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A Brief Exploration of Japanese Poetry Dr. Robert Steed
Pilar Barrera
General Humanities East Asian Studies
Japan
Poetry
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
A Brief Intro to Opera Sarah Monnier General Humanities Fall Survey 2023
Music
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Academic Writing Skills Dr. Hamish Williams General Humanities Academic Writing
Composition
Creative Writing
Education
Linguistics
Literacy
Skills
Workshops
Discussion-based
A Casual Look at Etymology in Paleontology Joshua Sosa General Humanities Fall Survey 2023
Linguistics
Paleontology
Discussion-based • Low intensity
A Cultural History of Anime Dr. Robert Steed
Nancy "Anni" Foasberg
General Humanities Anime
East Asian Studies
History
Japan
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Adaptations of Middle-earth: From Deitch and Bakshi to Jackson Patrick Lyon Fantasy Studies Film Studies
JRR Tolkien
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Advanced Greek Readings: Gospel of John Non-Sequential Series Dr. Larry Swain Language Advanced Languages
Bible
Fall Survey 2023
The Greco-Roman World
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Advanced Old English: Alice in Wonderland Dr. Larry Swain Language Advanced Languages
Children’s Literature
Fairy Tales
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Advanced Old English Readings Dr. Larry Swain
Dr. Isaac Schendel
Language Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Advanced Old English Readings: Cynewulf's Christ II Dr. Larry Swain Language Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Advanced Old English Series: Readings in Poetry and Prose Non-Sequential Series Dr. Larry Swain Language Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Advanced Old English: Tolkien's Old English Poetry Dr. Larry Swain Language Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
African Musicology for Beginners Ishmael Bhila General Humanities African Studies
Fall Survey 2023
Music
Discussion-based • Low intensity
A History of the Vikings: Art and Culture Dr. Irina Manea General Humanities History
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
A History of the Vikings: The Scandinavian Homelands Dr. Irina Manea General Humanities History
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
A History of the Vikings: The Viking Diaspora Dr. Irina Manea General Humanities History
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
A Journey Through The History of the Hobbit Non-Sequential Series James Tauber Fantasy Studies Fairy Tales
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Lecture-based • Medium intensity
A Journey Through The History of Middle-earth (HoMe Series) Non-Sequential Series James Tauber Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
JRR Tolkien
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Ancient Egyptian Mages Shawn Gaffney General Humanities Ancient Middle East
Comparative Mythology
Religious Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Ancient Greek Morphology James Tauber Language Advanced Languages
Linguistics
The Greco-Roman World
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
An Intensive Reading of the Tao Te Ching/Daode jing 道德經 Part II Dr. Robert Steed General Humanities China
Classical Literature
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Ecocriticism
History
Japan
Le Guin
Magic
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Poetry
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
An Intensive Reading of the Tao Te Ching/Daode jing 道德經 Dr. Robert Steed General Humanities China
East Asian Studies
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Lecture-based • Medium intensity
An Intensive Reading of the Zhuangzi/Chuang Tzu 莊子 Dr. Robert Steed 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
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Arcane: League of Legends Keli Fancher Fantasy Studies Anime Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Are You Tolkien To Me? Dr. Sara Brown Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Worldbuilding
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Art History – A Thousand Stories Non-Sequential Series Pilar Barrera General Humanities Ancient Middle East
Art
Bible
Comparative Mythology
Crafting
Cultural Studies
History
Modernism
Philosophy
Renaissance
Romanticism
The Greco-Roman World
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity June 2024
A Sip of Tea and Tea Culture Dr. Robert Steed General Humanities China
Classical Literature
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Food
History
Japan
Poetry
Religious Studies
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Bach’s Goldberg Variations James Tauber General Humanities Fall Survey 2023
Music
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Beginning Japanese Series of 12 Dr. Robert Steed Language Beginning Languages
East Asian Studies
Japan
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Beginning Quenya Patrick Lyon Language Invented Languages
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Beginning Scottish Gaelic Series of 3 Sìne Màiri MacDougall Language Beginning Languages
Conversational Languages
Fall Survey 2023
Discussion-based
Bible as Literature: Minor Prophets Dr. Larry Swain General Humanities Bible Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Bible as Literature: The Gospels in the Their Contexts Dr. Larry Swain General Humanities Ancient Middle East
Bible
Classical Literature
Religious Studies
The Greco-Roman World
Lecture-based
Big Bold Beowulf: A Study of the Poem Dr. Larry Swain General Humanities Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Monsters
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Book Club: Dune by Frank Herbert Non-Sequential Series Dr. Julian Barr Fantasy Studies Creative Writing
Dune
Fall Survey 2023
Fantasy
Frank Herbert
May Showcase 2023
Science Fiction
Worldbuilding
