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The Book: Making and Meaning in the Medieval Manuscript
by Jeffrey F. Hamburger- 0.0
8 Weeks
Explore the process of creation, and the relationship between making and meaning, in the illuminated manuscripts of the western Middle Ages. As books “go digital,” we can appreciate what is gained in terms of convenience, accessibility and interconnectedness. However, we should also consider what is lost as texts transition to a digital sphere....
$90
The Great War and Modern Philosophy
by Nicolas de Warren- 0.0
8 Weeks
Learn how philosophers responded to the First World War and how the war changed philosophical reflection. World War 1 was the original catastrophe of the 20th-century. This course investigates the complex ways in which the First World War mobilized philosophical reflection during the war and the varied ways in which philosophical thought responded to the war....
$49
Antropología de la Música: El Caso de las Músicas del Pacífico Colombiano
by Manuel Enrique Sevilla Peñuela- 0.0
9 Weeks
Al tomar el curso aprenderás prácticas musicales de la región pacífica colombiana asociadas a su espiritualidad, territorio y política. Teniendo como eje central elementos metodológicos y conceptuales de la antropología simbólica. Acerca de este curso ¿Qué va aprender? Al finalizar el MOOC el estudiante estará en la capacidad de:...
$25
Del trazo caligráfico al método paleográfico: experimentando la materialidad de los manuscritos históricos
by Diego Navarro Bonilla , Eduardo Juárez Valero- 0.0
6 Weeks
Práctica paleográfica y caligráfica en ciclos de escritura histórica y procesos materiales de creación del manuscrito, conservación e interpretación. El tiempo y el espacio son elementos vertebradores de toda la propuesta de contenidos en torno al mundo del manuscrito histórico. Descubrir la materialidad que define la escritura y su dimensión manufactual....
$29
Poetry in America: The Civil War and Its Aftermath
by Elisa New- 0.0
4 Weeks
Explore the poetry of the Civil War and its aftermath. This module, the fifth installment of the multi-part Poetry in America series, explores the Poetry of the Civil War and its Aftermath. We will: E. B DuBois. Examine the language of patriotism, pride, justice, violence, loss, and memory inspired by the Nation’s greatest conflict....
$99
Chinese Thought: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science - Part 1
by Edward Slingerland- 0.0
5 Weeks
An introduction to early Chinese thought, exploring connections with Western philosophy, spirituality, mindfulness, modern science and everyday life. This course is designed to give students a thorough introduction to early (pre-221 BCE) Chinese thought, its contemporary implications, and the role of religion in human well-being. This course provides a full university semester’s worth of material broken into two parts....
$49
Shakespeare on the Page and in Performance: Tragic Love
by Yu Jin Ko , Diego Arciniegas- 0.0
4 Weeks
Explore Shakespeare's mature plays of tragic love, Othello and King Lear, and learn what makes them so powerful and enduring. This literature and theater course will study two of the most sublime and gut-wrenching plays in the English language: Othello and King Lear. A new appreciation for Shakespeare's greatness and popularity, on the page and in performance across the globe....
$49
The Book: Print and Manuscript in Western Europe, Asia and the Middle East (1450-1650)
by Ann M. Blair , Lianbin Dai , Meredith Quinn- 0.0
3 Weeks
Learn how book printing first developed and shaped the modern book by examining some examples of rare materials from Harvard's collections. Printing, or the capacity to reproduce text and image mechanically, has rightly been hailed as a technology with far-reaching impact. But the technology takes more than one form and originated in more than one historical context....
$70
Humanity and Nature in Chinese Thought | 中国哲学思想中的人类与自然观
by Chad Hansen- 0.0
8 Weeks
Think along with Classical Chinese masters as they explore and debate how and where we can find ethical guidance in nature. 与中国古代哲学大师们一道思索和讨论人类如何从自然界发现道德准则 We make ethical or behaviour guiding right / wrong judgments all the time but have you ever wondered where Ethics comes from, what it is about and why it is important?...
$50
The Book: Monasteries, Schools, and Notaries, Part 1: Reading the Late Medieval Marseille Archive
by Daniel Lord Smail- 0.0
3 Weeks
Understand handwriting’s role in the later Middle Ages as Europe was in the midst of the "paper revolution” and the quantity of documents was exploding. Medieval Europe has preserved enormous quantities of books and documents—many millions of pages, in fact—written in Latin and other languages. However, only a tiny percentage of these texts have been edited and published....
$70