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Robert Watson / Ucla:
Who Was Shakespeare & Why Does He Still Matter?
How can we grasp William Shakespeare – the most powerful and elusive genius in Western Culture? What revelations lurk in his biography, in the conflicts of Elizabethan society, the glories of Renaissance h... read more
Free TrialBringing an Alleged Nazi to Justice 50 Years Later
Instructor:
Jonathan Steinberg / Penn
On June 22, 1941 at 3:00a.m. the Wehrmacht swept across the Soviet frontier. Each Army Group had a team of SS murders, the so-called Einsatzgruppen, assigned to exterminate the 5 million Soviet ... read more
Film and Literature in the Aftermath of September 11, 2001
Instructor:
Elizabeth Goldberg / Babson
Adolph Hitler's use of film, literature, and music as propaganda tools during the Nazi era offers an important cautionary tale against the mix of art and politics, and yet art has a long,... read more
Medievalism in the 21st Century
Instructor:
Daniel Donoghue / Harvard
Europe’s Middle Ages, from 600 to 1500 A.D., is often remembered for its barbarity. Indeed, the repression of Jews, slavery, and rigid social hierarchy characterized the period. Today, it’s common to refer to the Tal... read more