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Book Club: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Ha! Ha! You’re Mine! Pilar Barrera Fantasy Studies British Literature
Classical Literature
Gothic Literature
Monsters
Romanticism
Science Fiction
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Book Club: Chapterhouse Dune Non-Sequential Series Dr. Julian Barr Fantasy Studies Dune
Fantasy
Frank Herbert
Monsters
Science Fiction
Worldbuilding
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Dr. Julian Barr Fantasy Studies Children’s Literature
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Monsters
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Dr. Julian Barr Fantasy Studies British Literature
Children’s Literature
Fantasy
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Non-Sequential Series Dr. Julian Barr Fantasy Studies British Literature
Children’s Literature
Fantasy
Monsters
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Dr. Julian Barr Fantasy Studies British Literature
Children’s Literature
Fantasy
Magic
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Dr. Julian Barr Fantasy Studies British Literature
Children’s Literature
Fantasy
Discussion-based • Medium intensity February 2025
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Dr. Julian Barr Fantasy Studies British Literature
Children’s Literature
Fantasy
Monsters
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Book Club: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Dr. Julian Barr Fantasy Studies British Literature
Children’s Literature
Fantasy
Magic
Monsters
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Book Club: Heretics of Dune Non-Sequential Series Dr. Julian Barr Fantasy Studies Dune
Fantasy
Frank Herbert
Monsters
Science Fiction
Worldbuilding
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Book Club: This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone Laurel Stevens Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
Monsters
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Book Club: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (Books I - VI) Non-Sequential Series Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
JRR Tolkien
Discussion-based
Book Club: Sequels of Dune Dr. Julian Barr Fantasy Studies Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Bridge to The Silmarillion James Tauber Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien Lecture-based • Medium intensity
Chaucer in Middle English: The Canterbury Tales Dr. Larry Swain Language May Showcase 2024
The Middle Ages
Lecture-based • Low intensity May 2024
Children's Literature Modules: Exploring the Magic, Depth, and Adventures in Children's Books Pilar Barrera General Humanities British Literature
Children’s Literature
Classical Literature
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Magic
Monsters
Worldbuilding
Young Adult Fiction
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Christmas Carols in Latin! Dr. Larry Swain Language Advanced Languages
Beginning Languages
Bible
Classical Literature
Poetry
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Low intensity December 2024
Cinema Club: Shakespeare's Macbeth Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Classical Chinese Series Dr. Robert Steed Language Beginning Languages
China
East Asian Studies
Lecture-based • Medium intensity
Concerning Honey Bees Starsha Kolodziej General Humanities Agriculture / Farming
Education
Food
History
Nature
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Constructed and Fictional Languages in Science Fiction Shawn Gaffney General Humanities Invented Languages
Linguistics
Science Fiction
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Conversational German Series of 4 Dr. Isaac Schendel Language Beginning Languages
Fall Survey 2023
Germanic Studies
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Conversational Japanese for Daily Life Sam Roche Language Conversational Languages
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Japan
Linguistics
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Crash Course on Norse Myths Dr. Paul Peterson General Humanities Comparative Mythology
Germanic Studies
The Middle Ages
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Creative Writing: A Flash of Brilliance Writing Flash Fiction Christopher Bartlett Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Composition
Creative Writing
Epic Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Magic
Metaphysics
Monsters
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Weird Fiction
Workshops
Worldbuilding
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Creative Writing: Aristotle's Poetics for Story-Tellers Dr. Julian Barr Creative Writing Adaptation Theory
Classical Literature
Collaborative Feedback
Composition
Creative Writing
Cultural Studies
Philosophy
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Creative Writing for Small Groups (Mini-Module) Creative Writing Team Member Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Invented Languages
Poetry
Science Fiction
Skills
Workshops
Worldbuilding
Discussion-based • High intensity
Creative Writing: Monkeys With Typewriters Dr. Julian Barr Creative Writing Creative Writing Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Creative Writing: Introduction To Writing In Community Will Estes Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Composition
Creative Writing
Fall Survey 2023
May Showcase 2023
Workshops
Discussion-based • Medium intensity May 2023
Creative Writing: Intro to Scriptwriting (10-Minute Scenes) Dr. Liam Daley Creative Writing Creative Writing
Drama
Workshops
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Creative Writing: Let's Talk About Dialogue Christopher Bartlett Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Composition
Creative Writing
Drama
Education
Ethics
Poetry
Skills
Workshops
Worldbuilding
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • High intensity
Creative Writing: Long Project Preparation Sparrow F. Alden
Creative Writing Team Member
Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Skills
