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| Jazz:
A History of America's Music. |
| Será
Realizado de 03/12/2001 à 18/01/2002 |
| Instrutor:
George Oldziey. |
Conteúdo
do Curso
| 1. Born on the Bayou |
A new and totally
made-in-the-U.S.A. artistic expression emerges. |
2. The
Secret Gets Out
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Jazz goes nationwide as its first
superstar is born. |
| 3. Spreading the World. |
Jazz advances at home and abroad. |
| 4. From the Cotton Fields to the Cotton Club. |
Jazz from every direction, in every
shape and form. |
| 5. Dancing Through the Depression. |
America loses its blues by escaping
into jazz. |
| 6. It Don't Mean a Thing. |
Jazz swings onto
center stage. |
| 7. Brave New World |
The World War II
jazz scene brings surprises and challenges. |
| 8. Bebop and Beyond. |
Radical change in
the ongoing revolution. |
| 9. Classical and Cool. |
From the
nightclub to the academy. |
| 10. A Work in Progress. |
Jazz improvises
its way into another century. |
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| Founding Brothers |
| Founding
Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation. |
| Realizado
de 06/08/2001 à 27/08/2001 |
| Instrutor:
Keith Beutler, Ph.D. |
Conteúdo
do Curso
| 1. The Duel |
How to think like a historian, and
how thinking historically about the Burr-Hamilton duel helps to explain America's founding
generation. |
| 2. The
Dinner |
What really happened at the 1790
dinner at which Thomas Jefferson claimed the site of the future U.S. capital was
determined? How did the tension among the participants foreshadow long-run tensions in
American politics? |
| 3. The Silence. |
Why the founders avoided discussing
slavery, and the revealing but short-lived debate that began when Benjamin Franklin broke
their code |
| 4. The Farewell. |
An intriguing look at how
Washington used his fame politically, the price he paid for his political stands, and how
his political style differed from that of Thomas Jefferson. |
| 5. The Collaborators. |
The decline of one of the great
political collaborations of the Revolutionary era, and the highly personal realignments
that shaped political disputes. |
| 6. The Friendship |
The political and
historical significance of the touching reconciliation of two feuding founding brothers in
the twilight of their lives. |
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| Texto em Branco com objetivo
de acrescentar linha de espaço. |
| Moby-Dick:
From Fact to Fiction. |
| Realizado
de 04/06/2001 à 27/06/2001 |
| Instrutora:
Lauren Johnson. |
Conteúdo
do Curso
| 1. Seamen
and Sea Stories. |
This lesson introduces the history
of the Essex, the whaling trade, and Moby-Dick. We'll begin, however, with a
brief introduction to the course itself called "Preparing for Launch." |
| 2. Introducing
Ishmael. |
Exploring the " first act" of Moby-Dick (Chapters
1-18), during which Ishmael and his new friend Queequeg prepare for the voyage of the Pequod.
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| 3. Getting
Underway: Life Aboard the Pequod and the Essex. |
The humor and madness of life aboard the Pequod and
the Essex. |
| 4. Whale
Tales. |
Moby-Dick 's use of both historic and
legendary sea stories. |
| 5. In
Search of the Whale. |
The hunting of whales and its implications in Moby-Dick.
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| 6. Of Whales and Humans. |
Exploring the laws of whale and
human behavior. |
| 7. Anticipating the Encounter |
Exploring the crew's increasing
tension as the Pequod nears its encounter with Moby-Dick. |
| 8. Moby-Dick Rising |
Exploring the end of Moby-Dick with
reference to the sinking of the Essex. |
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| The
Lord of the Rings. |
| Realizado
de 04/06/2001 à 27/06/2001 |
| Instrutora:
Leslie Ellen Jones, Ph.D. |
Conteúdo
do Curso
| 1. J. R. R. Tolkien: The Man. |
Who was the author of The Lord
of the Rings? |
| 2. J. R. R. Tolkien: The
Scholar. |
How did Tolkien's academic
interests influence his writing? |
| 3. The Hobbit: There and Back
Again. |
The Hobbit introduces us to
Tolkien's Middle Earth and lays the groundwork for the adventures of The Lord of the
Ring. |
| 4. The Fellowship of the Ring:
From Shire to Rivendell. |
The true nature of the Ring is
revealed, and Frodo and his friends begin their journey. |
| 5. The Fellowship of the Ring:
The Onward Journey. |
The first leg of the Ring's
journey, through Moria to Lothl=rien. |
| 6. The Two
Towers: Breaking Saruman. |
With the
dissolution of the Fellowship, Tolkien's plot begins to take on the format of a medieval
interlaced romance, where the adventures of separate characters alternate. |
| 7. The Two
Towers: Seeking Sauron |
The story
switches to Frodo's persistence in his quest, assisted by the loyal Sam, and the
unreliable Gollum. |
| 8. The Return
of the King: The Siege of Gondor |
The battle of Men
against Sauron reaches its climax, with losses along the way. |
| 9. The Return
of the King: The End of the Third Age |
The Ring is
destroyed, and the passing of Sauron's evil marks the transition from the Age of Elves to
the Age of Men. |
| 10.
