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This course is designed for individuals who want to develop their writing skills across genres, with an examination of how particular techniques, in varied texts, can offer new ways of thinking about...
Today’s readers—as well as agents, editors, and publishers— expect stories that include diverse characters authentically portrayed. We’ll explore how to reach outside our own identities and...
This course will introduce you to creative writing, from generating ideas to revising drafts. Find your voice and develop your craft through in-class and at-home writing exercises, as well as...
This course will advance your understanding of creative writing through lecture, discussion, eclectic readings, in-class and at-home writing exercises, as well as discussions of your own and your...
The course examines the use of urban locations in film noir, specifically films shot on location in New York, New Orleans, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Fransisco, London, Paris, and Vienna.
The turbulent 20th century from the years just before WW1 and culminating in the end of the Soviet era are reflected in masterworks from late Mahler through Britten's "War Requiem" and the works of...
We are frequently told that “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” One problem with this formulation is that it raises the question, “Are there any criteria—universal or particular—for value...
Dante’s Divine Comedy leads us on a cosmic tour, beginning with the universe’s dungeon, Hell. The Inferno presents bold and surprising insights into evil’s effects on humanity that resonate today...
In the third part of his great epic, Divine Comedy, Dante sets his course “for an uncharted sea.” The Paradiso picks up the central questions (include divine justice, salvation for virtuous pagans...
In the second part of his great epic, Divine Comedy, Dante and Virgil have crawled out of Hell to find themselves at the base of Mount Purgatory—and they are very quickly in for surprises. Most...