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Curated Video
Harlem Renaissance Made Easy
Discover the exciting story of the Harlem Renaissance, a vibrant cultural movement during the 1920s and 1930s. This video explores how African American artists, writers, musicians, and thinkers changed American culture forever. Learn...
Crash Course
Pee Jokes, the Italian Renaissance, Commedia Dell'Arte: Crash Course Theater #12
This week, we're going to Italy for a Renaissance. The Middle Ages are over, and it's time to talk about the flourishing of art and humanism across Europe. Painting, sculpture, music, architecture, and plays with fart jokes were all...
Two Minute Music Theory
The History of Western Classical Music (or something)
ANNOUNCEMENT: As of May 14, 2019, there is a NEW Music History series starting on this channel called "Music In History: The Story of Music". NOTE: This video was created as a bit of a joke on how music history classes and how little...
Cerebellum
The Renaissance - Music, Literature And Theatre
No period of history can boast of greater beauty than The Renaissance. This was the period, from approximately early 14th century to late 16th century, that gave us Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Shakespeare. This video discusses...
Makematic
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance was an unprecedented flourishing of African-American culture and creativity in 1920s New York. It fostered a newfound sense of Black pride and identity, which extended far beyond the confines of Harlem.
Crash Course
Langston Hughes & the Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Literature 215
In which John Green teaches you about the poetry of Langston Hughes. Langston Hughes was a poet and playwright in the first half of the 20th century, and he was involved in the Harlem Renaissance, which was a cultural movement among...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar - Hip-Hop Revolution: The Culture and Politics of Rap
Jeffrey Ogbonna Green Ogbar was born in Chicago and raised in Los Angeles, California. He received his BA in History from Morehouse College in Atlanta. He earned his MA and Ph.D. in U.S. History with a minor in African studies from...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar - Black Power: Radical Politics and African American Identity
Jeffrey Ogbonna Green Ogbar was born in Chicago and raised in Los Angeles, California. He received his BA in History from Morehouse College in Atlanta. He earned his MA and Ph.D. in U.S. History with a minor in African studies from...
Curated Video
Journey Through Time: Exploring Ancient Civilizations and Discoveries
In this video, children are taken on an adventure through different historical periods, including the Baroque period. They learn about fashion, art, music, and important figures like Isaac Newton. The video emphasizes the importance of...
Curated Video
Gladys Bentley: Breaking All the Rules
At a time when homosexuality was illegal in the United States, LGBTQ+ artist and pioneer Gladys Bentley broke all the rules to become one of the wealthiest Black performers of her time.
12tone
Eye Heart Music: The Score As A Work Of Art
We don't talk a lot about notation, because notation isn't always all that interesting, but in this case, it's well worth a second look. Eye music is the practice of turning a written score into a work of visual art, something that the...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Jeffrey O. G. Ogbar - Teachers Make a Difference: Ms. Thompson, Dr. Barksdale & Dr. Davis
Jeffrey Ogbonna Green Ogbar was born in Chicago and raised in Los Angeles, California. He received his BA in History from Morehouse College in Atlanta. He earned his MA and Ph.D. in U.S. History with a minor in African studies from...
Opus Arte
Shakespeare: Macbeth (Shakespeare's Globe)
When three witches tell Macbeth that he is destined to occupy the throne of Scotland, he and his wife choose to become the instruments of their fate and to kill the first man standing in their path, the virtuous King Duncan. But to...
The Met
Silver Caesars: The Vitellius tazza
Watch a video that reveals, through high-resolution photography, the marvelous low-relief images that decorate the Vitellius tazza, a masterpiece of Renaissance goldsmiths’ work. The video is narrated by classicist Mary Beard. Produced...
The Met
Silver Caesars: The Nero tazza
Watch a video that reveals, through high-resolution photography, the marvelous low-relief images that decorate the Nero tazza, a masterpiece of Renaissance goldsmiths’ work. The video is narrated by classicist Mary Beard. Produced in...
Extra Credits
Urbino - The Light of Italy: Federico da Montefeltro - Extra History
Federico da Montefeltro shone brightly as the "Light of Italy," one of many torches that helped light the flame of Renaissance. He made his name as a wily yet honest mercenary captain, but he also ruled as prince of the small, remote...
NASA
NASA’s New DAVINCI+ Mission to Venus
NASA has selected the DAVINCI+ (Deep Atmosphere Venus Investigation of Noble-gases, Chemistry and Imaging +) mission as part of its Discovery program, and it will be the first spacecraft to enter the Venus...
Mr. Beat
1920s American Culture (Story Time with Mr. Beat)
Once upon a time, a horrible war known as World War 1 devastated the planet. Immediately after the war, a lot of people in the United States were passionate about various causes, some good, some not so much. While women had finally won...
Crash Course
The Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Theater #41
Artists shattered stereotypes during the Harlem Renaissance. Video 41 on the Crash Course Drama and Theater playlist describes art and theater during the time period with a focus on Broadway plays and musicals written by...
Crash Course
Broadway Book Musicals: Crash Course Theater #50
Viewers of a short video learn about the development of the Broadway Book Musical in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Scholars explore the Golden Age of Broadway, which produced classics like Annie Get Your Gun and...
Crash Course
The English Renaissance and NOT Shakespeare: Crash Course Theater #13
Believe it or not, Shakespeare wasn't the only British playwright to rise to fame during the Renaissance. Writers other than the Bard make up the content of a video about British theater during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The...
Crash Course
Pee Jokes, the Italian Renaissance, Commedia Dell'Arte: Crash Course Theater #12
Welcome to the Renaissance, known as one of the most vibrant periods in the world of theater. An informational video provides a thorough overview of the period, noting key changes that took place on the stage. After a lengthy discussion...