tag:open.umn.edu,2005:/opentextbooks/subjects/humanitiesOpen Textbook Library - Humanities Textbooks2024-03-17T03:09:48Zhttps://open.umn.edu/assets/common/favicon/favicon-1594c2156c95ca22b1a0d803d547e5892bb0e351f682be842d64927ecda092e7.icohttps://open.umn.edu/assets/library/otl_logo-f9161d5c999f5852b38260727d49b4e7d7142fc707ec9596a5256a778f957ffc.png16292024-03-17T03:14:54Z2024-03-18T16:57:08ZCreative Translation for Real-World Contexts: English ↔ Spanish<img alt="Read more about Creative Translation for Real-World Contexts: English ↔ Spanish" title="Creative Translation for Real-World Contexts: English ↔ Spanish cover image" class="cover " width="733" height="1107" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEzNTEsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--1e950cb38063ba7c17bd7ecac911ecd07b7dd6b5/crea.jpg" />Creative Translation for Real-World Contexts is one of the first translation textbooks designed for Spanish/English speakers at an intermediate-high (B2) level. This book introduces students to the basic ideas of translation while addressing frequent pain points that recur when working bidirectionally. Additionally, a focus is placed on fostering metacognitive skills by encouraging creative translation from real-world environments such as narration, business, advertising, specialized contexts (including inclusive and queer language), and in situations when there are no clear translations available, such as sci-fi and fantasy works. Chapters alternate between Spanish and English as the languages of discussion, thus providing an equitable challenge for native speakers of both languages.16282024-03-17T03:07:04Z2024-03-18T16:57:08ZZombie Apocalypse: Holy Land, Haiti, Hollywood<img alt="Read more about Zombie Apocalypse: Holy Land, Haiti, Hollywood" title="Zombie Apocalypse: Holy Land, Haiti, Hollywood cover image" class="cover " width="447" height="640" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEzNDgsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--5dd95f624db8814474208402e74360ec07a50c37/medium-20bc747ea1712ea191763320c910b1cb.png" />Zombie Apocalypse: Holy Land, Haiti, Hollywood explores the intellectual and cultural histories of two highly influential and essentially religious ideas, that of the zombie and that of the apocalypse. The former is a modern idea rooted in Haitian Vodou and its popular African and European religious antecedents, while the latter is an ancient one rooted in Zoroastrianism and the Bible and widely expanded in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and is arguably one of the most influential ideas in world history. Today the merger of the zombie and the apocalypse has pervaded popular culture, with the zombie surpassing the vampire and Frankenstein as the most prolific monster in popular American consciousness. Drawing on biblical studies, African studies, Caribbean studies, and the sociology and history of religion, Parts I (Holy Land) and II (Haiti) explore the religious origins of these ideas. Part III (Hollywood) uses aspects of cultural studies, literary analysis, critical race theory, and cinema studies to document the (primarily) American obsession with the zombie and the zombie apocalypse. The apocalypse and the zombie have been momentous intellectual, historical, and cultural realities and social forces in both very ancient and very recent human history and culture. As such, Zombie Apocalypse provides a focused analysis of certain fundamental aspects of human existence. It challenges readers to cultivate their critical thinking skills while learning about two of the most compelling notions in human religious history and the impact they continue to have.16272024-03-17T02:56:51Z2024-03-18T16:57:08ZUnlocking the Digital Age: The Musician's Guide to Research, Copyright, and Publishing<img alt="Read more about Unlocking the Digital Age: The Musician's Guide to Research, Copyright, and Publishing" title="Unlocking the Digital Age: The Musician's Guide to Research, Copyright, and Publishing cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="457" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEzNDUsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--97e6c588041f4da065b04b29e5300c83d8c93894/OER_Cover_PDF-1-350x457.png" />Based on coursework developed at the Peabody Conservatory, this book serves as a crucial resource for early career musicians navigating the complexities of the digital era. This guide bridges the gap between creative practice and scholarly research, empowering musicians to confidently share and protect their work as they expand their performing lives beyond the concert stage as citizen artists. It offers a plain language resource that helps early career musicians see where creative practice and creative research intersect and how to traverse information systems to share their work. As professional musicians and researchers, the authors’ experiences on stage and in academia makes this guide an indispensable tool for musicians aiming to thrive in the digital landscape.16202024-03-17T00:47:32Z2024-03-18T16:57:08ZHeritages of Change: Curatorial Activism and First-Year Writing<img alt="Read more about Heritages of Change: Curatorial Activism and First-Year Writing" title="Heritages of Change: Curatorial Activism and First-Year Writing cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEzMjQsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--7f04a0470ce38eaf34b665ecf88fcb7d25902b85/081622_RotelProject_HeritageofChange-Ver2-Tracy-3-350x453.jpg" />In first-year writing courses, it can often feel that we practice writing and research in a vacuum. Writing is about communication, and, if we do not feel that we have an audience, then it can seem like our writing has no purpose (even though practice of any kind will help us develop these skills). Heritages of Change: Curatorial Activism and First-Year Writing is a method for students to think about the social changes that were prevalent during the COVID years and remain important in their wake. Heritages of Change is a lens for thinking and writing about these ideas. Through curation and exhibition as an act of activism, students focus on a specific audience with whom they can communicate authentically about this dynamic world.16132024-03-04T02:05:46Z2024-03-26T21:25:15Z#OnYGo<img alt="Read more about #OnYGo" title="#OnYGo cover image" class="cover " width="804" height="1048" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEyNDQsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--701c33e402426553b1e81d54feb8904ec6adc937/onygo.jpg" />#OnYGo is an innovative first-year French language e-textbook, designed as Open Educational Resource (OER), for learning beginning French (equivalent to one year at an American university). It is inspired by a remix of task-based, multiliteracies and communicative approaches, which provides students with opportunities to engage with French language and culture in a variety of contexts and situations, across a range of modalities. Through a wide range of activities, students develop