James Joyce's Dubliners and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man James Joyce's Dubliners and Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
James Joyce's collection of short stories, Dubliners, and his semi-autobiographical first novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, will serve us as an introduction to a three-quarter treatment...
James Joyce’s Ulysses 1 James Joyce’s Ulysses 1
In Ulysses, James Joyce composed arguably the modernist novel par excellence. In the course of telling a story, Joyce explores not only the lives of his characters, but also story-telling itself. The...
John Rawls: Theory of Justice John Rawls: Theory of Justice
We will read and discuss John Rawls’ A Theory of Justice. This book is an influential and comprehensive attempt to provide a philosophical justification for a conception of justice that supports broad...
Late Beethoven Late Beethoven
The life's summation of perhaps the greatest Classical composer, the valedictory late works of Beethoven include his masterly dissertations on God and man (Missa Solemnis and Ninth Symphony), profound...
Love in Black and White: Baldwin, Hurston, and Lorde Love in Black and White: Baldwin, Hurston, and Lorde
In this follow-up to last summer’s critical examination of the Western canon “Freedom in Black and White: Baldwin, Morrison, and the ‘Western’ Canon,” students will address the question, “What place...
Magic, Horror and the Supernatural in the Middle East and North Africa Magic, Horror and the Supernatural in the Middle East and North Africa
This 8-week course will explore works of fiction written by authors of Middle Eastern and North African origin that focus on magical realism, elements of horror and the supernatural. We will explore...
Masterpieces that Changed the World Masterpieces that Changed the World
Each session in this course examines one crucial musical masterpiece that transformed western music. Pieces include Bach's Well-Tempered Klavier, Wagner's Tristan und Isolde, Beethoven's Third and...
Music in American Lives: From Shakers to Suffragists Music in American Lives: From Shakers to Suffragists
“Simple Gifts” and “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot” are among America’s most revered folk songs, yet they originated among groups that are now largely forgotten—utopian Shakers of the U.S. northeast and...
North Korea and the United States: A History North Korea and the United States: A History
The United States and North Korea remain in a technical state of war since the signing of the Korean War armistice in 1953. With diplomacy between both countries stalled for years, tensions remain...
Novel Writing Workshop Novel Writing Workshop
Stay motivated while writing your novel! This online class will offer craft discussions, instructor feedback on a synopsis, a chance to workshop 20 pages of your work, and opportunities for revision...