Humanities, CHE-DIS
The humanities are those branches of knowledge that concern themselves with human beings and their culture. The humanities include the study of all languages and literatures, the arts, history, and philosophy.
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Chen Shizeng
Chen Shizeng was an accomplished critic, painter, and educator of early 20th-century China. Chen came from a family......
Chinese calendar
Chinese calendar, dating system used concurrently with the Gregorian (Western) calendar in China and Taiwan and......
Chomsky, Noam
Noam Chomsky is an American theoretical linguist whose work from the 1950s revolutionized the field of linguistics......
chronology
chronology, any method used to order time and to place events in the sequence in which they occurred. The systems......
- Introduction
- Japanese History, Timeline, Periods
- Reckonings, Historical Event
- Astronomical Speculation, Eras, Timekeeping
- Egyptian History, Timekeeping, Calendars
- Babylonian, Assyrian, Dating
- Babylonian, 747 BC
- Jewish History, Time Periods, Dates
- Greek History, Timekeeping, Calendars
- Roman Historians, Sources, Dating
- Christian History, Dates, Events
- Pre-Columbian, American, History
- Aztec History, Calendar, Timekeeping
Chrysander, Friedrich
Friedrich Chrysander was a German music historian and critic, whose collection of the works of George Frideric......
Chrysoloras, Manuel
Manuel Chrysoloras was a Greek scholar who was a pioneer in spreading Greek literature in the West. The Byzantine......
Ciardi, John
John Ciardi was an American poet, critic, and translator who helped make poetry accessible to both adults and children.......
Clark, Kenneth Mackenzie Clark, Baron
Kenneth Mackenzie Clark, Baron Clark was a British art historian who was a leading authority on Italian Renaissance......
classical economics
classical economics, English school of economic thought that originated during the late 18th century with Adam......
Clurman, Harold
Harold Clurman was an influential and respected American theatrical director and drama critic. Clurman attended......
Clüver, Philipp
Philipp Clüver was a German geographer, a principal figure in the revival of geographic learning in Europe and......
cobweb cycle
cobweb cycle, in economics, fluctuations occurring in markets in which the quantity supplied by producers depends......
Cochlaeus, Johannes
Johannes Cochlaeus was a German Humanist and a leading Roman Catholic opponent of Martin Luther. Educated at the......
Codrington, R.H.
R.H. Codrington was an Anglican priest and early anthropologist who made the first systematic study of Melanesian......
cohort analysis
cohort analysis, method used in studies to describe an aggregate of individuals having in common a significant......
Cole, Fay-Cooper
Fay-Cooper Cole was an American anthropologist who became an authority on the peoples and cultures of the Malay......
Colet, John
John Colet was a theologian and founder of St. Paul’s School, London, who, as one of the chief Tudor Humanists,......
Colgate University
Colgate University, private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Hamilton, New York, U.S. The university......
Collitz, Hermann
Hermann Collitz was a German-born U.S. linguist noted for his work on the Indo-European languages. He contributed......
Colorado College
Colorado College, private liberal-arts college in Colorado Springs, Colo., founded in 1874. It offers a range of......
Comparative law
Comparative law, examination of comparative legal systems and of the relationships of the law to the social sciences.......
Comparative linguistics
Comparative linguistics, study of the relationships or correspondences between two or more languages and the techniques......
competence
competence, a person’s ability to make and communicate a decision to consent to medical treatment. Competence is......
computational linguistics
computational linguistics, language analysis that uses computers. Computational analysis is often applied to the......
Condorcet, Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de
Marie-Jean-Antoine-Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet was a French philosopher of the Enlightenment and advocate......
Connecticut College
Connecticut College, Private liberal-arts college in New London, Conn. It was founded in 1911 as a women’s college,......
