Signum University — Blackberry

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Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals	Occurrences
Are You Tolkien To Me?	Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies	JRR Tolkien Worldbuilding
Book Club: Dune by Frank Herbert Non-Sequential Series	Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies	Creative Writing Dune Fall Survey 2023 Fantasy Frank Herbert May Showcase 2023 Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Dune by Frank Herbert (Part I: Dune)	Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies	Creative Writing Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Science Fiction Worldbuilding	May 2023
Book Club: Dune by Frank Herbert (Part III: The Prophet)	Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies	Creative Writing Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Dune by Frank Herbert (Part II: Muad’dib)	Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies	Creative Writing Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Chapterhouse Dune 1		Fantasy Studies	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Chapterhouse Dune 2		Fantasy Studies	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Chapterhouse Dune Non-Sequential Series		Fantasy Studies	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Children of Dune 1 NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies	Adaptation Theory Fantasy Frank Herbert Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Children of Dune 2 NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	Fantasy Studies	Adaptation Theory Fantasy Frank Herbert Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Children of Dune Non-Sequential Series NOT PUBLIC		Fantasy Studies	Adaptation Theory Fantasy Frank Herbert Science Fiction Worldbuilding
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: Heretics of Dune 1		Fantasy Studies	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Heretics of Dune 2		Fantasy Studies	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Book Club: Heretics of Dune Non-Sequential Series		Fantasy Studies	Dune Fantasy Frank Herbert Monsters 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
Children's Literature Modules: Exploring the Magic, Depth, and Adventures in Children's Books NOT PUBLIC		General Humanities	British Literature Children’s Literature Classical Literature Fairy Tales Fantasy Magic Monsters Worldbuilding Young Adult Fiction
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: 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: Let's Talk About Dialogue		Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Drama Education Ethics Poetry Skills Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing: Long Project Preparation	Sparrow F. Alden	Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Skills 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: Science Fiction Workshop NOT PUBLIC	Sparrow F. Alden	Creative Writing	Creative Writing Science Fiction Skills Workshops Worldbuilding
Creative Writing Workshop for Small Groups (Mini-Module)		Creative Writing	Collaborative Feedback Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fantasy Invented Languages Poetry Science Fiction Skills Workshops Worldbuilding	May 2025 (1) May 2025 (3) May 2025 (2)
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
Creative Writing: Writing Computers NOT PUBLIC	Daroc Alden Sparrow F. Alden	Creative Writing	Anthropocene Collaborative Feedback Fantasy Science Fiction Weird Fiction Workshops Worldbuilding
Discovering Terry Pratchett's Discworld Non-Sequential Series		Fantasy Studies	British Literature Terry Pratchett Worldbuilding
Discovering the Discworld: Which Witch is Which?	Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies	British Literature Fall Survey 2023 Oct Showcase 2023 Terry Pratchett Worldbuilding	October 2023
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
Geology of Fictional Worlds	Shawn Gaffney	Fantasy Studies	Creative Writing Fall Survey 2023 Science Fiction 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
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep / Blade Runner - A Study in Adaptation NOT PUBLIC	Julian Barr	General Humanities	Adaptation Theory Science Fiction 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
Midst: Adventures in Unusual Storytelling		General Humanities	Adaptation Theory Creative Writing Fantasy Metaphysics Monsters Music Science Fiction Worldbuilding
Ink Spots and Tea Stains: What We Learn from C.S. Lewis's Writing Habits	Brenton Dickieson	Creative Writing	Archival Research Arthurian Literature British Literature Children’s Literature Composition Crafting Creative Writing CS Lewis Digital Humanities Fantasy JRR Tolkien Owen Barfield Poetry Science Fiction The Inklings The Middle Ages Worldbuilding
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
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters Non-Sequential Series	Sara Brown Patrick Lyon	Fantasy Studies	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 1		Fantasy Studies	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 2		Fantasy Studies	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 3		Fantasy Studies	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters 4		Fantasy Studies	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Linguistics Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
Lowdham’s Report on the Adûnaic Language		Language	Invented Languages JRR Tolkien Linguistics Worldbuilding
Muppet Adaptations: LoTR Edition		Creative Writing	Adaptation Theory Children’s Literature Collaborative Feedback Composition Creative Writing Epic Fantasy Fairy Tales Fantasy Film Studies JRR Tolkien Monsters Muppets Weird Fiction Workshops Worldbuilding
Reading L.M. Montgomery as Fantasy: Part 1: Anne of Green Gables	Brenton Dickieson	General Humanities	Canada Children’s Literature Creative Writing Fairy Tales Fantasy Lucy Maud Montgomery Magic Modernism Romanticism Speculative Fiction Women's Studies Worldbuilding Young Adult Fiction
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
The Compleat Game Master: Introduction to Game Mastery NOT PUBLIC	Richard Rohlin	Creative Writing	Creative Writing Tabletop Gaming Worldbuilding
The History, People, and Culture of Tolkien's Númenor	Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies	JRR Tolkien The Inklings Worldbuilding	November 2022
Tolkien and Alchemy	Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies	Fall Survey 2023 JRR Tolkien Worldbuilding
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's Collected Poems Non-Sequential Series NOT PUBLIC		Fantasy Studies	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
Tolkien's Collected Poems 1 NOT PUBLIC		Fantasy Studies	Fantasy History JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
Tolkien's Collected Poems 2 NOT PUBLIC		Fantasy Studies	Fantasy Gothic Literature JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
Tolkien's Unfinished Tales	Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies	Fall Survey 2023 JRR Tolkien Worldbuilding
Tolkien & Williams as Worldbuilders NOT PUBLIC		Fantasy Studies	JRR Tolkien Poetry The Inklings Worldbuilding
Vampires, Werewolves and Wights – Oh My! Uncanny Creatures in Middle-earth	Sara Brown	Fantasy Studies	JRR Tolkien Worldbuilding
World-Building for SFF Writers NOT PUBLIC		Creative Writing	Creative Writing JRR Tolkien Le Guin Metaphysics Science Fiction The Inklings Weird Fiction Worldbuilding

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