Signum University — Blackberry

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Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals	Occurrences
An Intensive Reading of the Tao Te Ching/Daode jing 道德經 Part II		General Humanities	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ecocriticism History Japan Le Guin Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Intensive Reading of the Zhuangzi/Chuang Tzu 莊子		General Humanities	Anime China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics Fantasy History Japan Le Guin Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Art History – A Thousand Stories Non-Sequential Series		General Humanities	Ancient Middle East Art Bible Comparative Mythology Crafting Cultural Studies History Modernism Philosophy Renaissance Romanticism The Greco-Roman World The Middle Ages	June 2024
Art History – A Thousand Stories: Dutch Golden Age		General Humanities	Art Cultural Studies History Philosophy
Art History – A Thousand Stories: Italian Renaissance		General Humanities	Art Cultural Studies History Philosophy
Art History – A Thousand Stories: Post-Impressionism		General Humanities	Art Crafting Cultural Studies History Philosophy	November 2024
A Sip of Tea and Tea Culture	Robert Steed	General Humanities	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Food History Japan Poetry Religious Studies
Book Club: The Awakening by Kate Chopin NOT PUBLIC	Pilar Barrera	General Humanities	Cultural Studies Women's Studies
Chinese History for Fans of Chinese Media NOT PUBLIC	Robert Steed	General Humanities	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies History Poetry Religious Studies Science Fiction The Middle Ages
Christian and Pagan: Tertullian's Apologetic NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	General Humanities	Bible Classical Literature Cultural Studies History Philosophy The Greco-Roman World
Conversational Japanese for Daily Life	Sam Roche	Language	Conversational Languages Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics
Conversational Norwegian 1		Language	Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies
Creative Writing: Aristotle's Poetics for Story-Tellers	Julian Barr	Creative Writing	Adaptation Theory Classical Literature Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Cultural Studies Philosophy Poetry The Greco-Roman World
C.S. Lewis' The Four Loves and Greek Philosophy	Julian Barr	General Humanities	British Literature Classical Literature CS Lewis Cultural Studies Fall Survey 2023 Philosophy Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World The Inklings
Early Modern Europe (1500-1800): Philosophy and Literature NOT PUBLIC	Hamish Williams	General Humanities	British Literature Classical Literature Cultural Studies Drama Ethics Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Renaissance Romanticism Shakespeare The Enlightenment
Eating Our Way Through Anime	Nancy "Anni" Foasberg Bronwyn Rivera	Fantasy Studies	Anime Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Food History Japan Oct Showcase 2023	October 2023
Encountering the Japanese Weird through Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan NOT PUBLIC	Pilar Barrera Robert Steed	Fantasy Studies	Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fairy Tales Fantasy Japan May Showcase 2023 Monsters
Exploring Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義	Robert Steed	General Humanities	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fall Survey 2023 History Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages Video Games
Exploring Sei Shonagon's The Pillow Book 枕草子	Robert Steed	General Humanities	Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies History Japan Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages Women's Studies
Exploring The Analects 論語 of Confucius NOT PUBLIC		General Humanities	Ancient East Asia China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics History Japan Philosophy Religious Studies
Fairy Tales Studies: Exploring Fairy Tales from Around the World and from Different Authors		Fantasy Studies	Adaptation Theory British Literature Children’s Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fairy Tales Fantasy Japan Magic Monsters Worldbuilding
His Dark Materials in Context Non-Sequential Series		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
HSK Mandarin 1 First in the Series	Sam Roche	Language	Beginning Languages China Conversational Languages Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Linguistics Oct Showcase 2023	October 2023
HSK Mandarin for Beginners Series	Sam Roche	Language	Beginning Languages China Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Linguistics
His Dark Materials in Context: The Amber Spyglass	Faith Acker Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
His Dark Materials in Context: The Golden Compass	Faith Acker Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fall Survey 2023 Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
His Dark Materials in Context: The Subtle Knife	Faith Acker Gabriel Schenk	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Philosophy Women's Studies Worldbuilding
Introduction to Japanese Religions Series		General Humanities	Anime Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics History Japan Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Introduction to Japanese Religions I First in the Series		General Humanities	Anime Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics History Japan Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Introduction to Japanese Religions II Continuing Series		General Humanities	Anime Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics History Japan Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Intro to Fan Fiction	Catherine Collingwood Estes	General Humanities	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Cultural Studies Digital Humanities Fall Survey 2023 Film Studies Weird Fiction
Japanese Classical Theater: Noh, Bunraku, Kyogen, and Kabuki NOT PUBLIC	Robert Steed	General Humanities	Classical Literature Cultural Studies Drama East Asian Studies Japan The Middle Ages
Japanese for Advanced Beginners Series of 11	Pilar Barrera	Language	Beginning Languages Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fall Survey 2023 Japan Linguistics
Japanese: From Zero Series of 18	Sam Roche	Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fall Survey 2023 Japan Linguistics
