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History of Chinese Costumes|中国服饰七千年
by Xizeng Jia- 0.0
12 Weeks
详细诠释中国服饰艺术特征、 发展脉络、时尚变迁和文化内涵,图解中国服饰式样结构与工艺特点,举例中国风时装设计,分析中国元素时装创新设计途径。 本课程以贾玺增博士主讲的清华大学精品课程《中国服装史》内容为基础,邀请中国最优秀史学专家、收藏家和复原团体,通过大量丰富的考古实物、图像资料,从物质生活、社会审美风尚变迁的角度,解读中国服装历史发展演变、文化内涵与象征意义,对比展示中国传统服饰的艺术风格、服装式样、裁剪结构、工艺细节,分析中国传统服饰元素时装转化的技巧与路径,海量举例名师大牌历史元素时装设计的成功案例,在中国服装史与时装设计之间搭建桥梁,对学习中国传统服装史、理解中国古代流行时尚,以及有效利用中国服装史元素,活学活用、学以致用地进行时装设计具有极大的现实意义和参考价值。 从服装服饰的七千年演变历史了解中国古代流行时尚 展示中国传统服饰的艺术风格、服装式样、剪裁结构和工艺细节 学习利用中国元素...
$49
Globalization: Past and Future
by Jeffrey D. Sachs- 0.0
4 Weeks
Is globalization a new phenomenon or a cyclical pattern throughout human history? In this four-part mini-course, Professor Jeffrey Sachs argues that we have always lived in a global world. He takes students on a historical and anthropological tour of six distinct waves of globalization and outlines the key factors that drove innovation, technology dispersal and development during these epochs....
$25
Antarctica: From Geology to Human History
by Rebecca Priestley , Cliff Atkins- 0.0
5 Weeks
Take a virtual field trip to Antarctica, as we go on location to explore the geology and history of the coldest, driest, windiest continent on earth. Explore the continent of Antarctica and more than 500 million years of geological history and 250 years of geographical discovery and scientific endeavour. Knowledge of the chronology of Antarctic geology and human activities....
$49
PredictionX: John Snow and the Cholera Epidemic of 1854
by Alyssa Goodman- 0.0
1 Weeks
An in-depth look at the 1854 London cholera epidemic in Soho and its importance for the field of epidemiology. In 1854, a cholera epidemic swept through the London neighborhood of Soho. In the course of about three weeks, over 600 people died. The scourge of cholera seemed unstoppable and, even worse, unpredictable....
$49
Women Making History: Ten Objects, Many Stories
by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich , Jane Kamensky- 0.0
8 Weeks
Learn how American women created, confronted, and embraced change in the 20th century while exploring ten objects from Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library. As we approach the centennial of the passage of women’s suffrage in 1920, there has been a recent burst of activism among American women. Women are running for political office in record numbers....
$139
PredictionX: Lost Without Longitude
by Alyssa Goodman- 0.0
1 Weeks
Explore the history of navigation, from stars to satellites. Humans have been navigating for ages. As we developed the tools and techniques for determining location and planning a route, navigation grew into a practice, an art, and a science. Navigational skill has long been tied to commercial, economic, and military success....
$49
China and Communism
by Peter K. Bol , William C. Kirby- 0.0
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
China’s Political and Intellectual Foundations: From Sage Kings to Confucius
by Peter K. Bol , William C. Kirby- 0.0
15 Weeks
Learn about China’s origins, its integral early thinkers, and competing states and schools of thought. This course, the first in a comprehensive series on China, introduces you to the history, geography, and culture of the country. Time, space, and identity — enduring issues in Chinese history — are explored. China’s history from political, geographic, and cultural perspectives....
$99
Contemporary China: The People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong
by Peter K. Bol , William C. Kirby- 0.0
15 Weeks
Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present. Using case studies from the Harvard Business School, this course will cover the contemporary Chinese scene by focusing on five main themes in China’s development: agriculture, entrepreneurship, education, environment, and literature. ” The political and economic world of Post-Mao China....
$99
The Threat of Nuclear Terrorism
by William Perry- 0.0
5 Weeks
Former Secretary of Defense William J. Perry and a team of international experts explore what can be done about the threat of nuclear terrorism in this free course, for which you can earn a signed Statement of Accomplishment. This is a self-paced version of the original course which ran in Fall 2017....
$50