MAN AND HIS CREATIVE AWARENESS: An Approach to the Humanities

Washington DC: Institute for Services to Education, 1972. First Edition. Very good.. Pedagogical handbook developed by the Institute for Services to Education, a 1970s policy group concentrating on university recruitment and retention of black students, in conjunction with the Thirteen College Consortium and the Five (later Six) Colleges Consortium, associations of predominantly black colleges.

The materials outlined within are divided into four sections. The lengthy Part I: Shaping Perception includes a series of units arranged from least to most complex, on the graphic arts, literature, music, dance, and drama. Historical overviews, essays, suggested student research projects and interactive learning ideas are followed by extensive bibliographies and appendices, with all sample syllabi and readings centered on African and Afro-American art and artists. The three shorter sections that follow are: Part II: Esotericism: The Mystery Schools; Part III: Mythological Man / Man as Protester; and Part IV: What's Happening in the Humanities Classroom: Teachers Talk. A scarce (OCLC locates just a single holding), rich resource and vital historical document from the early '70s, with commentary from professors on contemporary student reception of the ISE approach to humanities instruction. Wraps. 4to. Orange and black wraps. Moderate edgewear and scuffing, with a few closed tears to front and back covers at spine. Ownership stamp to endpapers and back cover. One-page erratum laid in, with adhesive residue visible. Very good overall. 494pp.