Workshops
Worldbuilding
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • High intensity
Creative Writing: Making the Scene Christopher Bartlett Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Drama
Education
Poetry
Skills
Workshops
Discussion-based • High intensity
Creative Writing: One Month Story Sparrow F. Alden
Creative Writing Team Member
Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Skills
Workshops
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • High intensity
Creative Writing: Oral Storytelling Sparrow F. Alden
Christopher Bartlett
Creative Writing Children’s Literature
Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Drama
Fairy Tales
Fall Survey 2023
Workshops
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Creative Writing: Slow Workshop Sparrow F. Alden
Creative Writing Team Member
Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Creative Writing: Start Writing Mysteries! Dr. Carol Oliver
Will Estes
Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Mystery Fiction
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Creative Writing: Story Revision Workshop Catherine Conners Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Composition
Creative Writing
Workshops
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Creative Writing: The Hero’s Journey Dr. Julian Barr Creative Writing Comparative Mythology
Creative Writing
Workshops
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Creative Writing: Weekend Intensive Sparrow F. Alden
Creative Writing Team Member
Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Skills
Workshops
Discussion-based • High intensity Spotlight December 2024
Creative Writing: Weekend Retreat Sparrow F. Alden Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Skills
Workshops
Discussion-based • High intensity January 2025
Creative Writing: Workshop Sparrow F. Alden
Dr. Julian Barr
Christopher Bartlett
Will Estes
Creative Writing Team Member
Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Skills
Workshops
Discussion-based • High intensity November 2022 November 2024 January 2025
Creative Writing: Writing for Children Sparrow F. Alden Creative Writing Children’s Literature
Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Fall Survey 2023
Skills
Workshops
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
C.S. Lewis' The Four Loves and Greek Philosophy Dr. Julian Barr General Humanities British Literature
Classical Literature
CS Lewis
Cultural Studies
Fall Survey 2023
Philosophy
Religious Studies
The Greco-Roman World
The Inklings
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Discovering Terry Pratchett's Discworld Non-Sequential Series Dr. Sara Brown Fantasy Studies British Literature
Terry Pratchett
Worldbuilding
Discussion-based • High intensity
Dune: A Study in Adaptation Dr. Julian Barr Fantasy Studies Adaptation Theory
Film Studies
Science Fiction
Video Games
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Eating Our Way Through Anime Bronwyn Rivera
Nancy "Anni" Foasberg
Fantasy Studies Anime
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Food
History
Japan
Oct Showcase 2023
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity October 2023
Egyptian Book of the Dead Shawn Gaffney Language Ancient Middle East
Comparative Mythology
History
Magic
Religious Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Egyptian Demons Shawn Gaffney General Humanities Ancient Middle East
Comparative Mythology
Religious Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Egyptian Hieroglyphs Series of 4 Shawn Gaffney Language Ancient Middle East
Beginning Languages
Fall Survey 2023
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Electronic Text Markup With XML and TEI James Tauber General Humanities Digital Humanities Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
English Sonnet Readings Dr. Faith Acker General Humanities Poetry Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Enjoying Shakespeare: As You Like It Dr. Chris Vaccaro General Humanities Shakespeare Lecture-based • Low intensity
Enjoying Shakespeare: Hamlet Dr. Chris Vaccaro General Humanities Shakespeare Lecture-based • Low intensity
Exploring Journey to the West 西遊記 Dr. Robert Steed Fantasy Studies China
East Asian Studies
Monsters
The Middle Ages
Travel Literature
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Exploring Mob Psycho 100 Nancy "Anni" Foasberg Fantasy Studies Anime
East Asian Studies
Fantasy
Japan
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Exploring Natsume’s Book of Friends Non-Sequential Series Nancy "Anni" Foasberg Fantasy Studies Anime
East Asian Studies
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Japan
Monsters
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Exploring Violet Evergarden Bronwyn Rivera
Nancy "Anni" Foasberg
Fantasy Studies Anime
East Asian Studies
Fantasy
Japan
Travel Literature
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Exploring Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 Dr. Robert Steed General Humanities China
Classical Literature
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Fall Survey 2023
History
Poetry
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Video Games
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Exploring Sei Shonagon's The Pillow Book 枕草子 Dr. Robert Steed General Humanities Classical Literature
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
History
Japan
Poetry
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Women's Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Exploring William Gibson's Jackpot Dr. Patrick Malloy Fantasy Studies Anthropocene
Fall Survey 2023
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Exploring William Gibson's Jackpot: Agency Dr. Patrick Malloy Fantasy Studies Anthropocene
Science Fiction
Time Travel
Weird Fiction
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Fairy Tales: An Adventure from the Writer's Perspective Pilar Barrera
Sparrow F. Alden
Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Fairy Tales