Connolly, Cyril
Cyril Connolly was an English critic, novelist, and man of letters, founder and editor of Horizon, a magazine of......
conspicuous consumption
conspicuous consumption, term in economics that describes and explains the practice by consumers of using goods......
consumer advocacy
consumer advocacy, movement or policies aimed at regulating the products, services, methods, and standards of manufacturers,......
consumer affairs in India
consumer affairs in India, economic and legal policies concerned with protecting the rights and interests of consumers......
consumer culture
consumer culture, Consumer culture can be defined as a form of material culture where values, meanings, and identities......
consumerism
consumerism, in economics, the theory that consumer spending, or spending by individuals on consumer goods and......
consumption
consumption, in economics, the use of goods and services by households. Consumption is distinct from consumption......
consumption function
consumption function, in economics, the relationship between consumer spending and the various factors determining......
contingent valuation
contingent valuation, a survey-based method of determining the economic value of a nonmarket resource. It is used......
Coomaraswamy, Ananda Kentish
Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy was a pioneer historian of Indian art and foremost interpreter of Indian culture to......
Coon, Carleton S.
Carleton S. Coon was an American anthropologist who made notable contributions to cultural and physical anthropology......
Cooper, John M.
John M. Cooper was a U.S. Roman Catholic priest, ethnologist, and sociologist, who specialized in studies of the......
Coornhert, Dirck Volckertszoon
Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert was a Dutch poet, translator, playwright, and moralist who set down Humanist values......
Copeau, Jacques
Jacques Copeau was a French actor, literary critic, stage director, and dramatic coach who led a reaction against......
Cordeiro da Matta, Joaquim Dias
Joaquim Dias Cordeiro da Matta was an Angolan poet, novelist, journalist, pedagogue, historian, philologist, and......
Cornelius, Peter
Peter Cornelius was a German composer and author, known for his comic opera Der Barbier von Bagdad (The Barber......
cornucopian
cornucopian, label given to individuals who assert that the environmental problems faced by society either do not......
Cosmas
Cosmas was a merchant, traveler, theologian, and geographer whose treatise Topographia Christiana (c. 535–547;......
cost of living
cost of living, monetary cost of maintaining a particular standard of living, usually measured by calculating the......
Court de Gébelin, Antoine
Antoine Court de Gébelin was a French scholar, philologist, and prose writer, who is remembered for an unfinished......
Cowell, Henry
Henry Cowell was an American composer who, along with Charles Ives, was among the most innovative American composers......
Coypel, Charles-Antoine
Charles-Antoine Coypel was a French painter and engraver whose major achievements were in teaching and in the administration......
creative destruction
Creative destruction is the process by which innovation reshapes an economy as new and superior combinations of......
Creuzer, Georg Friedrich
Georg Friedrich Creuzer was a German classical scholar who is best known for having advanced a theory that the......
criminology
criminology, scientific study of the nonlegal aspects of crime and delinquency, including its causes, correction,......
Crowther, Bosley
Bosley Crowther was an American journalist and film critic who authored some 200 film reviews each year for The......
Crüger, Johannes
Johannes Crüger was a German composer and theorist noted for his compilations and arrangements of several important......
Cua, Paulus
Paulus Cua was a Vietnamese scholar who contributed to the popular usage of Quoc-ngu, a romanized system of transcribing......
Cui, César
César Cui was a Russian composer of operas, songs, and piano music. He was a music critic and military engineer......
Cultural anthropology
Cultural anthropology, a major division of anthropology that deals with the study of culture in all of its aspects......
Cultural evolution
Cultural evolution, the development of one or more cultures from simpler to more complex forms. In the 18th and......
Culture area
Culture area, in anthropology, geography, and other social sciences, a contiguous geographic area within which......
Culture-and-personality studies
Culture-and-personality studies, branch of cultural anthropology that seeks to determine the range of personality......
Cushing, Frank Hamilton
Frank Hamilton Cushing was an early American ethnographer of the Zuni people. Cushing studied the Zuni culture......
Cydones, Demetrius
Demetrius Cydones was a Byzantine humanist scholar, statesman, and theologian who introduced the study of the Greek......
Cyriacus of Ancona
Cyriacus of Ancona was an Italian merchant and Humanist whose writings, based on topographical observations and......
Dadié, Bernard Binlin
Bernard Binlin Dadié was an Ivoirian poet, dramatist, novelist, and administrator whose works were inspired both......
