LibGuides: Idea Generator: Arts/Humanities

Literature and Communication

Advocacy journalism
Anti-Semitism in literature
Arthurian legend
Atonement
Autobiography, art of
Beat poets
Cancel culture
Censorship in journalism/of the media
Comic strips
Concrete poetry
Cultural speech
Disinformation
Dragons & other mythical beasts
Economic context of a novel
Ecopoetry/ecocriticism
Embedded journalists
Esperanto
Fairy tales
Fake news
Freudian interpretation
Ghosts and poltergeists
Gothic
Graphic novels
Harlem Renaissance
Hero in literature
Holy grail
Humor
Information theory (in literature)
Media ethics
Memes
Misinformation
Monsters in mythology
Myths across cultures
Neo-romanticism
Nobel Prize
Objectivity in journalism
Plagiarism
Press embargoes
Privacy
Rap lyrics as poetry
Science fiction
Slanting in journalism
Social media as social justice
Social media influencers
Social media literacy
Space and place in literature
Symbolism
Tabloid ethics
Transcendentalists
Vampires
Virginia authors
War--influence on arts
Witches
Women artists, musicians, writers
Yellow journalism

History and Religion

Afterlife
Agnosticism
Aliens
Ancient cultures
Ancient musical instruments
Ancient Roman bath houses
Angels
Anti-Semitism in literature
Atonement
Buddhism
Castrati
Creationism vs. evolution
Crusades
Day of the Dead
Delphic Oracle
Demonology
Elegies
Epitaphs
Euthanasia
Evil
Faith healing
Fate
Feng shui
Free will
Freudian interpretation
Fundamentalism
Gargoyles
Ghosts and poltergeists
Gnostics
Goddesses
Golem
Gothic
Gypsies
Harlem Renaissance
Heaven
Hinduism
Holy grail
Icons
Immortality
Incarnation
Indigo children
Islam
Karma
Labyrinth in religion
Liturgy
Monasteries
Morality
Mummies
Mysticism
Nation of Islam
Nihilism
Nirvana
Nobel Prize
Non-violence
Nostradamus
Paganism
Papacy
Priests and marriage
Pyramids
Reincarnation
Religious holidays in various countries
Rose windows
Scientology
Sin
Snake-handling in religious practice
The soul
Suffering
Symbolism
Totem poles
Voodoo
Women as priests
Women's roles in history
Yin/yang
Zoroastrianism

Visual and Performing Arts

Abstract Expressionism
African-Americans, portrayal in…
African Dance
Ai Wei Wei
Animation
Anime/manga
Art as protest
Art glass
Arts & Crafts movement
Atonement
Bagpipes
Bauhaus
Bayeux tapestry
Beatles, cultural impact
Bebop to hip-hop
Body piercing
Bono (U2) activism
Broadway
Butoh
Carnivals & circuses
Carousels
Castrati
Celebrity
Censorship in contemporary art
Colorblind casting
Comic strips
Copyright
Dance as meditation
Dance of Death
Disco
Dragons & other mythical beasts
Duncan, Isadora
Ecology in art
Electronic music
Fad dances
Fauves
Feng shui
Fiber art
Folk dances
Fur fashion, ethics
Gargoyles
Ghosts and poltergeists
Goddesses
Golem
Gothic
Graffiti
Harlem Renaissance
Heaven
Hip hop culture
Hippies
Hipsters
Historic preservation
History of the tuba, piano, etc.
Icons
Immortality
Jazz, contemporary
Kabuki theater
Kinetic sculpture
Klezmer music
Lace
Line, texture, color across the arts
Lost Colony
Makeup--fashion or stage
Mashups
Meme
Method acting
Mime
Minimalism
Mixed media
Modern murals
Mosaic, ancient & modern
Movies' influence on fashion
Multimedia
Music festivals
Music therapy
Musical satire
Mystery plays
Neo-romanticism
Nihilism
Nocturnes
Noh
Nymphs
Opera, contemporary
Polyphony
Post-modern architecture
Puppetry
Pyramids
Raku pottery
Regional dances
Rhythm & blues
Rose windows
Sampling
Saxophone in the symphony
Serial music
Sin
Special effects in movies
Street art
Superstitions in theater
Sustainable design
Tattoos
Textile arts
Theater of the Absurd
Third Stream music
Totem poles
Tramp art
Transcendentalists
Troubadours
Typography
Urban sculpture
Vaudeville
Vocal vibrato
Waltz
War--influence on arts
Women artists, musicians, writers
Women photographers
World music
Yellow face