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January 2025 contains candidate modules. These are modules that only run if there is enough interest. Token holders can vote on candidate modules to help them get confirmed.

Module	Preceptors	Days and Times	Status	Format	Sector	Portals
Advanced Old English Series: Readings in Prose	Dr. Larry Swain	Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 7:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on January 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30	Confirmed	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Language	Advanced Languages Germanic Studies
Art History – A Thousand Stories: Post-Impressionism Cluster	Pilar Barrera	Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 6:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on January (skip 2), 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30	Launchpad	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity	General Humanities	Art Crafting Cultural Studies History Philosophy
Beginning Japanese 11 Continuing Series	Dr. Robert Steed	Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on January (skip 2), 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30	Confirmed	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Language	Beginning Languages East Asian Studies Japan
Book Club: Chapterhouse Dune 2	Dr. Julian Barr	Meeting Thursdays at 10:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on January 2, 9, 16, (skip 23), 30	Confirmed Mini Module	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Creative Writing: Aristotle's Poetics for Story-Tellers Cluster	Dr. Julian Barr	Pre-recorded lectures will be supplemented by live meetings Mondays at 11:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on January 6, 13, 20, 27	Spotlight Launchpad Hybrid	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Creative Writing	Adaptation Theory Classical Literature Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Cultural Studies Philosophy Poetry The Greco-Roman World
Creative Writing: Weekend Retreat	Sparrow F. Alden	Meeting Friday, January 31 at 8:00 PM Eastern for two hours; Saturday, February 1 at 10:00 AM for three hours; Saturday, February 1 at 3:00 PM for six hours with a supper break; and Sunday, February 2 at 1:00 PM for three hours.	Launchpad Intensive	Discussion-based • High intensity	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Skills Workshops
Creative Writing: Workshop	Christopher Bartlett	Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 8:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on January (skip 2), 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30	Confirmed	Discussion-based • High intensity	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Skills Workshops
Gothic Language 1 First in the Series	Dr. Paul Peterson	Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 8:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on January 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29	Spotlight Confirmed	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Language	Beginning Languages Germanic Studies Linguistics
His Dark Materials in Context: The Golden Compass Cluster	Dr. Faith Acker Dr. Gabriel Schenk	Meeting Fridays at 9:00 AM Eastern for four 2-hour sessions on January 17, 24, 31, and February 7	Launchpad	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fall Survey 2023 Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
Inventing Lancelot: From Comic to Tragic in Seven Centuries Cluster	Dr. Liam Daley	Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 6:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on January 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, and 29	Spotlight Confirmed Hybrid	Discussion-based • Low intensity	General Humanities	Arthurian Literature Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy History The Middle Ages
Japanese: From Zero - 18 Continuing Series	Sam Roche	Meeting Tuesdays & Fridays at 9:00 AM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on January 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28	Confirmed	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies
Japanese Through Culture 6 Continuing Series	Pilar Barrera	Meeting Tuesdays at 5:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on January 7, 14, 21, 28	Confirmed Mini Module	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity	Language	Anime Conversational Languages East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics Literacy Video Games
Old English 1 First in the Series	Dr. Isaac Schendel	Meeting Mondays & Wednesdays at 8:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on January 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29	Launchpad	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Language	Beginning Languages Germanic Studies Language Modules - First in the Series
Preparing for the Year Ahead	Keli Fancher	Meeting Mondays & Thursdays at 6:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on January 6, 9, 13, 16, 20, 23, 27, 30	Launchpad	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	General Humanities	Collaborative Feedback Crafting Journaling Productivity Workshops
Readings in Middle High German: Herzog Ernst	Dr. Isaac Schendel	Meeting Tuesdays & Thursdays at 8:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on January 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30	Launchpad	Discussion-based • Medium intensity	Language	Advanced Languages Germanic Studies Linguistics The Middle Ages
The Music of Middle-earth: Howard Shore's The Fellowship of the Ring Cluster	Jack Schabert	Meeting Tuesdays & Wednesdays at 10:00 PM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on January 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29	Spotlight Launchpad	Discussion-based • Low intensity	Fantasy Studies	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fantasy Film Studies JRR Tolkien Music
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 3 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919) (1)	Dr. Sara Brown James Tauber (Guest) Dr. Corey Olsen (Guest)	Discussion Session Times (Not Recorded): Please see the scheduling table for discussion times.	Confirmed FULL Hybrid	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 3 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919) (2)	Dr. Sara Brown James Tauber (Guest) Dr. Corey Olsen (Guest)	Discussion Session Times (Not Recorded): Please see the scheduling table for discussion times.	Confirmed Hybrid	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 3 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919) (3)	Dr. Sara Brown (Lecturer) Dr. Chris Vaccaro (Section 3) James Tauber (Guest) Dr. Corey Olsen (Guest)	Discussion Session Times (Not Recorded): Please see the scheduling table for discussion times.	Launchpad Hybrid	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 3 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919) (4)	Dr. Sara Brown (Lecturer) Patrick Lyon (Section 4) James Tauber (Guest) Dr. Corey Olsen (Guest)	Discussion Sessions: Discussion group meetings with Patrick Lyon on Thursdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour discussion groups on January 9, 16, 23, and 30.	Confirmed Hybrid	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
Viking Hogwarts: Shamanistic World Views in Norse Magic	Dr. Irina Manea	Pre-recorded lectures will be supplemented by live meetings Wednesdays at 2:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour sessions on January 8, 15, 22, 29	Launchpad Hybrid	Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity	General Humanities	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age
Why We Love Faerie – A Psychological Perspective	Dori Acampora	Meeting Mondays & Fridays at 11:00 AM Eastern for eight 1-hour sessions on January 6, 10, 13, 17, 20, 24, 27, 31	Launchpad	Lecture-based • Medium intensity	General Humanities	Fairy Tales Fantasy JRR Tolkien Psychology