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Dear All, I receive monthly email postings from "Fathom" (see below) that I'd be happy to share with arlis-l. Please let me know if you think that this is NOT appropriate for this list. -- jack * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Jack Robertson, Foundation Librarian Jefferson Library, Thomas Jefferson Foundation PO Box 316 Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-984-7545 || [log in to unmask] www.monticello.org ============================================================ Fathom is the premier destination for authenticated knowledge and online learning. Fathom's member institutions present their immense wealth of knowledge across every area of interest--from business to global affairs, from arts to technology. 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Suggestions for related learning resources, including books and relevant Web links. -----Original Message----- From: Fathom [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 10:43 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Arts & Humanities Newsletter December 2002 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In this issue: * Jewish Studies: History, Culture and Religion * An Introduction to Hebrew Manuscripts * The Secret History of the Corset * "Dream and Film" from New School Online University * Harrison Ford: In His Own Words * Vietnam Behind the Lines: Images from the War 1965-75 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forward this newsletter to a friend! * Columbia University * The London School of Economics and Political Science * Cambridge University Press * The British Library * The New York Public Library * The University of Chicago * University of Michigan * American Film Institute * RAND * Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution * Victoria and Albert Museum * Science Museum * The Natural History Museum * The British Museum ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEWS FROM FATHOM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fathom's new Jewish Studies learning center explores the diverse and rich history of the Jewish people; the religious, philosophical and political movements that shaped Jewish history; and the cultural achievements of Jews in the modern world. 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The seminar is free; simply follow the checkout process to enroll: http://www.fathom.com/course/21701726/1305 * Semester-Length Course * DREAM AND FILM from New School University examines why cinema, the most realistic artistic medium, is the ideal way to address a subject as seemingly unreal as dreams. Available both for university credit and at a lower noncredit enrollment fee, this online course begins February 3: http://www.fathom.com/course/58705215/1306 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NEW ARTS & HUMANITIES FEATURES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Harrison Ford: In His Own Words From "Star Wars" and "Blade Runner" to "The Fugitive" and "Witness," Harrison Ford is one of the most successful and recognizable figures in Hollywood. In this feature from the American Film Institute, he discusses his path to acting and the importance of washing his own dishes: http://www.fathom.com/feature/190179/1/1307 * Vietnam Behind the Lines: Images from the War 1965-75 The Vietnam War may be the most controversial war in the history of the United States, but rarely have we been exposed to the Vietnamese perspective expressed at the time. A new exhibition at the British Museum attempts to balance the scales: http://www.fathom.com/feature/190228/1/1308 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THINKING IS ENCOURAGED @ FATHOM.COM (TM) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * * * Please do not reply to this message. If you have any questions or would like to send feedback to Fathom, please send an email to [log in to unmask] * * * SUBSCRIBE: If you received this newsletter from a friend and would like your own free subscription, please go to http://www.fathom.com to sign up for any of Fathom's free monthly newsletters. 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