Constructing an Epic: The Manuscripts |
The History of
the Lord of the Rings gives us insight into how Tolkien wrote his masterpiece. |
| 11. Tolkien's
Legacy: Fantasy Fiction |
Tolkien's
influence, and that of C. S. Lewis and Charles Williams, is seen explicitly in late
20th-century fantasy novels and movies. |
| 6. Tolkien’s Legacy:
Films, Paganism, and Environmentalism. |
Tolkien’s influence is seen in
late twentieth-century fantasy novels and movies, but also in the evolution of neo-pagan
religion and environmental and anticorporate activism. |
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| A |
| Our
Western Heritage, 1500 to Today. |
| Realizado
de 04/06/2001 à 27/06/2001 |
| Instrutor:
Willian Burns |
Conteúdo
do Curso
| 1. Humanism and the Reformation. |
William Shakespeare: an
introduction to his life, his work and his comedic genius. |
| 2. Art and Culture in the
Renaissance. |
An introduction to some basic tools
of Shakespearean English. |
| 3. Absolutism and Radicalism in
Baroque Europe. |
Learn the major themes and motifs
that are repeated in this play. |
| 4. Enlightenment and Revolution. |
We'll discuss the various symbolic
representations of characters and themes in As You Like It. We'll examine
Shakespeare's dialogue on different philosophies of life as shown through the characters
and their interactions with one another. |
| 5. Romanticism and
Industry. |
This lesson will focus on the two
main characters and explore the psychology of romantic love within each. We will also look
at the main themes of the play and how those ideas relate to us today. |
| 6. The Later
Nineteenth Century. |
Examining
European and American culture in the later 19th and early 20th Century. |
| 7. From
World War to Cold War. |
In the first half
of the 20th Century, Western Civilization turned on itself in an unprecedented fury of
destruction. |
| 8. Our Decadent Age?
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We examine Barzun’s conclusion
-- Is Western culture at its last moments? |
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| A |
| Walking
Through Shakeaspeare: The Comedies. |
| Realizado
de 04/06/2001 à 27/06/2001 |
| Instrutora:
Melissa Eidson |
Conteúdo
do Curso
| 1. Shakespeare, his life and
works. |
William Shakespeare: an
introduction to his life, his work and his comedic genius. |
| 2. Enjoying Shakeaspeare:
Understanding the language. |
An introduction to some basic tools
of Shakespearean English. |
| 3. Major Themes and Motifs in A
Midsummer Night's Dream. |
Learn the major themes and motifs
that are repeated in this play. |
| 4. As you like it. |
We'll discuss the various symbolic
representations of characters and themes in As You Like It. We'll examine
Shakespeare's dialogue on different philosophies of life as shown through the characters
and their interactions with one another. |
| 5. Use of Language and Themes in
Much Ado About Nothing. |
This lesson will focus on the two
main characters and explore the psychology of romantic love within each. We will also look
at the main themes of the play and how those ideas relate to us today. |
| 6. Twelfth night, or What You
Will. |
You will get another chance to
employ the techniques and devices of Shakespearean verse that you learned in Lesson 2 to
interpret the primary themes of Twelfth Night. |
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| A |
| Walking
Through Shakespeare: The Tragedies |
| Realizado
de 07/05/2001 à 24/05/2001 |
| Instrutora:
Patricia Wareh, Ph.D. |
Conteúdo
do Curso
| 1. Shakespeare's
Tragedies vs. Universal Tragedy |
What makes a Shakespearean tragedy?
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| 2. Hamlet |
Why does Hamlet continue to
interest us today? |
| 3. Othello |
Shakespeare's homely tragedy. |
| 4. King Lear |
Shakespeare's greatest -- and most
devastating -- tragedy. |
| 5. Macbeth |
Shakespeare's shortest, most
claustrophobic tragedy. |
| 6. Antony and Cleopatra |
The last of the great tragedies. |
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| A |
| Understanding
Poetry |
| Realizado
de 07/05/2001 à 31/05/2001 |
| Instrutora:
Kathleen McGinn, Ph.D. |
Conteúdo
do Curso
| 1. Poetic Language |
An introductory look at the
ingredients of poetry. |
| 2. Poetic Shape |
A look at how lines of poetry take
shape. |
| 3. Shorter Forms |
A roundup of several celebrated
forms of the short poem. |
| 4. Larger Designs |
A roundup of prominent types of
larger poems, with concentration on the ode. |
| 5. Poems and Place |
A look at how poems measure and
reflect the surrounding landscape. |
| 6. Poems and Time |
A look at how poems confront the
passage of time. |
| 7. Poems and Audience |
We turn to the most important
interaction of all in poetry: that of poets with their audience. |
| 8. Poems and Today |
The course ends by considering the
ways poetry reflects modernity |
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| A |
| The
Poet's Table: Walt Whitman's Poetry and Prose. |
| Realizado
de 07/05/2001 à 24/05/2001 |
| Instrutora:
Kathleen McGinn, Ph.D. |
Conteúdo
do Curso
| 1. Who Was Walt Whitman? |
A general introduction to Whitman's
life: What shaped Whitman and how he shaped himself. |
| 2. Whitman's Style |
Understanding Whitman's
innovations: The startling and distinctive style of Leaves of Grass. |
| 3. Whitman's Themes |
An examination of the philosophical
ideas and thematic obsessions in Whitman's Leaves of Grass and other works. |
| 4. Whitman and Sex |
Why all the controversy?
Understanding Whitman's use of physical desire in his poetry. |
| 5. Whitman and War |
An examination of Whitman's
involvement with the Civil War and how it influenced his writing. |
| 6. Whitman and the Future |
Whitman's ultimate success and
lasting influence. |
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