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September 2025 Modules

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Advanced Old English Series: Readings in Prose
 Candidate

As soon as we obtain enough interest in this class we will be in touch to work out a meeting time that works for the group. Thank you for keeping your Blackberry availability up to date!
Dr. Peter Baker, then of the University of Virginia, translated Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland into Old English. This module will work with and translate back into Modern English this fun and delightful text.
Precepted by Dr. Larry Swain

Book Club: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 1
Cluster  Candidate

As soon as we obtain enough interest in this class we will be in touch to work out a meeting time that works for the group. Thank you for keeping your Blackberry availability up to date!
Expelliarmus! Let's read the seventh Harry Potter Book!

We will get together twice a week to explore the series, reading through the books at a relaxed pace. Connect with fellow readers and share your insights as we discover (or rediscover) the magic.

Over two months, we will follow seventeen-year-old Harry's adventures. With Voldemort ascendant, Harry and his friends are now fugitives. They must find a way to break the dark lord's power, or the Wizarding World is lost...

This book club is all about sharing the moments of unexpected, joyful discovery through close reading. Focusing on the text, we will share our personal readings and experiences. We will learn from our classmates in a kindness-first, supportive environment.

Together, we can tackle some big questions about the series. What was it about the Harry Potter books that resonated with so many people? To what extent is it possible or indeed desirable to separate art from artist?

Most of all, however, we will have an inclusive dialogue that embraces a multiplicity of views and enriches our experience of the text.
Precepted by Dr. Julian Barr

The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 1 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)
(Section 1)
 Candidate  Hybrid


Monday Lectures (Live-Recorded): Meeting for four 1-hour Lectures with Dr. Sara Brown (and/or guest James Tauber) meeting on Mondays at 11:00 AM Eastern Time on September 8, 15, 22, and 29 (and a bonus lecture from Dr. Corey Olsen, will be shared with enrolled students at a time TBD)

Discussion Sessions: Discussion group meetings with Dr. Sara Brown on Thursdays at 11:00 AM Eastern for four 1-hour discussion groups on September 11, 18, 25, and Oct 2
The details for our study through Volume 3 of Hammond and Scull's magisterial “Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien" will be announced in Spring 2025.
Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown (Lecturer)
with guests James Tauber and Dr. Corey Olsen

The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 1 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)
(Section 2)
 Candidate  Hybrid


Monday Lectures (Live-Recorded): Meeting for four 1-hour Lectures with Dr. Sara Brown (and/or guest James Tauber) meeting on Mondays at 11:00 AM Eastern Time on September 8, 15, 22, and 29 (and a bonus lecture from Dr. Corey Olsen, will be shared with enrolled students at a time TBD)

Discussion Sessions: Discussion group meetings with Dr. Sara Brown on Fridays at 11:00 AM Eastern for four 1-hour discussion groups on September 12, 19, 26, and Oct 3
The details for our study through Volume 3 of Hammond and Scull's magisterial “Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien" will be announced in Spring 2025.
Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown (Lecturer)
with guests James Tauber and Dr. Corey Olsen

The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 1 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)
(Section 3)
 Candidate  Hybrid


Monday Lectures (Live-Recorded): Meeting for four 1-hour Lectures with Dr. Sara Brown (and/or guest James Tauber) meeting on Mondays at 11:00 AM Eastern Time on September 8, 15, 22, and 29 (and a bonus lecture from Dr. Corey Olsen, will be shared with enrolled students at a time TBD)

Discussion Sessions: Discussion group meetings with Patrick Lyon on Thursdays at 9:00 PM Eastern for four 1-hour discussion groups on September 11, 18, 25, and Oct 2
The details for our study through Volume 3 of Hammond and Scull's magisterial “Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien" will be announced in Spring 2025.
Precepted by Dr. Sara Brown (Lecturer) and Patrick Lyon (Section 3)
with guests James Tauber and Dr. Corey Olsen