Japanese: From Zero - 1 First in the Series	Sam Roche	Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Japan Language Modules - First in the Series Linguistics May Showcase 2023	May 2023
Japanese: From Zero - 10 Continuing Series		Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies Japan Linguistics
Japanese: From Zero - 11 Continuing Series		Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies Japan Linguistics
Japanese: From Zero - 12 Continuing Series		Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies
Japanese: From Zero - 13 Continuing Series		Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies
Japanese: From Zero - 14 Continuing Series		Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies
Japanese: From Zero - 15 Continuing Series		Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies
Japanese: From Zero - 16 Continuing Series		Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies
Japanese: From Zero - 17 Continuing Series		Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies
Japanese: From Zero - 18 Continuing Series		Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies	January 2025
Japanese: From Zero - 19 Continuing Series		Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies
Japanese: From Zero - 2 Continuing Series	Sam Roche	Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics
Japanese: From Zero - 3 Continuing Series	Sam Roche	Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics
Japanese: From Zero - 4 Continuing Series	Sam Roche	Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics
Japanese: From Zero - 5 Continuing Series	Sam Roche	Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics
Japanese: From Zero - 6 Continuing Series	Sam Roche	Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics
Japanese: From Zero - 7 Continuing Series		Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics
Japanese: From Zero - 8 Continuing Series		Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics
Japanese: From Zero - 9 Continuing Series		Language	Anime Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics
Japanese Historical Archetypal Characters: Samurai, Ninja, Monks, Miko, Yakuza NOT PUBLIC	Robert Steed	General Humanities	Anime Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fall Survey 2023 History Japan Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Japanese History for Fans of Japanese Media NOT PUBLIC	Robert Steed	General Humanities	Anime Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Drama East Asian Studies History Japan Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages Time Travel Travel Literature
Japanese Through Lyrics	Sam Roche	Language	Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Japan Music
Novel Romani: Gypsies in Victorian & Modern British Literature NOT PUBLIC		General Humanities	British Literature Cultural Studies
Parallel Lives: Plutarch's Alexander and Julius Caesar NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	General Humanities	Classical Literature Cultural Studies History The Greco-Roman World
Readings in Middle High German: Prose Selections		Language	Beginning Languages Classical Literature Cultural Studies Germanic Studies Linguistics The Middle Ages
Readings in Old English: The Battle of Maldon & Group Reading NOT PUBLIC		Language	Advanced Languages Cultural Studies Germanic Studies Poetry The Middle Ages
Representing Utopia through the Ages	Hamish Williams	General Humanities	British Literature Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Ethics Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Oct Showcase 2023 Philosophy The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature Utopias Worldbuilding	October 2023
Russian Fairy Tales: Journeys, Quests, and Chicken Legs	Pilar Barrera	Fantasy Studies	Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Fairy Tales Fantasy
The Argonauts: Apollonius of Rhodes NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	General Humanities	Classical Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fantasy History Magic Monsters The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature
The Body in Tolkien's Legendarium		Fantasy Studies	Cultural Studies Fantasy JRR Tolkien	June 2024
The Life and Legend of St Nicholas	Julian Barr	General Humanities	Bible Classical Literature Cultural Studies History Religious Studies The Middle Ages
The Minoans and Modernity: Minotaurs, Labyrinths, and Other Myths	Hamish Williams	General Humanities	Ancient Middle East Archaeology British Literature Children’s Literature Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Film Studies History Modernism Monsters Science Fiction The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature Utopias
The Trojan Quest: Aeneid 1 NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	General Humanities	Classical Literature Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Fantasy History Magic Monsters Poetry The Greco-Roman World
Tolkien and the Classical World		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Epic Fantasy Ethics Fantasy History JRR Tolkien May Showcase 2024 Philosophy Poetry The Greco-Roman World	May 2024
Ubuntu: An Introduction to African Philosophy	Ishmael Bhila	General Humanities	Anthropocene Cultural Studies Ethics Fall Survey 2023 History May Showcase 2023 Philosophy	May 2023
Viking Hogwarts: A Guide to Old Norse Magic		General Humanities	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic May Showcase 2024 Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age	May 2024
Viking Hogwarts: Battle Magic and Mythology		General Humanities	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic Monsters Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age
Viking Hogwarts: Shamanistic World Views in Norse Magic		General Humanities	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age
Viking Hogwarts: The World Of Old Norse Sorcery Non-Sequential Series		General Humanities	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age
Yōkai and Legends: Exploring the Weird in Japanese and Latin American Cultures		Fantasy Studies	Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fairy Tales Fantasy Japan Latin American Studies Magic Monsters
Zen History and Thought: An Overview	Robert Steed	General Humanities	China Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fall Survey 2023 History Japan Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages

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