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This online course explores the dynamics of contemporary China using Chinese literature and literary analysis. The course includes direct engagement with five books and author...

This online course explores the richness and diversity of Chinese culture by analyzing the role of art, literature and the concept of the 'noble hero'.

This course is a fast-paced introduction to modern and contemporary U.S. poetry, with an emphasis on experimental verse, from Dickinson and Whitman to the present.

The course presents the main trends in twentieth-century literary theory. Lectures will provide background for the readings and explicate them where appropriate, while...

This online course explores Shakespeare's mature plays of tragic love, Othello and King Lear, and what makes them so powerful and enduring.

This course is a unique and exciting introduction to the genre and craft of historical fiction, for curious students, aspiring authors--anyone with a passion for the past.

This online course explores the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays.

This online course explores the magnetic and ambivalent character of Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

This online course gives an introduction to Gothic cathedrals. The course explores the art, literature, intellectual life, economics, and social arrangements that arose in the...

This online course gives an introduction to the fundamental components of advanced literature searches for professionals and researchers in the health sciences.

This course explores the writings of famous American authors from Ralph Waldo Emerson and Harriet Beecher Stowe to Mark Twain, and examines the historic role Dartmouth College...

This online course teaches the fundamentals of story structure. It shows how to complete a detailed, scene-by-scene outline of a novel idea. The course includes topics such...

This online course (MOOC) aims at providing students with a deeper knowledge of Chinese culture, thus enabling them to better understand China. It covers topics such as...

This online course provides an exploration of Spain depicted in Cervante’s historic novel, Don Quixote – a Golden Age in which Spanish arts and literature reached worldwide...

Through this course, students will learn the history of creative computing, what challenges writers, artists, and readers face in new media environments. They will also discover...

This online course explores one of the most popular and widely read literary sub-genres of crime fiction. It includes modules on its history, the various sub-genres, narrative...

This course offers an easy entry into interpreting common statistical concepts and understand these concepts is the best way to start a journey into the world of clinical...

This online video lecture provides a historical study of the origins of Christianity by analyzing the literature of the earliest Christian movements in historical context,...

Whether you're beginning your novel draft or nearing the end, this course is a unique opportunity to learn the essentials of strong fiction writing from award-winning authors...

The Systems Biology and Biotechnology Specialization covers the concepts and methodologies used in systems-level analysis of biomedical systems. This course will focus on...