Fall Survey 2023
Skills
Workshops
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Fairy Tales: From Apples to Bears Pilar Barrera Fantasy Studies Fairy Tales Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Fairy Tales: Rats, Mice, and Birds Pilar Barrera Fantasy Studies Fairy Tales Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Fairy Tales Studies: Exploring Fairy Tales from Around the World and from Different Authors Pilar Barrera Fantasy Studies Adaptation Theory
British Literature
Children’s Literature
Comparative Mythology
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Japan
Magic
Monsters
Worldbuilding
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Fairy Tales: Tricksters, Fools, and Villains Pilar Barrera Fantasy Studies Fairy Tales Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Geology of Fictional Worlds Shawn Gaffney Fantasy Studies Creative Writing
Fall Survey 2023
Science Fiction
Worldbuilding
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Gothic Doubles: Dr Jekyll & Mr. Hyde and The Picture of Dorian Gray Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities British Literature
Fall Survey 2023
Gothic Literature
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Gothic Language Series of 3 Dr. Paul Peterson Language Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Greek for Beginners Series of 12 Dr. Larry Swain Language Beginning Languages
Bible
The Greco-Roman World
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • High intensity
Haunting Tales Non-Sequential Series Dr. Amy H. Sturgis General Humanities Gothic Literature
Oct Showcase 2023
Weird Fiction
Women's Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
His Dark Materials in Context Non-Sequential Series Dr. Faith Acker
Dr. Gabriel Schenk
Fantasy Studies British Literature
Children’s Literature
Cultural Studies
Epic Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Philosophy
Women's Studies
Worldbuilding
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
History of the Book Arts Dr. Larry Swain General Humanities History
Oct Showcase 2023
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity October 2023
HSK Mandarin for Beginners Series Sam Roche Language Beginning Languages
China
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Linguistics
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Beginnings Keli Fancher Fantasy Studies Anime Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Endings Keli Fancher Fantasy Studies Anime Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Babylon 5: Who Are You? Dr. Faith Acker Fantasy Studies Science Fiction Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: Redemption Keli Fancher Fantasy Studies Anime
East Asian Studies
Japan
Discussion-based
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood: Sin Keli Fancher Fantasy Studies Anime
East Asian Studies
Japan
Discussion-based
Le Morte Darthur Non-Sequential Series Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities Arthurian Literature
Fall Survey 2023
History
Le Morte Darthur
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Imagination Unhinged at the End of the World Non-Sequential Series Dr. Koke Saavedra Fantasy Studies Fantasy
Gothic Literature
Latin American Studies
Science Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Women's Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Midst: Adventures in Unusual Storytelling Christopher Bartlett General Humanities Adaptation Theory
Creative Writing
Fantasy
Metaphysics
Monsters
Music
Science Fiction
Worldbuilding
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Ink Spots and Tea Stains: What We Learn from C.S. Lewis's Writing Habits Dr. 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
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Intermediate Latin Translation: The Vulgate Psalms Dr. Faith Acker Language Advanced Languages
Bible
Intermediate Languages
Poetry
Religious Studies
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Intermediate Old English: The Homilies of Wulfstan Dr. Isaac Schendel Language Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Intermediate Languages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity Spotlight December 2024
Intermediate Old English: The Phoenix Dr. Isaac Schendel Language Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Intermediate Languages
Poetry
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
In the Age of Wonder: The Many Themes of Jim Henson’s The Dark Crystal Kerra Fletcher
Jay Moses
Fantasy Studies Anthropocene
Comparative Mythology
Drama
Ecocriticism
Epic Fantasy
Ethics
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Film Studies
Magic
Metaphysics
Monsters
Weird Fiction
Worldbuilding
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Introduction to Ancient Magic Non-Sequential Series Shawn Gaffney General Humanities Ancient Middle East
Fall Survey 2023
Magic
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Basics Dr. Joe Desloge Language Beginning Languages
Linguistics
Religious Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Introduction to Binding Books by Hand Praise Moyer General Humanities Crafting
Fall Survey 2023
Skills
Workshops
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Introduction to Computer Programming Concepts Seth Wilson General Humanities Digital Humanities
Fall Survey 2023
Linguistics
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Introduction to Early Buddhism Dr. Robert Steed General Humanities East Asian Studies
Religious Studies
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Introduction to Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales Pilar Barrera Fantasy Studies Fairy Tales Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Introduction to Historical Linguistics/Language Change Shawn Gaffney Language Invented Languages
Linguistics
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Introduction to Japanese Religions Series Dr. Robert Steed General Humanities Anime
Classical Literature
