Signum University — Blackberry

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Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals	Occurrences
Book Club: Dragonlance Chronicles by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies	Creative Writing Dungeons & Dragons Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic Margaret Weiss Tracy Hickman Worldbuilding
Book Club: Dune Messiah NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies	Adaptation Theory Dune Epic Fantasy Fantasy Frank Herbert Religious Studies Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies	Children’s Literature Comparative Mythology Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy Lloyd Alexander Magic Monsters Worldbuilding
Book Club: The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies	Children’s Literature Christopher Paolini Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy Worldbuilding
Book Club: The Sword of Shannara Trilogy by Terry Brooks NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies	Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy Worldbuilding
Book Club: Sequels of Dune		Fantasy Studies	Epic Fantasy Fantasy Science Fiction
Chretien de Troyes: “Yvain, Knight of the Lion” and “Cliges” NOT PUBLIC		General Humanities	Arthurian Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy The Middle Ages
Creative Writing: A Flash of Brilliance Writing Flash Fiction		Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Science Fiction Time Travel Weird Fiction Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing: Cultures in Fantasy and Science Fiction NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	Creative Writing	Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy Science Fiction Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing: Fantastic Beasts and How to Write Them NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy Science Fiction Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing for Small Groups (Mini-Module)		Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy Invented Languages Poetry Science Fiction Skills Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing: Historical Fantasy NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy History Magic Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing: History and Politics in Fantasy and Science Fiction NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	Creative Writing	Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy Science Fiction Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing: Religion in Fantasy and Science Fiction NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	Creative Writing	Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy Science Fiction Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing: World-Building in Action NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Education Epic Fantasy Fall Survey 2023 Fantasy JRR Tolkien Le Guin Skills Workshops Worldbuilding
Earendel Sprang Up From The Ocean's Cup: The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien NOT PUBLIC		Fantasy Studies	Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Germanic Studies JRR Tolkien Poetry Religious Studies
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
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
Le Morte Darthur: Sir Thomas Malory's "The Death of King Arthur" NOT PUBLIC	Liam Daley	General Humanities	Arthurian Literature British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy History Le Morte Darthur The Middle Ages
In the Age of Wonder: The Many Themes of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal		Fantasy Studies	Anthropocene Comparative Mythology Drama Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy Ethics Fairy Tales Fantasy Film Studies Magic Metaphysics Monsters Weird Fiction Worldbuilding
Inventing Lancelot: From Comic to Tragic in Seven Centuries	Liam Daley	General Humanities	Arthurian Literature Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy History The Middle Ages	November 2024 Spotlight January 2025
Inventing the Holy Grail: Chretien de Troyes's complete “Perceval"		General Humanities	Arthurian Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Mistborn: The Final Empire (Cosmere Club)	Keli Fancher	Fantasy Studies	Epic Fantasy Sanderson
Mistborn: The Hero of Ages (Cosmere Club)	Keli Fancher	Fantasy Studies	Epic Fantasy Sanderson
Mistborn: The Well of Ascension (Cosmere Club)	Keli Fancher	Fantasy Studies	Epic Fantasy Sanderson
Readings in Middle High German: König Rother NOT PUBLIC	Isaac Schendel	Language	Advanced Languages Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fall Survey 2023 Germanic Studies Linguistics The Middle Ages
Sanderson's Mistborn Series (Cosmere Club) Non-Sequential Series	Keli Fancher	Fantasy Studies	Epic Fantasy Fall Survey 2023 Sanderson
Shakespeare's Epic Fairy Tales: Pericles and Cymbeline	Liam Daley	General Humanities	British Literature Drama Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy History Magic Renaissance Shakespeare The Middle Ages
Star Wars: Mysteries of the Force		Fantasy Studies	Comparative Mythology Epic Fantasy Science Fiction Star Wars
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 Dark is Rising Sequence Non-Sequential Series	Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Dark is Rising Sequence: Greenwitch		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Dark is Rising Sequence: Over Sea, Under Stone	Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fall Survey 2023 Fantasy Magic
The Dark is Rising Sequence: Silver on the Tree		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Dark is Rising Sequence: The Dark Is Rising		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic	February 2025
The Dark is Rising Sequence: The Grey King		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Magic
The Music of Middle-earth: Howard Shore's The Fellowship of the Ring		Fantasy Studies	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fantasy Film Studies JRR Tolkien Music	Spotlight January 2025
The Music of Middle-earth: Howard Shore's The Return of the King		Fantasy Studies	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fantasy Film Studies JRR Tolkien Music
The Music of Middle-earth: Howard Shore's The Two Towers		Fantasy Studies	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fantasy Film Studies JRR Tolkien Music
The Music of Middle-earth: Storytelling and Adaptation		Fantasy Studies	Adaptation Theory Composition Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Music Poetry
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 1 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Early Poems 2 (Volume 1: The Years 1910-1919)		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)		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings	January 2025 (1) January 2025 (2) January 2025 (4)
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 1 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967) NOT PUBLIC		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 2 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings	November 2025 (1)
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Later Poems 3 (Volume 3: The Years 1931-1967)		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings	January 2026 (1)
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 1 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931) NOT PUBLIC		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 2 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings	May 2025 (1)
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: The Mature Years 3 (Volume 2: The Years 1919-1931)		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings	July 2025 (1)
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: Tolkien's Collected Poems (The Years 1910-1967 in Three Volumes) Non-Sequential Series		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings	November 2024
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
Tolkien and the Romantics: Dark Romanticism and the Gothic Literary Tradition	Will Sherwood	General Humanities	Anthropocene British Literature Classical Literature Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Philosophy Poetry Romanticism The Middle Ages
Tolkien and the Romantics: Forging Myth and History	Will Sherwood	General Humanities	Anthropocene Arthurian Literature British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature History JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Monsters Philosophy Poetry Romanticism The Middle Ages Time Travel Travel Literature Worldbuilding
Tolkien and the Romantics: Imagining and Dreaming	Will Sherwood	General Humanities	British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Oct Showcase 2023 Owen Barfield Poetry Romanticism The Inklings The Middle Ages Time Travel	October 2023
Tolkien and the Romantics: Nature and Ecology	Will Sherwood	Fantasy Studies	Anthropocene British Literature Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy JRR Tolkien Legacy Literacy Metaphysics Philosophy Romanticism Travel Literature Women's Studies
Túrin's Bones: The Influences of Sigurd, Oedipus, and Kullervo on J.R.R. Tolkien's Tale of Túrin Turambar		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Folklore Germanic Studies JRR Tolkien Kalevala The Greco-Roman World The Middle Ages Viking Age	November 2024 Spotlight February 2025
Utopias and Dystopias in The Fellowship of the Ring		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Children’s Literature Epic Fantasy

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