Humanities Resources

Here is your gateway to a vast array of online humanities content. Visit Ex Libris, the IHC's online bookstore, to buy books related to IHC programs and other humanities topics. Go to Documentary Films to see a complete list of films that have been produced with Illinois Humanities Council seed money. Take a tour of Kiosk, our online exhibit section, to see a history of Chicago's botanic gardens or to experience the history of Southern Illinois through music. Learn more about Oil and Water and Genetics in Keep Learning. Read one of the past issues of Detours, our online magazine that is devoted to such topics as humor, food, and Abraham Lincoln.

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This Day in History...from The History Channel

• Golden Gate Bridge is born
• The euro debuts

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Select Illinois Humanities Council programs are now available for listening or download at Chicago Public Radio.org as a part of Chicago Amplified, a web-based audio library of diverse public events recorded throughout the Chicago region.

Active forum topics

• Water is constant
• How do we lower U.S. water consumption?
• Oil and Water in "Quantum of Solace" (potential spoilers)
• Richard Heinberg on Resource Depletion
• If the U.S. population continues to grow, and the World's supply of fresh water decreases, can the U.S. issue a "One Child" law.

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