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Ethics
History
Japan
Magic
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Poetry
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Introduction to Language Classification and Families Shawn Gaffney Language Invented Languages
Linguistics
Lecture-based • Low intensity November 2024
Introduction to Language Contact Shawn Gaffney Language Invented Languages
Linguistics
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Introduction to Linguistics Aidan Aannestad General Humanities Fall Survey 2023
Linguistics
Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism Dr. Robert Steed General Humanities China
East Asian Studies
Religious Studies
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Introduction to Morphology Shawn Gaffney Language Invented Languages
Linguistics
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Introduction to Oscar Wilde's Fairy Tales: A House of Pomegranates Pilar Barrera Fantasy Studies Children’s Literature
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Introduction to Oscar Wilde's Fairy Tales: The Happy Prince and Other Tales Pilar Barrera Fantasy Studies Children’s Literature
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Introduction to Phonetics Shawn Gaffney Language Invented Languages
Linguistics
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Introduction to Phonology Shawn Gaffney Language Invented Languages
Linguistics
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Introduction to Sociolinguistics Shawn Gaffney Language Invented Languages
Linguistics
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Introduction to the History of Western Philosophy Dr. Joe Desloge General Humanities History
Linguistics
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Introduction to Vajrayana Buddhism Dr. Robert Steed General Humanities China
East Asian Studies
Japan
Religious Studies
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Introduction to Watercolor Painting Praise Moyer General Humanities Art
Crafting
Skills
Workshops
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Intro to Classical Mythology Joshua Sosa General Humanities Comparative Mythology
May Showcase 2023
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity May 2023
Intro to Fan Fiction Catherine Collingwood Estes General Humanities Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Cultural Studies
Digital Humanities
Fall Survey 2023
Film Studies
Weird Fiction
Discussion-based
Inventing King Arthur: Geoffrey of Monmouth’s History of the Kings of Britain Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities Arthurian Literature
Fall Survey 2023
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Inventing Lancelot: From Comic to Tragic in Seven Centuries Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities Arthurian Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
History
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Low intensity November 2024 Spotlight January 2025
Inventing the Holy Grail: Chretien de Troyes's complete “Perceval" Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities Arthurian Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: Text, Translation, Film Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities Adaptation Theory
Fairy Tales
Fall Survey 2023
Film Studies
JRR Tolkien
Monsters
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Yumi and Her Influences: The Art Behind the Inspiration Keli Fancher Fantasy Studies Anime
East Asian Studies
Fantasy
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Japanese Fairy Tales and Children's Literature Pilar Barrera Fantasy Studies Children’s Literature
East Asian Studies
Fairy Tales
Fall Survey 2023
Japan
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Japanese for Advanced Beginners Series of 11 Pilar Barrera Language Beginning Languages
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Fall Survey 2023
Japan
Linguistics
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Japanese for Advanced Beginners (Genki II) Dr. Robert Steed Language Beginning Languages
East Asian Studies
Japan
Literacy
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Japanese for Beginners Series of 6 Pilar Barrera Language Beginning Languages
East Asian Studies
Japan
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Japanese: From Zero Series of 18 Sam Roche Language Anime
Beginning Languages
Conversational Languages
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Fall Survey 2023
Japan
Linguistics
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT): N5 Test Prep Dr. Robert Steed
Pilar Barrera
Nancy "Anni" Foasberg
Sam Roche
Language East Asian Studies
Fall Survey 2023
Japan
Test Preparation
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • High intensity
Japanese Through Culture Series of 7 Pilar Barrera
Hitomi Takemura
Language Anime
Conversational Languages
East Asian Studies
Japan
Linguistics
Literacy
Video Games
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Japanese Through Lyrics Sam Roche Language Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Japan
Music
Discussion-based • Low intensity
J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life in Letters Non-Sequential Series Dr. Sara Brown
Patrick Lyon
Fantasy Studies Fantasy
History
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Poetry
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Legend of Sigurd & Gudrún Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson Fantasy Studies Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
J.R.R. Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
JRR Tolkien
Discussion-based • Low intensity
J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Knewbetta’s Guide to The Silmarillion Knewbetta Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
JRR Tolkien
May Showcase 2024
Discussion-based • Low intensity May 2024
Korean Culture for K-Drama Lovers Sam Roche General Humanities Drama
East Asian Studies
Film Studies
Food
History
