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This course will teach what social innovations are and how they can help solve societal problems. It also gives an overview of important literature and debates on social...

Taking this course, students will question for themselves the meaning of human freedom, responsibility and identity by reading and responding to Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy.

This online course focusses on the historical and cultural background, literary aesthetics, music, and performance of Kunqu, China’s classical opera. After viewing the lecture...

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

This course will cover key poetic terms and devices by studying poems by a handful of modern and contemporary poets and then get a chance to try our own hand at writing new poem...

This online course explores the important roles that books have played in the cultural history of Japan.

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...

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 Shakespeare authorship question, i.e. the doubt about the authorship of Shakespeare's texts.

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...

This online course explores the role of books during the Enlightenment and how literature emerged as a modern form of culture.

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 course covers texts from the domains of classical literature, history, philosophy, and fine arts.

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

This online course explores the foundations of gender and sexuality, covering key topics in the fields of literature, language, geography, history, political science, sociology,...

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 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 (MOOC) explores various learning techniques used by experts in art, music, literature, math, science, sports, and many other disciplines. It teaches how the...

This module is the second of three modules that compose the full course. In this part, students are invited to follow the Pilgrim Dante, who emerges with Virgil onto the Isle of...