The Humanities

Robert DiYanni is a professor of humanities at New York University, where he serves on the faculties of the School of Professional Studies and the Stern School of Business. He earned his undergraduate degree in English from Rutgers University, attended a Master of Arts in Teaching program at Johns Hopkins University, and received a Ph.D. in English Language and Literature from the City University of New York Graduate Center. Robert DiYanni has offered more than 250 workshops and presentations on teaching literature, writing, interdisciplinary humanities, critical and creative thinking, and book publishing. He has run these sessions for public and independent schools in the United States and Canada; for international school consortia and associations in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East; and for secondary schools, colleges, and universities in the United States and beyond.

• The Humanities—A Guide to Key Concepts and Enduring QuestionsPrefaceIntroduction Why the Humanities?Chapter One Philosophy—Making Sense of Ourselves in the WorldChapter Two Religion—Understanding the Divine and Sacred WritingsInterlude 1 Some Types of ReligionChapter Three History—Making Sense of the Past in the PresentInterlude 2 Languages and HistoryChapter Four Languages—Communicating with Others Around the WorldInterlude 3 Invented LanguagesChapter Five Literature—Recreating Experience in Language and FormChapter Six Film—Exploring Aspects of Life Through Moving ImagesInterlude 4 Some Notes on PhotographyChapter Seven Music—Connecting with Others Through Sound and RhythmInterlude 5 Music, Language, and MeaningChapter Eight Dance—Expressing the Self Through Movement and GestureAppendix How to Read Great BooksReferences Index