Compendium of Liberal Arts Websites

19th Century France: A Visual Resource 19th Century France: A Visual Resource Professor Alexandra K Wettlaufer French and Italian
This interdisciplinary website presents an overview of nineteenth-century French visual culture in relation to history, literature and social changes.
Alkitaab Text Book Alkitaab Text Book Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, and Abbas Al-Tonsi Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
A textbook series for Arabic.
American Politics American Politics Government
Computer-based resources to enhance a student's experience in GOV 310, the introductory American Politics course at the University of Texas at Austin.
Arabic Arabic Mohammad A Mohammad Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Arabic language exercises at the University of Texas.
Arabic Teaching Resources Arabic Teaching Resources Kristen Brustad, Mahmoud Al-Batal, and Abbas Al-Tonsi Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
A restricted website (only for use by University of Texas students) with audio and video resources for Arabic language learning.
Asian Studies Network Information Center Asian Studies Network Information Center Faculty and Staff of the Center for Asian Studies ASNIC
Virtual Library for Asian Studies
ASL 506 Online ASL 506 Online Franky Ramont Linguistics
A restricted (available only to University of Texas students) online resource designed to help students remember, recognize, and produce the signs used in the classroom. The site supplements classroom instruction, lab activities, homework, and other assignments that are part of ASL 506.
ASL 507 Online ASL 507 Online Franky Ramont Linguistics
An online resource designed to help students remember, recognize, and produce the signs used in the classroom. The site supplements classroom instruction, lab activities, homework, and other assignments that are part of ASL 507.
Bat City Review Bat City Review Faculty of the English Department English
An annual journal of poetry, prose & art published by the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin.
Berlin Topographies Berlin Topographies Sabine Hake Germanic Studies
A multimedia website (partially restricted to University of Texas students) exploring Berlin through the centuries with movies, art and photographs.
Cantar de mio Cid Cantar de mio Cid Dr. Matthew Bailey Spanish and Portuguese
Audio and online translation in English and modern Spanish of this 14th century medieval Spanish manuscript.
Center for Perceptual Systems Center for Perceptual Systems Faculty and Staff of Center for Perceptual Systems Center for Perceptual Systems
An integrated program for the study of Perception, Neuroscience and Computation comprised of members of the Psychology department as well as departments from other Colleges.
Classical Utilitarianism Classical Utilitarianism Professor Dan Bonevac and Paul Lyon Philosophy
A compilation of writings by classical ultitarians and commentary on their works.
Clouds and Precipitation Clouds and Precipitation Troy Kimmel Geography
An introduction to the terminology and types of clouds and precipitation.
Constitution Day Archives Constitution Day Archives Dr. James Henson Government
Archive of scholarly discussion about the United States Constitution on Constitution Day, September 17.
Corridos: Mexican and Mexican-American Ballads Corridos: Mexican and Mexican-American Ballads Professor James R Nicolopulos Spanish and Portuguese
A restricted website (open only to University of Texas students) devoted to archiving and explicating various corridos from Mexico and the southwestern United States.
Cultural Studies Cultural Studies Professor Kathleen C Stewart Anthropology
A restricted website (open only to University of Texas students) examining culture as a generative force lodged in sensibilities, dreams, styles, and forms of power.
Daily Intelligencer Daily Intelligencer Dr Steve Friesen Classics
A web learning environment that is designed to help learn methods of Gospel interpretation. Restricted to University of Texas students.
Danteworlds Danteworlds Professor Guy Raffa French and Italian
An integrated multimedia journey, combining images, textual commentary, & audio recordings--through the three realms of the afterlife (Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise) presented in Dante's Divine Comedy. Danteworlds is conceived as a complement to--not replacement of--the experience of reading and discussing Dante's Divine Comedy.
eSkeletons Project eSkeletons Project Dr. John Kappelman Anthropology
The eSkeletons Project website enables you to view the bones of a human, gorilla, and baboon and gather information about them from our osteology database.
Ethnic and Third World Literatures Ethnic and Third World Literatures Dr Brian Doherty English
Website of the Ethnic and Third World Literatures specialization in the Graduate Program of the Department of English.
Foreign Language Audio Online Foreign Language Audio Online LAITS Liberal Arts ITS
A collection of audio language modules used at the University of Texas at Austin.
Foreign Language Teacher's Toolbox Foreign Language Teacher's Toolbox Professors Esther Raizen and Jane Lippmann Liberal Arts ITS
Resources for foreign language teachers.
Français Interactif Français Interactif Professor Carl Blyth and Karen Kelton French and Italian
Online audio and video resources for the undergraduate French student.
French for Business French for Business Thérèse Saint Paul French and Italian
A website designed to teach French in a business context, by enhancing language skills - including written and oral accuracy - while exploring francophone business terminology and facts, and French-American cultural differences.
French Verbs are Accessible! French Verbs are Accessible! Professor Jane Lippmann French and Italian
40 modules designed to help foreign language students feel more confident with French verbs.
