Humanities
If you were researching the Endeavour and Mae Jemison through the Humanities lens, you would think about how this topic relates to or has impacted human action or work. Consider the following questions that are reflective of humanities centric thought:
- What role models or heroes did Jemison’s achievement reflect in terms of explorers, writers, leaders, and others who came before her? Who and what inspired her ambitions?
- How has Jemison's and the Endeavor's legacy found expression in art, music, literature, entertainment and other humanistic fields in the time since her achievement?
- How did the successful completion of the Endeavor's mission impact life for people on Earth?
To learn more about how space exploration relates human action, watch Space Exploration This link opens in a new window on Kanopy.
Suggested Databases
The list of databases below are some options that you can look through for topics related to Jemison and the humanities. Before searching, let's strategize on constructing a few example searches.
Keywords and search strings might include:
- Mae Jemison AND exploration
- space exploration AND women AND art
- pioneers AND Space AND (achievement OR legacy)
- Endeavour AND Technolog*
- Arts & Humanities Database - ProQuest This link opens in a new windowThe definitive database of literature covering the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present. With indexing for 1,700 journals from 1964 to present, this database is without question the most important bibliographic reference tool for students and scholars of U.S. and Canadian history.
- ARTSTOR This link opens in a new windowDigital library of more than one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities, and social sciences. Please note that ARTSTOR is not available on mobile browsers/phones.
- Humanities International Complete - EBSCO This link opens in a new windowComprehensive collection of journals in the humanities, with full-text for approximately 1,200.
- NASA and the ArtsOn first consideration, the concept of NASA commissioning pieces of art may seem far-fetched. However, reflecting the tradition of the military’s art programs, NASA began commissioning artists to document and capture on canvas the drama of its missions.
- Archival Collections - National Air and Space MuseumOur archival collections span the history of flight and include a wide range of visual and textual materials, including documents; photographs; motion picture film and video; and more than two million technical drawings.