and practice their language skills, and reflect on their cross-cultural knowledge and positionality in their understanding of the vast francophone landscape. #OnYGo is a first-year textbook that takes a DEI-forward approach to the depiction of people, contexts, and concepts. It views language learners, instructors and a wide range of individuals interacting in French as belonging to a large multilingual and francophone community. It recognizes multilingualism and multiculturalism in all its forms, and showcases French speakers with a variety of backgrounds and relationships to the French language. The cultural and pedagogical materials in this collection have been selected for their authenticity and diverse representation of French speakers on the five continents, and are thus purposely inclusive of gender, sexual orientation, race, and ethnicity.16122024-03-04T01:28:08Z2024-03-18T18:38:16ZBuilding Bridges: Establishing a Foundation for Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare<img alt="Read more about Building Bridges: Establishing a Foundation for Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare" title="Building Bridges: Establishing a Foundation for Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEyNDEsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--51772a99dc1cdf422a09983d9901b6cc586c0649/Yellow-Professional-Gradient-Tech-Business-Flyer-350x453.png" />Building Bridges: Establishing a Foundation for Interprofessional Collaboration in Healthcare is an Open Educational Resource (OER) that focuses on teaching interprofessional collaboration in healthcare to students entering their respective health profession's program. This book will help students achieve success not only in their educational program, but as they experience various healthcare settings through internships and employment. This resource is targeted for students in healthcare professions.16092024-03-04T00:36:00Z2024-03-04T00:36:00ZLeading in Health and Social Care<img alt="Read more about Leading in Health and Social Care" title="Leading in Health and Social Care cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="467" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEyMzIsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--a783da78bdc7b0f44025c9d716b79292bffb3c51/thumbnail_Cover-Leading-in-Health-and-Social-Care-350x467.jpg" />This comprehensive textbook captures best international practice and is focused on the practical needs of leaders in health and social care. The text includes chapters that address evolving and innovative practices in leadership, ethics, leading people and human resource management, cultural safety for First Nations peoples, innovation, digital health, finance and resource management, systems thinking, change, evaluation and safety and quality. As an open educational resource, leaders, managers, students, policymakers and all readers interested in improving healthcare systems can access the book. The choice to publish on an open platform demonstrates our commitment to building a strong, transparent, and connected community of practice for health service leaders across many disciplines and across the world. We hope this pragmatic and contemporary textbook will reach a broad audience with an interest in strengthening the discipline of health service leadership and building fit-for-purpose healthcare systems that meet the needs of the diverse communities we serve. To achieve this we want the text to be free and widely available. To achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals, health and quality education are key and this open educational resource (OER) is available for all to use to guide their practice and the strengthening of health and social care systems.16012024-03-03T23:15:46Z2024-03-03T23:15:46ZBusiness Writing For Everyone<img alt="Read more about Business Writing For Everyone" title="Business Writing For Everyone cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTEyMDgsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--d6c2101d53f7f5272328503a4c085935be25aee5/Open-Education_Pressbooks_Cover-Business-Writing-for-Everyone-350x453.jpg" />Business Writing For Everyone is an inclusive guide to writing in the workplace. The book takes a process-oriented, storytelling approach to composition: focusing less on genre and more on the decisions that effective business communicators make. Business Writing For Everyone also contains interactive H5P activities for students to test their learning, and activities for further reflection that instructors can use in the classroom or assign as homework.15942024-03-03T22:09:46Z2024-03-03T22:09:46Z(Re)Writing Communities and Identities - Sixth Edition<img alt="Read more about (Re)Writing Communities and Identities - Sixth Edition" title="(Re)Writing Communities and Identities - Sixth Edition cover image" class="cover " width="688" height="892" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTExODcsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--a8071f1c1303df93da65905da1a84be4654e7e9d/re.jpg" />(Re)Writing Communities and Identities enables college-level students to develop their ability to compose various informative and expressive genres, including analyses, reflections, summaries, syntheses, and informative reports. While students raise their consciousness about their writing process and audience-based informative strategies, they also familiarize themselves with important social and cultural issues related to the theme of "identities and communities."15802024-01-17T03:31:07Z2024-01-17T03:31:07ZIntroduction to Literature: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and How They Shape Us<img alt="Read more about Introduction to Literature: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and How They Shape Us" title="Introduction to Literature: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and How They Shape Us cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="525" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTA3OTMsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--e822a3d0cd73efa84d768c5cef0ccd31bb424f79/Serif_Gray-350x525.png" />Introduction to Literature: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, and How They Shape Us introduces college freshmen to the study of literature through a focus on texts that, generally, they already know, or think they know, and how those texts aim to shape audiences to be compliant cultural objects. The book is organized around several prominent story groups, including various genres and forms, meant to promote discussion and discovery leading to students’ understanding that these texts function as cultural sculptors of readers’ principles and behaviors. Students develop the skill of analyzing texts and creating sound arguments about them through class discussions and a series of writing assignments. Ideally, they leave the course understanding how to create a sound argument and, more pointedly, that there is no such thing as “just a story.”
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