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Korean for Beginners Series of 3 Sam Roche Language Beginning Languages
Conversational Languages
East Asian Studies
Fall Survey 2023
Linguistics
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Latin for Beginners Series of 13 Dr. Faith Acker Language Beginning Languages
Fall Survey 2023
Oct Showcase 2023
The Greco-Roman World
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Latin Readings for Advanced Beginners Dr. Faith Acker Language Beginning Languages
The Greco-Roman World
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Le Guin's Earthsea Non-Sequential Series Dr. Robert Steed Fantasy Studies Children’s Literature
Ecocriticism
Fall Survey 2023
Le Guin
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Level Up Your Term Paper(s): Preparing for Conferences Dr. Faith Acker General Humanities Fall Survey 2023
Skills
Workshops
Mixed Lecture/Discussion
Life in the Middle Ages Non-Sequential Series Dr. Larry Swain General Humanities History
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Loving the Alien Jennie Starstuff General Humanities Fall Survey 2023
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Mixed Lecture/Discussion
Lowdham’s Report on the Adûnaic Language James Tauber Language Invented Languages
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Worldbuilding
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Medieval Drama: Staging the English Bible Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities Bible
Drama
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Low intensity December 2024
Meeting the Horned God of the Witches Dr. Anna Milon Fantasy Studies Children’s Literature
Ecocriticism
Fantasy
Gothic Literature
May Showcase 2023
Weird Fiction
May 2023
Meet The Last Man Dr. Amy H. Sturgis General Humanities Anthropocene
British Literature
Ecocriticism
Gothic Literature
Romanticism
Science Fiction
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Mesopotamian Demons Shawn Gaffney General Humanities Ancient Middle East
Comparative Mythology
Religious Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Middle High German: A Month of Minnesang Dr. Isaac Schendel Language Advanced Languages
Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
May Showcase 2024
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity May 2024
Middle High German for Beginners Series of 3 Dr. Isaac Schendel Language Beginning Languages
Fall Survey 2023
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Modern British Poetry Dr. Sara Brown General Humanities British Literature
Poetry
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Music Theory for the Mathematically-Inclined James Tauber
Sarah Monnier
General Humanities Music Lecture-based • Low intensity
Narnia Book Club: The Chronicles of Narnia Non-Sequential Series Elise Trudel Cedeño Fantasy Studies British Literature
Children’s Literature
CS Lewis
Fantasy
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Nordic Madness: Exploring Children's Literature in Three Nordic Authors Pilar Barrera Fantasy Studies Children’s Literature
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Novel in a Year: Creative Writing Series Non-Sequential Series Sparrow F. Alden
Dr. Julian Barr
Christopher Bartlett
Catherine Conners
Will Estes
Dr. Carol Oliver
Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Novel In a Year
Oct Showcase 2023
Discussion-based • High intensity
Old English for Beginners Series of 7 Dr. Isaac Schendel
Dr. Larry Swain
Language Beginning Languages
Fall Survey 2023
Germanic Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Old Norse for Beginners Series of 6 Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson Language Beginning Languages
Fall Survey 2023
Germanic Studies
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Old Norse Sagas in Translation: Njál’s Saga Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson General Humanities Germanic Studies
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Old Norse Sagas in Translation: Sagas of Heroic Legend Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson General Humanities Fall Survey 2023
Germanic Studies
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Plant-based Entheogens, Shapers of History and Consciousness Dr. Robert Steed General Humanities History
Religious Studies
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Pre-Christian Religions of the North Dr. Irina Manea General Humanities Germanic Studies
History
Religious Studies
Viking Age
Lecture-based • Low intensity Spotlight February 2025
Preparing for the Year Ahead Keli Fancher General Humanities Collaborative Feedback
Crafting
Journaling
Productivity
Workshops
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Reading John Donne’s Holy Sonnets Dr. Faith Acker General Humanities Metaphysics
Poetry
Religious Studies
Renaissance
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Reading L.M. Montgomery as Fantasy: Part 1: Anne of Green Gables Dr. 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
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Reading Middle English: An Introduction Dr. Liam Daley Language Beginning Languages
British Literature
Drama
Fantasy
History
Literacy
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Readings in Greek Dr. Larry Swain Language Advanced Languages
Bible
Intermediate Languages
The Greco-Roman World
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Readings in Latin Dr. Faith Acker
Patrick Lyon
Dr. Larry Swain
Language Advanced Languages
Bible
Intermediate Languages
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Readings in Middle English before Chaucer: Havelock the Dane Dr. Larry Swain Language The Middle Ages Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Readings in Middle High German Non-Sequential Series Dr. Isaac Schendel Language Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Readings in Middle High German: Prose Selections Dr. Isaac Schendel Language Beginning Languages
Classical Literature
Cultural Studies
