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Islam Through Its Scriptures
by Ali Asani- 0.0
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4 Weeks
Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies. How can you improve your understanding of Islam and its most important holy text, the Quran? This approach enables learners to explore the influence of the Quran on diverse Muslim understandings of Islam....
$99
Citizen Politics in America: Public Opinion, Elections, Interest Groups, and the Media
by Thomas E. Patterson- 0.0
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4 Weeks
Learn about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape. Public opinion has a powerful yet inexact influence on elected officials. Politicians risk their careers if they ignore it, yet its power is not easy to capture nor quantify. We’ll address the unique features of the two-party system in the U....
$99
The Einstein Revolution
by Peter Galison , Ion Mihailescu- 0.0
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14 Weeks
Traces Albert Einstein’s engagement with relativity, quantum mechanics, Nazism, nuclear weapons, philosophy, the arts, and technology. Albert Einstein has become the icon of modern science. Following his scientific, cultural, philosophical, and political trajectory, this course aims to track the changing role of physics in the 20th and 21st centuries. edx. org/edx-terms-service....
$99
Shakespeare's Hamlet: The Ghost
by Stephen Greenblatt- 0.0
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4 Weeks
Explore the haunting figure at the heart of one of William Shakespeare’s most famous plays. In the first act of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet , the Ghost of the dead King of Denmark appears to his son, setting off a chain of events that culminates in the play’s notoriously bloody finale. The importance of themes like remembrance, death, and mourning....
$99
Gender and Intersectionality
by Giti Chandra , Thomas Brorsen Smidt- 0.0
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6 Weeks
Gender intersects with everything. Using examples from popular culture, classical literature, and history, this course will teach you how to analyze religious texts and traditions, class divisions, racial inequality, sexualities and nationalism through a gendered lens. Understanding gender and intersectionality can help us understand ourselves and the world and culture we live in....
$50
Judaism Through Its Scriptures
by Shaye Cohen , Matthew Hass- 0.0
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4 Weeks
Learn about the key beliefs and practices of Judaism through an examination of its sacred texts and their interpretation. For over two millennia, Jews throughout the entire world have been committed to reading, interpreting, and living their scriptures. But what are the Jewish scriptures? When were they written? And why are they relevant in the 21st century?...
$99
Arab-Islamic History: From Tribes to Empires
by Miri Shefer-Mossensohn- 0.0
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8 Weeks
Learn about the history of the Arab and Muslim world during its first millennium, including political, social and cultural aspects. You will study this course in two parts. The second part delves into social and cultural realities of the medieval Middle East. This course was produced at Tel Aviv University by TAU Online - learning innovation center....
$149
Shakespeare’s Othello: The Moor
by Stephen Greenblatt , Bailey Sincox- 0.0
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4 Weeks
Explore acts of storytelling in Shakespeare's Othello alongside world-class artists who interpret Othello's story in new forms and contexts today. In this course, we'll read William Shakespeare’s Othello and discuss the play from a variety of perspectives. The goal of the course is not to cover everything that has been written on Othello....
$99
Sikhism Through Its Scriptures
by Harpreet Singh , Ravinder Singh , Damanpreet Singh- 0.0
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4 Weeks
This course examines the Sikh scripture from a doctrinal and historical perspective by providing an overview of Sikh teachings as well as the historical context within which the scripture evolved and became canonized. Sikhi, commonly known as Sikhism, is a monotheistic religious tradition that was founded byGuru Nanak in late fifteenth-century Panjab in South Asia....
$99
China and Communism
by Peter K. Bol , William C. Kirby- 0.0
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15 Weeks
Explore the Maoist period of China, from the Communist Party to the death of Mao and the reopening of China. How did the Communists conquer China? What role does culture play? What are the successes and failures of the Chinese Communist Party after seizing power in 1949? What constitutes liberation? How the rise of the Chinese Communist Party came about....
$99
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