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Humanities

Why you need background information

To get started with research, find definitive information on a subject, or start developing a topic, consider using a reference resource

Reference resources such as guides, companions, handbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopedias provide background information on topics and are considered scholarly, peer-reviewed, and appropriate to cite in a research project. They often include bibliographies that can lead you to other good sources and they can give you ideas for narrowing or focusing your topic.

When it comes to your 100 level courses, you'll often have all the resources you need through your syllabus, but for those instances you don't look below for some great resources to get started with!

Rivera, Diego (Mexican painter, 1886-1957). (1945). Panorama of Tenochtitlan showing temples and floating gardens, from The Great City of Tenochtitlan [Fresco]. National Palace Mexico City. https://jstor.org/stable/community.9196112

Background information for Hum 110

Core Resources

Introducing the Humanities: Egyptians, Israelites, and Achaemenids 

Websites and online resources

Deep dive: collections of research resources

Core Resources 

Deep Dive: Collections of Reference Resources

Deep Dive: Collections of Reference Resources

Deep Dive: Collections of Reference Resources