Dalrymple, Alexander
Alexander Dalrymple was a Scottish geographer, the first hydrographer of the British Admiralty and proponent of......
dance criticism
dance criticism, the descriptive analysis of a dance performance that is printed, broadcast, or transmitted electronically.......
Dantiscus, Johannes
Johannes Dantiscus was a Polish poet and diplomat who was among the first representatives in Poland of Renaissance......
Darley, George
George Darley was a poet and critic little esteemed by his contemporaries but praised by 20th-century writers for......
Dart, Thurston
Thurston Dart was an English musicologist, harpsichordist, and conductor. A specialist in early music, Dart studied......
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College, private, coeducational liberal arts college in Hanover, N.H., U.S. It is one of the eight Ivy......
Davidson College
Davidson College, private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Davidson, North Carolina, U.S. It is......
Davie, Donald Alfred
Donald Alfred Davie was a British poet, literary critic, and teacher who was a major conservative influence on......
Davis, William Morris
William Morris Davis was a U.S. geographer, geologist, and meteorologist who founded the science of geomorphology,......
de Kooning, Elaine
Elaine de Kooning was an American painter, teacher, and art critic who is perhaps best known for her portraits.......
de Man, Paul
Paul de Man was a Belgian-born literary critic and theorist, along with Jacques Derrida one of the two major proponents......
Deconstruction
Deconstruction, form of philosophical and literary analysis, derived mainly from work begun in the 1960s by the......
defense economics
defense economics, field of national economic management concerned with the economic effects of military expenditure,......
Dell, Floyd
Floyd Dell was a novelist and radical journalist whose fiction examined the changing mores in sex and politics......
democratic peace
democratic peace, the proposition that democratic states never (or almost never) wage war on one another. The concept......
Demographics
Demographics, the particular characteristics of a large population over a specific time interval. The word is derived......
Demographics of the United States
The United States contains a highly diverse population. Unlike a country such as China that largely incorporated......
demography
demography, statistical study of human populations, especially with reference to size and density, distribution,......
Dennis, Nigel
Nigel Dennis was an English writer and critic who used absurd plots and witty repartee to satirize psychiatry,......
Denon, Dominique Vivant, Baron
Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon was a French artist, archaeologist, and museum official who played an important role......
Densmore, Frances
Frances Densmore was an ethnologist, foremost American authority of her time on the songs and music of American......
Densușianu, Ovid
Ovid Densușianu was a folklorist, philologist, and poet who introduced trends of European modernism into Romanian......
dependency theory, media
media dependency theory, a systematic approach to the study of the effects of mass media on audiences and of the......
Des Périers, Bonaventure
Bonaventure Des Périers was a French storyteller and humanist who attained notoriety as a freethinker. In 1533......
developing country
developing country, a country which, relative to other countries, has a lower average standard of living. There......
development theory
development theory, cluster of research and theories on economic and political development. The use of the term......
Dialect
Dialect, a variety of a language that signals where a person comes from. The notion is usually interpreted geographically......
Dialectology
Dialectology, the study of dialects. Variation most commonly occurs as a result of relative geographic or social......
Dickinson College
Dickinson College, private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, U.S. It is......
Dicuil
Dicuil was a monk, grammarian, and geographer whose work is important to the history of science and is a testament......
Did a Calendar Change Cause Riots in England?
Imagine that you are a member of Britain’s House of Lords. The date is February 25, 1750—in Britain, at least.......
Dilthey, Wilhelm
Wilhelm Dilthey was a German philosopher who made important contributions to a methodology of the humanities and......
diminishing returns
The law of diminishing returns says that, if you keep increasing one factor in the production of goods (such as......
Dionysian period
Dionysian period, in the Julian calendar, a period of 532 years covering a complete cycle of New Moons (19 years......
Diop, Birago
Birago Diop was a Senegalese poet and recorder of traditional folktales and legends of the Wolof people. Diop received......
diplomatics
diplomatics, the study of documents. The term is derived from the Greek word diploma, meaning “doubled” or “folded.”......
disability studies
disability studies, an interdisciplinary area of study based in the humanities and social sciences that views disability......