experience Carnegie website:
Carnegie Timeline from PBS Site
Meet Andrew Carnegie from the PBS site
Virtual tour of the Newport Mansion from PBS site
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lec.2: Fr. William,
“Andrew Carnegie and American Labor”
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Section of our webpage on the Homestead Strike
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lec.3: Prof. Kuehne,
“Andrew Carnegie, Politics, and Government”
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lec.4: Prof. J. Spoerl,
“The Case of Andrew Carnegie: Socialist Prosecution and Capitalist Defense”
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Professor Joseph Spoerl, “A Brief History of Iron and Steel Production
includes bibliography and list of linksBibliography on Steelmaking
From the above paper..
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lec.1: Prof. Pajakowski
“Interpreting Dreams: Freud and the Origins of Psychoanalysis”
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Reading: Five Lectures on Psychoanalysis, pp.3-41
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Other Resources from our webpage on Freud's Life
lec.2: Prof. J. Spoerl
“Sigmund Freud’s Philosophy of Mind”
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Reading: Five Lectures on Psychoanalysis, pp. 42-62.
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lec.3: Prof. W. Holder
“Freud and Religion”
Reading: Selection from Future of an Illusion , pp. 19-42.
lec.4: Prof. Norton
“Freud and Literature”
Reading: Kafka, "The Metamorphosis"
Freud and Literature section of my Freud Page
Film Clips
On-Campus Only.
Hamlet (1990) mpeg 97 MB
Hamlet (1948) avi 24, 10, 99 MB
Scene 1 (zoom to bedroom)
Scene 2 (Hamlet and Mother with Claudius)
Scene 3 (Closet scene)
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lecture: WWI media presentation
Episode 4: Slaughter page. Includes a few clips.
The Killing Fields: Lesson Plan for Episode 4 Slaughter
Film Clips on the Great War from the National Archives
