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Children in Progressive-Era America
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In twenty-first century American society, childhood is popularly understood as a time of innocence, learning, and play. At the end of the nineteenth century, however, children made up part of the country’s workforce, and labored on farms and in factories. When they were not working, they enjoyed great independence in leisure activities—be it in a loud city street or a peaceful country lake. Often, children were far from adult supervision. Reformers during the Progressive Er—a period of social activism and political reform across the United States between the 1890s and 1920s —took a great interest in child welfare. Through organizations and legislation, they sought to define what a happy and healthy childhood should be in the modern age. Immersion in nature was central to what the Progressives prescribed, and children’s organizations and camps offered a suitable combination of supervision and open spaces. The formula for a healthy childhood was further refined in postwar America. Children were given a distinct place in the family and home, as well as within the consumer market with the emergence of teenage culture and buying power. This exhibition was created as part of the DPLA's Public Library Partnerships Project by collaborators from the Digital Library of Georgia and Georgia's public libraries.

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Arts and Humanities
United States history
Material Type:
Diagram/Illustration
Primary Source
Unit of Study
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Digital Public Library of America
Provider Set:
DPLA Exhibitions
Author:
Greer Martin
Date Added:
09/01/2015
China's Magical Creatures
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The origin of this book is in conversations I had over the years with several colleagues in the field of Sinology (the study of history, literature and culture of traditional China). The course title did not only attract the attention of the students, but also of people who would like to teach this material, and asked me for the syllabus and even suggested I write a textbook. What meets the eye at first is a set of chapters written by the students who took the course in Spring 2019. The students are not experts at China, they do not know Chinese and thus had to rely on English-language materials available to them through our library and my personal collection. Many are at the start of their journey of learning to write for their college-level peers.

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Arts and Humanities
Geography
Physical Science
World history
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Muhlenberg College
Author:
Tineke D'Haeseleer
Date Added:
09/04/2020
Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: Crash Course World History #11
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The video resource "Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: Crash Course World History #11" is included in the "World History" course from the resources series of "Crash Course". Crash Course is a educational video series from John and Hank Green.

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Arts and Humanities
World history
Material Type:
Lesson
Date Added:
05/08/2018
Cinema as Technology
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Even as cinema is an aesthetic experience, a commercial institution, and a social practice – it is first and foremost a mode of using machines. This course surveyed the history of cinema as technology from its origins within the machines of 19th century visual culture to its digital manifestations in the present. The moving image originally came into being from experiments measuring motion, before film technicians around the world (most prominently in Hollywood) created a language for narrating stories through techniques and tricks of camera, editing and eventually, sound. The post-World War II new cinemas and revolution in documentary would not have been possible without the miniaturization of cameras, better film stock, and ease of sound recording. As cinema moved from film to video, and now to digital, what has not changed is the urge to experiment with the means of production, that is the material equipment of movie making. In this course, we watched and read about movies where the story content was not so much our focus, but the technologies that allow us to experience the magic of cinema. We started the course with discussing the multiple origins of cinema, followed by watching and learning about early cinema. Next, we moved on to Classical Hollywood Cinema, where we discussed camerawork, lighting, amateur film, and the coming of sound and color. Discussions on documentary, television, and home video were also on our list. The course ended with materials central to contemporary times like videogames, Netflix, virtual reality and artificial intelligence. In wrapping up the course, students were asked to write short essays on any topic of their choice, related to media technology. Here they are, arranged alphabetically as per the last names of the authors. Enjoy.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
University of Washington
Author:
Gaurav Pai
UW CMS 297 Summer 2021 Class
Date Added:
08/26/2021
The Cinematographer: Crash Course Film Production #8
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The video resource "The Cinematographer: Crash Course Film Production #8" is included in the "Film Production" course from the resources series of "Crash Course". Crash Course is a educational video series from John and Hank Green.

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Arts and Humanities
Film
Material Type:
Lesson
Date Added:
05/08/2018
Citizen Kane: Crash Course Film Criticism #1
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The video resource "Citizen Kane: Crash Course Film Criticism #1" is included in the "Film Criticism" course from the resources series of "Crash Course". Crash Course is a educational video series from John and Hank Green.