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
The Middle Ages
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Readings in Old Norse Non-Sequential Series Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson Language Advanced Languages
Germanic Studies
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Religion in the Life and Works of J.R.R. Tolkien Dr. Robert Steed General Humanities JRR Tolkien
Religious Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Representing Utopia through the Ages Dr. 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
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • High intensity October 2023
Russian Fairy Tales: Journeys, Quests, and Chicken Legs Pilar Barrera Fantasy Studies Children’s Literature
Cultural Studies
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Sanderson's Mistborn Series (Cosmere Club) Non-Sequential Series Keli Fancher Fantasy Studies Epic Fantasy
Fall Survey 2023
Sanderson
Discussion-based • High intensity
Scottish Gaelic Song Sìne Màiri MacDougall Language Conversational Languages
Music
Poetry
Discussion-based
Shakespeare's Epic Fairy Tales: Pericles and Cymbeline Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities British Literature
Drama
Epic Fantasy
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
History
Magic
Renaissance
Shakespeare
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Shakespeare's Epic Fairy Tales: The Winter's Tale and The Two Noble Kinsmen Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities Adaptation Theory
British Literature
Drama
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
History
Renaissance
Shakespeare
The Middle Ages
Travel Literature
Discussion-based • Low intensity
She Watered It With her Tears: Grief, Mourning, and Death in Tolkien's Legendarium Dr. Robert Steed Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
JRR Tolkien
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Spanish for Beginners Series Pilar Barrera Language Beginning Languages
Oct Showcase 2023
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Star Wars: Mysteries of the Force Joshua Sosa Fantasy Studies Comparative Mythology
Epic Fantasy
Science Fiction
Star Wars
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Stoicism and the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Dr. John Soden General Humanities Classical Literature
Fall Survey 2023
History
Philosophy
The Greco-Roman World
Such an Odyssey! Non-Sequential Series Dr. Faith Acker General Humanities Classical Literature
History
Poetry
The Greco-Roman World
Travel Literature
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Sunshine, Fleas, and Desperate Pleas: Eight Amorous Verses by John Donne Dr. Faith Acker General Humanities Metaphysics
Poetry
Renaissance
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Swedish for Beginners Series of 3 Dr. Paul Peterson Language Beginning Languages
Germanic Studies
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Tales of Korea: Core Traditional Tales Sam Roche Fantasy Studies Classical Literature
East Asian Studies
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
History
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
The Andre Norton Nebula Award Sparrow F. Alden
Dr. Sara Brown
General Humanities Children’s Literature
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Young Adult Fiction
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
The Body in Tolkien's Legendarium Dr. Chris Vaccaro Fantasy Studies Cultural Studies
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity June 2024
The Dark is Rising Sequence Non-Sequential Series Dr. Sara Brown Fantasy Studies British Literature
Children’s Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
Magic
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
The Fantastic in East Asia Dr. Robert Steed Fantasy Studies China
East Asian Studies
Japan
Oct Showcase 2023
Lecture-based • Low intensity October 2023
The Films of Hosoda Mamoru 細田守 Nancy "Anni" Foasberg Fantasy Studies Anime
East Asian Studies
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Film Studies
Japan
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
The Films of Shinkai Makoto 新海誠 Nancy "Anni" Foasberg Fantasy Studies Anime
East Asian Studies
Film Studies
Japan
Science Fiction
Discussion-based • Medium intensity Spotlight December 2024
The History of the Symphony: After Beethoven James Tauber General Humanities History
Music
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
The History of the Symphony: Beginnings to Beethoven James Tauber General Humanities History
Music
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
The History, People, and Culture of Tolkien's Númenor Dr. Sara Brown Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
The Inklings
Worldbuilding
Discussion-based • Medium intensity November 2022
The Iliad in Translation, Part 1 Patrick Lyon General Humanities Classical Literature
Fall Survey 2023
The Greco-Roman World
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
"The Last of Us" in Adaptation Dominic Nardi General Humanities Adaptation Theory
Film Studies
Science Fiction
Video Games
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
The Life and Legend of St Nicholas Dr. Julian Barr General Humanities Bible
Classical Literature
Cultural Studies
History
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Low intensity Spotlight December 2024
The Making of a King: Shakespeare’s “Henriad" Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities Drama
History
Renaissance
Shakespeare
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
The Minoans and Modernity: Minotaurs, Labyrinths, and Other Myths Dr. 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
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • High intensity
The Music of Middle-earth Non-Sequential Series Jack Schabert Fantasy Studies
The Old Saxon for Old English Readers Dr. Isaac Schendel Language Beginning Languages
Fall Survey 2023
Germanic Studies
Linguistics
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Discussion-based • Low intensity
