Signum University — Blackberry

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Literacy

Language

Precepted by Pilar Barrera and Sam Roche

Fantasy Studies

Precepted by Dr. Julian Barr and Pilar Barrera

Current and Upcoming Modules in the Literacy Portal

June 2026

Discover Japan: Speak, Eat, Explore

Precepted by Pilar Barrera and Sam Roche

August 2026

Signum Classics: Little Women Candidate

Precepted by Dr. Julian Barr and Pilar Barrera

Preceptors for Literacy

Elise Trudel

Hamish Williams

Jennifer Rogers

Julian Barr

Laurel Stevens

Liam Daley

Maggie Parke

Mari Takiguchi

Nakhat Fatima

Pilar Barrera

Robert Steed

Shawn Gaffney

All Modules in Literacy Portal

Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals
Discover Japan: Speak, Eat, Explore	Pilar Barrera Sam Roche	Language Sector	Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics Literacy
Japanese for Advanced Beginners (Genki II) Series of 12	Dr. Robert Steed	Language Sector	Beginning Languages East Asian Studies Japan Literacy
Japanese Through Culture Series of 24	Pilar Barrera Mari Takiguchi	Language Sector	Anime Conversational Languages East Asian Studies Japan Linguistics Literacy Video Games
Lights, Camera, Meaning: A Film Studies Series Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Maggie Parke	General Humanities Sector	Adaptation Theory Crafting Digital Humanities Epic Fantasy Fantasy Film Studies Literacy Worldbuilding
Lights, Camera, Meaning: Reading a Film and the Language of Cinema (Film Language 1)	Dr. Maggie Parke	General Humanities Sector	Adaptation Theory Crafting Digital Humanities Epic Fantasy Fantasy Film Studies Literacy Worldbuilding
Lights, Camera, Meaning: Reading a Film and the Language of Cinema (Film Language 2)	Dr. Maggie Parke	General Humanities Sector	Adaptation Theory Crafting Digital Humanities Epic Fantasy Fantasy Film Studies Literacy Worldbuilding
Newbery Book Club	Sparrow Alden	General Humanities Sector	Children’s Literature Education Literacy
Reading Middle English: An Introduction	Dr. Liam Daley	Language Sector	Beginning Languages British Literature Drama Fantasy History Literacy The Middle Ages
Reading Middle English: An Introduction	Dr. Liam Daley	Language Sector	Beginning Languages British Literature Drama Fantasy History Literacy The Middle Ages
Reading Middle English: An Introduction	Dr. Liam Daley	Language Sector	Beginning Languages British Literature Drama Fantasy History Literacy The Middle Ages
Reading Middle English: An Introduction	Dr. Liam Daley	Language Sector	Beginning Languages British Literature Drama Fantasy History Literacy The Middle Ages
Signum Classics: Little Women	Dr. Julian Barr Pilar Barrera	Fantasy Studies Sector	American Literature Children’s Literature Cultural Studies Ethics History Literacy Women's Studies
The Science of Reading: Teaching Your Kids How to Read	Elise Trudel	Living Arts Sector	Education Linguistics Literacy Skills
The Science of Reading: Teaching Your Kids How to Read	Elise Trudel	Living Arts Sector	Education Linguistics Literacy Skills
The Science of Reading: Teaching Your Kids How to Read	Elise Trudel	Living Arts Sector	Education Linguistics Literacy Skills
Tolkien and the Romantics Non-Sequential Series	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Ecocriticism JRR Tolkien Legacy Literacy Philosophy Romanticism Women's Studies
Tolkien and the Romantics: Dark Romanticism and the Gothic Literary Tradition	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	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: Dark Romanticism and the Gothic Literary Tradition	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	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 Sector	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: Forging Myth and History	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	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: Forging Myth and History	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	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 Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Owen Barfield Poetry Romanticism The Inklings The Middle Ages Time Travel
Tolkien and the Romantics: Imagining and Dreaming	Will Sherwood	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Classical Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Gothic Literature JRR Tolkien Literacy Magic Metaphysics Owen Barfield Poetry Romanticism The Inklings The Middle Ages Time Travel
Tolkien and the Romantics: Nature and Ecology	Will Sherwood	Fantasy Studies Sector	Anthropocene British Literature Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy JRR Tolkien Legacy Literacy Metaphysics Philosophy Romanticism Travel Literature Women's Studies
Tolkien and the Romantics: Nature and Ecology	Will Sherwood	Fantasy Studies Sector	Anthropocene British Literature Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy JRR Tolkien Legacy Literacy Metaphysics Philosophy Romanticism Travel Literature Women's Studies
Tolkien and the Romantics: Nature and Ecology	Will Sherwood	Fantasy Studies Sector	Anthropocene British Literature Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy JRR Tolkien Legacy Literacy Metaphysics Philosophy Romanticism Travel Literature Women's Studies
Tolkien and the Romantics: Nature and Ecology	Will Sherwood	Fantasy Studies Sector	Anthropocene British Literature Ecocriticism Epic Fantasy JRR Tolkien Legacy Literacy Metaphysics Philosophy Romanticism Travel Literature Women's Studies
Urdu Unlocked	Dr. Nakhat Fatima	Language Sector	Beginning Languages Conversational Languages Cultural Studies Linguistics Literacy
Wayward Children Novellas: Part 3	Laurel Stevens	Fantasy Studies Sector	Book series Fairy Tales Fantasy Literacy Monsters Novellas Weird Fiction

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