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Europe Without Borders?
by Stefan Auer , Nicole Scicluna , Timothy Garton Ash (Guest speaker) , George Papandreou (Guest speaker)- 0.0
4 Weeks
A Europe that’s united and without borders is under threat. Can it survive the challenges presented by the eurozone crisis, Brexit and the COVID-19 outbreak? Do you wonder what the European Union is all about? What challenges does it face and can it survive them? How will the eurozone crisis, the refugee crisis, Brexit and the COVID-19 outbreak reshape Europe?...
$99
Changing Minds: Geographic Discoveries and New Worlds through the Eyes of a Renaissance Jewish Scholar
by Fabrizio Lelli- 0.0
5 Weeks
This course will situate a manuscript in the context of the world from which it was produced so that we better understand both. The Italian Renaissance was a time of scientific discovery and artistic revolution, it was also a time of world exploration, religious ferment, and technological changes such as the broad dissemination of print....
$29
Visualizing Postwar Tokyo, Part 1
by Shunya Yoshimi- 0.0
6 Weeks
Analyze the history of change and development in postwar Tokyo from different perspectives using archived photographs, films, and TV programs. Tokyo emerged out of the ruins of war to become a large city of 10 million people in only a quarter of a century. S. UTokyo is participating in the Tokyo 2020 Support Programme....
$49
Living at the Nuclear Brink
by William Perry- 0.0
10 Weeks
I have been living at the nuclear brink for all of my adult life, and throughout my career in academia, private industry, and the U. S. government, I have dealt first-hand with the evolving nuclear threat. Because most people do not understand just how serious these dangers are today, their governments are not taking adequate pre...
$50
Wage Work for Women Citizens: 1870-1920
by Alice Kessler-Harris , Nick Juravich , Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning , New-York Historical Society- 0.0
10 Weeks
Departing from the Civil War years, examine how gender shaped women's work outside the home in the late 19th century. Explore efforts to affirm domesticity while providing women with paths to independence, and uncover how the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments impacted women’s political participation. How ideas of independent womanhood emerged in the age of industrialization...
$50
Negotiating a Changing World: 1920-1950
by Alice Kessler-Harris , Nick Juravich , Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning , New-York Historical Society- 0.0
10 Weeks
Beginning with the passing of the 19th Amendment and on through World War II, explore the new cultural and economic opportunities that emerged for women in this period while gaining an understanding of how racial, familial, and legal structures placed constraints on that independence. Learn how women's contributions to the war effort provided both new opportunities and new barriers....
$50
Visualizing Postwar Tokyo, Part 2
by Shunya Yoshimi- 0.0
6 Weeks
Identify the geopolitics historically involved in the practice of “visualizing postwar Tokyo. ” The history of postwar Tokyo reveals an essential feature of the modern city, i. e. the city as a place of visualities. In Part 2, we will focus on the geopolitics of these gazes in modern Tokyo. ”...
$49
Star Trek: Inspiring Culture and Technology II
by Scott Mantz , Margaret Weitekamp- 0.0
6 Weeks
Explorehow Star Trek' sdiverse crew prompted audiences to reconsider their own perceptions of different races and genders as well as their own place in the universe. Why has Star Trek , which began as a failed network series, become so influential? What about the shows and movies resonate with so many people?...
$40
Star Trek: Inspiring Culture and Technology III
by Scott Mantz , Margaret Weitekamp- 0.0
5 Weeks
Explorehow Star Trek inspires reflection on our own history, humanity, and place in the universe. Why has Star Trek , which began as a failed network series, become so influential? Instead of fading away, the Star Trek universe now encompasses feature films, additional television series, and a universe of fan conventions and memorabilia....
$40
Noongar Language and Culture
by Marion Kickett , Simon Forrest , Brenda Larsen- 0.0
6 Weeks
Learn about the Noongar people of Western Australia, their culture and their language. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned photographs/videos in this course may contain images of deceased persons which may cause sadness or distress. Noongar people are the original inhabitants of the vast geographical area in the south-western corner of Western Australia....
$139