Going The Distance: Reading Going The Distance: Reading Janet Swaffar and Katherine Arens Germanic Studies
An online textbook for foreign-language teacher training, outlining an approach to teaching language through reading popular and literary texts.
Government Internship Program Government Internship Program Dr. James Henson Government
A Government Department course providing students with practical political and policy experience informed by their education at the university.
Handbook of Texas Online Handbook of Texas Online Faculty of the College of Liberal Arts Liberal Arts
The Handbook of Texas Online is a multidisciplinary encyclopedia of Texas history, geography, and culture.
Hebrew Language at the University of Texas at Austin Hebrew Language at the University of Texas at Austin Professor Esther Raizen Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
An overview of Hebrew resources at UT-Austin including tools developed for the Modern Hebrew Project.
Hemispheres Hemispheres Faculty and Staff of ASNIC, LANIC, MENIC, and REENIC ASNIC
LANIC
MENIC
REENIC
An International Studies outreach consortium.
Homosexuality in Greece and Rome Homosexuality in Greece and Rome Thomas K. Hubbard Classics
This website makes available to the public the first two chapters of Homosexuality in Greece and Rome: A Sourcebook of Basic Documents, edited by Thomas K. Hubbard and published by University of California Press in April 2003.
If I Forget Thee:  Jerusalem in Israeli Literature & Cinema If I Forget Thee: Jerusalem in Israeli Literature & Cinema Dr Yaron Shemer Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
Class presentations for an Israeli cinema class.
India Unlimited India Unlimited Outreach Asia Center for Asian Studies
India Unlimited is a comprehensive online tool for those wishing to do business in India. This resource provides a range of information, including a general background of the government, economy and culture of India, details on import/export regulation, a review of taxation and property rights laws, and advice on business etiquette. India Unlimited offers a clear-cut way to learn about the variety of business opportunities in India.
Interactive Experiments in Vision and Perception Interactive Experiments in Vision and Perception Dr. Lawrence Cormack Psychology
Interactive modules demonstrating several different vision and perception experiments.
Intrigue: Intermediate French Intrigue: Intermediate French Dr Beatriz E Schleppe French and Italian
A restricted website (accessible to University of Texas students) containing supplemental course materials for French 312K.
Introducing German! Introducing German! Professor Kit Belgum Germanic Studies
A website of the German Outreach Program offering an eight-lesson German course to elementary and middle schools of the Austin Independent School District.
Iron Age Celts Iron Age Celts Dr Constanze Witt Classics
A website devoted to the study of ancient Celts through both the archaeology of the Celtic world and the Greek and Roman writings about the Celts, covering the late Hallstatt period of the sixth century BCE through the Roman period.
Japanese Program Japanese Program Dr Naoko Suito Asian Studies
The website for the Japanese Program of the Department Of Asian Studies, Center for East Asian Studies, University of Texas at Austin.
Jesus In American Culture Jesus In American Culture Professor Howard Miller History
"A Lecture Course In Forty Days." Lectures by UT historian and distinguished teacher Dr. Howard Miller in his course Jesus in American Culture.
La Muse Renaissante La Muse Renaissante Professor Marc Bizer French and Italian
A restricted website (available only to University of Texas students) introducing and exploring the poetry of the French Renaissance.
Language and Gender Language and Gender Professor Sara Kimball English
Website supplementing the E 376L Language and Gender course.
Latin American Network Information Center Latin American Network Information Center Faculty and Staff of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies LANIC
Virtual Library for Latin American Studies
Law and Democracy in Latin America Law and Democracy in Latin America Professor Daniel Brinks Government
A restricted (open only to University students) website exploring many of the challenges to the rule of law across Latin America, and their connection to democracy.
Liberal Arts Lecture Archive Liberal Arts Lecture Archive LAITS Liberal Arts
An archive of video recordings of lectures by leading teachers and experts in the College of Liberal Arts which the College will provide via the Web to support classroom instruction, to edify the public, and to further the aims of liberal arts education.
Masterworks Of Literature: World Masterworks Of Literature: World Dr Elizabeth Richmond-Garza English
A supplemental website for English 316K and Comparative Literature 315 restricted to students of the class.
Masterworks Of World Literature Masterworks Of World Literature Dr Brian Doherty English
Supplemental website for Brian Doherty's E316K class.
Middle East Network Information Center Middle East Network Information Center Faculty and Staff of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies MENIC
Virtual Library for Middle Eastern Studies
Modern Hebrew Project Modern Hebrew Project Professor Esther Raizen Linguistics Research Center
Hebrew tutorial and Hebrew linguistic tools.
Muslim Histories and Cultures Muslim Histories and Cultures Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
A restricted (only available to registered users) website featuring seminars and resources about Muslim histories and cultures.
Paradise Lost Audiotext Paradise Lost Audiotext Professor John Rumrich English
An interactive version of Paradise Lost, with four modes, each of which offers a distinct visual engagement with the poem.
Parlons Francais Parlons Francais French and Italian
A website designed to help prepare for a trip to France.
Persian Online Persian Online Koorosh Angali Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures
A Persian language reference for teachers and students of modern Persian.
