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Inner Eurasian Cultures, Arts, and Architecture on the Silk Road

Author(s): Ardeshir Kia

This manuscript “Inner Eurasian Cultures, Arts and Architecture on the Silk Road” is a macro-historical analysis of some of the sophisticated, diverse, and pluralistic accomplishments of Inner Eurasian (Central Asian) cultures, arts and architectural projects in prehistoric, ancient and medieval era...

Meisner Technique: Learning the Acting Ropes

Author(s): Scott Trost, Emily Levine

Meisner Technique: Learning the Acting Ropes is a modern course designed to help college professors teach beginning acting in an engaging and effective way. Rooted in Sanford Meisner’s legendary techniques, it focuses on building foundational skills such as Really Doing, Attention on the Other Perso...

Foundations of Music Theory: An Interactive eBook

Author(s): Barbara Murphy, Brendan McConville

Foundations of Music Theory: An Interactive eBook Is Much More Than PDF Files….It’s a Complete Music Theory Course!Foundations of Music Theory: An Interactive eBook is designed to be much more than another textbook covering the fundamentals of music theory. Going beyond a series of simple PDF files,...

Architecture and Culture

Author(s): Gregory H. Tew, Amrita Raja

This textbook explores how forces beyond design—including money, politics, and the environment—shape our buildings. It investigates how architecture both reflects and influences the cultures that create it, examining how people have built and lived in spaces over time. By understanding the successes...

The Harlem Renaissance: Unsung Stories and More

Author(s): Lee Ransaw

Zora Neal Hurston once said, “There are years that ask questions, and years that answer.” We are enlightened through cultural contributions in music, art and literature produced during the Harlem Renaissance. Beginning in 1916 to about 1940, Harlem in the area of Manhattan, became the symbol of Blac...

Visual Literacy: A Practical Text on the History, Analysis, and Creation of Visual Media

Author(s): PATRICK FLYNN, Kyle Brannon

Since its creation in 1987, Adobe Photoshop has become the industry standard for digital photo editing, offering a variety of techniques in image creation.Visual Literacy: A Practical Text on the History, Analysis, and Creation of Visual Media by Patrick Flynn and Kyle Brannon includes exercises uti...