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Arts and Humanities
Film
Material Type:
Lesson
Date Added:
05/08/2018
Citoyennes
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Ce livre propose les portraits de 31 femmes de différents pays et de différentes époques qui ont un point commun : elles se sont engagées à un moment de leur vie pour transformer la société dans laquelle elles vivaient, dans l’espoir de la rendre plus vivable, plus juste, plus équitable, plus libre.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Gender studies
Geography
Physical Science
Social and Behavioral Science
Sociology
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Science et Bien Commun
Author:
Collectif d'écriture sous la direction de Florence Piron
Date Added:
10/23/2020
The Civil War
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The end of slavery. The beginning of a new era. The biggest conflict ever to happen on American soil. What caused the Civil War and how did it change the United States?

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Arts and Humanities
United States history
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
Khan Academy
Author:
Sal Khan
Date Added:
11/16/2016
The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877
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This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877. The primary goal of the course is to understand the multiple meanings of a transforming event in American history. Those meanings may be defined in many ways: national, sectional, racial, constitutional, individual, social, intellectual, or moral. Four broad themes are closely examined: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic; slavery, race, and emancipation as national problem, personal experience, and social process; the experience of modern, total war for individuals and society; and the political and social challenges of Reconstruction.

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Arts and Humanities
Material Type:
Assessment
Full Course
Lecture
Lecture Notes
Syllabus
Provider:
Yale University
Provider Set:
Open Yale Courses
Author:
David Blight
Date Added:
01/13/2021
Claim Your Voice in First Year Composition, Vol. 2
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This is volume 2 of a a two-part instructional text series for first-year composition students. Volume 2 is intended for students who have some college composition and rhetoric knowledge and experience.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
English
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Maricopa Open Digital Press
Author:
Cynthia Kiefer
Serene Rock
Date Added:
08/20/2021
Climate Change, Chaos, and The Little Ice Age - Crash Course World History 206
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The video resource "Climate Change, Chaos, and The Little Ice Age - Crash Course World History 206" is included in the "World History 2" course from the resources series of "Crash Course". Crash Course is a educational video series from John and Hank Green.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
World history
Material Type:
Lesson
Date Added:
05/08/2018
Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32
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The video resource "Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32" is included in the "World History" course from the resources series of "Crash Course". Crash Course is a educational video series from John and Hank Green.

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Arts and Humanities
World history
Material Type:
Lesson
Date Added:
05/08/2018
College Success
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College Success takes a fresh look at what it means, in today’s world, with today’s students, to be successful in college.Although many of the topics included—from study skills to personal health, from test-taking to managing time and money—will look familiar to those who have used student success texts that have been around for many editions, College Success takes a new approach. The focus is on realistic, practical tools for the students who need them. This is a book designed, frankly, for students who may have difficulty with traditional college texts. The style is direct and to the point. Information is presented concisely and as simply as possible. This is not a weighty tome that discusses student success—this is a manual for doing it.College student demographics have changed considerably in recent decades. More than a third of all students enroll not directly from high school but after a delay of some years. More students are working and have families. More students come from varied ethnic and cultural backgrounds. More students are the first in their family to attend college. More students have grown up with electronic media and now read and think in ways different from the previous generation. With these and so many other cultural changes, more students are not well prepared for a college education with the study skills and life skills they need to become successful students.For each student to get the most out of College Success and their college experience they must understand who they are as it relates to college. To that end, in every chapter students explore themselves, because success starts with recognizing your own strengths and weaknesses. Students make their own goals based on this self-assessment, determining what success in college really means for them as individuals. Interactive activities then help students learn the choices available to them and the possibilities for improving their skills. Skills are presented in step-by-step processes, tips for success in manageable highlighted displays. Most important, students always see the value of what they are reading—and how they can begin to apply it immediately in their own lives.College Success is intended for use in Freshmen Orientation, Study Skills or Student Success courses. A 2009 study revealed that currently nationwide, 34% of college freshmen do not return to their college for their sophomore year. This book is designed to help change that.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Communication
Education
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
University of Minnesota
Provider Set:
University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
Author:
Bruce Beiderwell
Linda F. Tse
Nicholas B. deKanter
Tom Lochhaas
Date Added:
10/27/2020