Phonology: Case Studies Phonology: Case Studies Professors Scott Myers and Megan Crowhurst Linguistics
The phonology of a language consists of the patterns of distribution of its speech categories. Phonological analysis is the process of determining what those patterns are, how they can be represented, and why they are the way they are. This site provides a basic introduction for students learning how to do phonological analysis.
Primate Evolution Primate Evolution Professor Liza J Shapiro Anthropology
A restricted website (only for use by students at the University of Texas) containing anthropology labs and a database with information and images on all of the major fossil primate groups.
Reading Between The Lines (Lyre entre les lignes) Reading Between The Lines (Lyre entre les lignes) Professor Marc Bizer French and Italian
Interactive examinations of French poetry.
Russian and East European Network Information Center Russian and East European Network Information Center Faculty and Staff of the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies REENIC
Resources on Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia.
Sámi Culture Sámi Culture John Weinstock Germanic Studies
A comprehensive introduction to the Sámi culture and history of Finland.
ShakespeareKids ShakespeareKids Clayton Stromberger English
Website of the Outreach program of Shakespeare at Winedale designed to interest children and young adults in Shakespeare. Also includes resources for parents, teachers and administrators in adding Shakespeare to the lives of young students.
SMIDonline SMIDonline Program in Aegean Scripts and Prehistory Classics
Studies in Mycenaean Inscriptions and Dialect (SMID) is an analytical bibliography of Mycenaean text studies, including short summaries of scholarly works, cross-references of reviews, and indices of Linear B and Linear A signs, words and texts, as well as a fully cross-referenced subject index.
Spanish Civilization Spanish Civilization Dr. Inés Bergquist and Professor Madeline Sutherland-Meier Spanish and Portuguese
Spanish Civilization through art, architecture, maps and music.
Spanish Grammar Exercises Spanish Grammar Exercises Spanish and Portuguese
Exercises and drills for supplemental learning for Spanish students at the University of Texas at Austin.
Spanish Learners Corpus and Exercises Spanish Learners Corpus and Exercises Professor Dale Koike Spanish and Portuguese
Website for teachers of Spanish incorporating different levels of Spanish proficiency from native and non-native speakers.
Spanish Proficiency Exercises Spanish Proficiency Exercises Professor Orlando Kelm Spanish and Portuguese
A compilation of brief video clips in which native speakers of Spanish from various locations throughout Latin America and Spain demonstrate various language tasks.
Studies of Victorian Literature Studies of Victorian Literature Professor John Farrell English
A resource for Victorian literature studies featuring supplemental information on writers, poets and sages.
Tex's French Grammar Tex's French Grammar Professor Carl Blyth and Karen Kelton French and Italian
An online introductory grammar of the French language with a sense of humor.
Texas Beyond History Texas Beyond History TARL Texas Archaelogical Research Laboratory
A public education project focussing on the cultural heritage of Texas via archaelogical and historical research.
Texas German Dialect Project Texas German Dialect Project Hans Boas Germanic Studies
The Texas German Dialect Project (TGDP) is an umbrella organization for carrying out research in representative Texas German speech communities in central Texas. One of the primary goals of the TGDP is to preserve the Texas German dialect as it reflects the rich cultural and linguistic traditions of its residents.
Texas Politics Texas Politics Dr. James Henson Government
An online textbook for Texas Politics at the college level.
Text Practice Performance Text Practice Performance Anthropology
TPP is a graduate student run journal of critical research and theory. Founded in 1997 as an outlet for work of students at UT Austin, the journal has become a collection of interdisciplinary approaches to culture.
The Human Instinct for Language The Human Instinct for Language Stephen Wechsler Linguistics
A non-technical introduction to the controversial Innateness Hypothesis, according to which the organization of human language (i.e. the "grammar") is innate, that is, inborn.
The Ring of the Nibelung The Ring of the Nibelung Dr. John Weinstock Germanic Studies
A collection of resources pertaining to Wagner's Ring of the Nibelung.
The Silver Muse Project The Silver Muse Project Professor Andrew Zissos Classics
A hypertext system of reading guides, commentaries, essays and notes for Roman Imperial Poetry.
TIGER: Terrorists, Insurgencies and Guerillas in Education and Research TIGER: Terrorists, Insurgencies and Guerillas in Education and Research Professor Ami Pedahzur Government
A collection of data regarding terrorism in the world, collected by the National Security Studies Center (NSSC) at the University of Haifa in Israel and made available here to students, scholars, and the public to help foster more rigorous interdisciplinary research and improve public policy in the face of the threat terrorism today poses around the globe.
Tornadoes: A Radar and Satellite Perspective Tornadoes: A Radar and Satellite Perspective Troy Kimmel Geography
An introduction to the science of tornadoes through video, images, and maps.
Yiddish Culture in America/Yiddish Writers in New York Yiddish Culture in America/Yiddish Writers in New York Dr. Itzak Gottesman Germanic Studies
An exploration of American Yiddish culture through Literature, Education, Press, and the Theater.