The arts and humanities are the study of human culture, its achievements, and how these achievements are documented. Arts and humanities include the fields of literature, languages, the performing and visual arts, history and archaeology, religion, religious studies and philosophy, cultural studies, media, and linguistics.

This section covers:

• Arts and humanities writing style
• Challenges in arts and humanities writing
• Types of arts and humanities publications
• Arts and humanities writing resources.

Other relevant sections

How to:

• make content accessible
• use clear and appropriate language
• write about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• write about evidence
• write about risk
• cite other work.

How to present and format:

• Australian regions
• country names
• geographical and political regions
• historical times and ages
• heritage-related terms
• state and territory government departments
• titles of documents and other resources
• acronyms and initialisms
• quotations
• references.

How to capitalise:

• conventions, treaties, protocols, codes and projects
• ethnic groups
• names of events
• national and religious holidays
• organisations and institutions
• proper nouns.

How to format, design and include:

• maps
• photographs
• tables.

Related subject areas

• Media and communications

Types of publications and content

• Web content
• Books and reports
• Journal articles
• Guidelines and manuals
• Theses
• Presentations
• Academic posters
• Grant applications
• News articles and press releases