The (Other) Canterbury Tales Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities British Literature
Fairy Tales
History
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Travel Literature
Discussion-based • Low intensity
The Other in the Ancient Egyptian World Shawn Gaffney General Humanities Ancient Middle East
Comparative Mythology
Fall Survey 2023
Religious Studies
The Greco-Roman World
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
The Poetic Corpus of J.R.R. Tolkien: Tolkien's Collected Poems (The Years 1910-1967 in Three Volumes) Non-Sequential Series Dr. Sara Brown Fantasy Studies British Literature
Epic Fantasy
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
The Inklings
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity November 2024
The Realm of Arnor Knewbetta Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
JRR Tolkien
May Showcase 2023
Discussion-based • Low intensity May 2023
'The Rings of Power' Discussion Group Dr. Sara Brown
James Tauber
Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien Discussion-based • Low intensity
The Science of Reading: Teaching Your Kids How to Read Elise Trudel Cedeño General Humanities Education
Linguistics
Literacy
May Showcase 2024
Skills
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity May 2024
The Second Age of Middle-earth James Tauber Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien Lecture-based • Medium intensity
The Story of Cinema: A SPACE Odyssey Patrick Lyon General Humanities Film Studies
May Showcase 2024
Discussion-based • Medium intensity May 2024
The Witch-cult Hypothesis and Its Afterlives Dr. Anna Milon General Humanities Comparative Mythology
History
Religious Studies
The Witch in Fact and Fiction Dr. Anna Milon Fantasy Studies Children’s Literature
Fall Survey 2023
Fantasy
History
Magic
Discussion-based
The Women of Beowulf Dr. Chris Vaccaro Fantasy Studies Beginning Languages
Fairy Tales
Fall Survey 2023
JRR Tolkien
Monsters
Poetry
The Middle Ages
Women's Studies
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Tolkien and Alchemy Dr. Sara Brown Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
JRR Tolkien
Worldbuilding
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Tolkien and the Classical World Dr. Hamish Williams 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
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • High intensity May 2024
Tolkien and the Romantics Non-Sequential Series Will Sherwood General Humanities British Literature
Ecocriticism
JRR Tolkien
Legacy
Literacy
Philosophy
Romanticism
Women's Studies
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Tolkien and the Sea Jennifer Rogers Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Tolkien's Great Tales Non-Sequential Series Dr. Sara Brown Fantasy Studies Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
The Inklings
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Tolkien’s Invented Languages in The Lord of the Rings James Tauber Language Invented Languages
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Tolkien’s Invented Languages: Next Steps Beyond The Lord of the Rings James Tauber Language Invented Languages
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Tolkien's Unfinished Tales Dr. Sara Brown Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
JRR Tolkien
Worldbuilding
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Tolkien's Writing Systems James Tauber Language Invented Languages
JRR Tolkien
Linguistics
Lecture-based • Medium intensity
Tolkien, the Anglo-Saxon Minstrel Jennifer Rogers Fantasy Studies Fall Survey 2023
Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Poetry
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
To Repair Arda: Tolkien's Dwarves through Jewish Mysticism Dr. Robert Steed Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Túrin's Bones: The Influences of Sigurd, Oedipus, and Kullervo on J.R.R. Tolkien's Tale of Túrin Turambar Dr. Carl Edlund Anderson Fantasy Studies British Literature
Classical Literature
Epic Fantasy
Folklore
Germanic Studies
JRR Tolkien
Kalevala
The Greco-Roman World
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity November 2024 Spotlight February 2025
Ubuntu: An Introduction to African Philosophy Ishmael Bhila General Humanities Anthropocene
Cultural Studies
Ethics
Fall Survey 2023
History
May Showcase 2023
Philosophy
Mixed Lecture/Discussion May 2023
Utopias and Dystopias in The Fellowship of the Ring Dr. Hamish Williams Fantasy Studies British Literature
Children’s Literature
Epic Fantasy
Discussion-based
Vampires, Werewolves and Wights – Oh My! Uncanny Creatures in Middle-earth Dr. Sara Brown Fantasy Studies JRR Tolkien
Worldbuilding
Discussion-based • Low intensity
Victorian Gothic: Exploring Dracula Dr. Sara Brown General Humanities Fall Survey 2023
Gothic Literature
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Video Game Storytelling Dominic Nardi General Humanities Digital Humanities
Fairy Tales
Fall Survey 2023
Science Fiction
Video Games
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Video Game Studies Wesley Schantz General Humanities Adaptation Theory
Anime
Children’s Literature
Digital Humanities
Fall Survey 2023
Film Studies
History
Japan
Monsters
Music
Philosophy
Poetry
Science Fiction
Video Games
November 2022
Video Game Studies: The Hex Wesley Schantz General Humanities Video Games
Viking Hogwarts: The World Of Old Norse Sorcery Non-Sequential Series Dr. Irina Manea General Humanities Comparative Mythology
Cultural Studies
Fantasy
Germanic Studies
History
Magic
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Viking Age
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Warring States Era Chinese Philosophy: Attaining Flow Dr. Robert Steed General Humanities China
East Asian Studies
History
Philosophy
Lecture-based • Low intensity
Wayward Children Novella Series Non-Sequential Series Laurel Stevens Fantasy Studies Children’s Literature
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Weird Fiction
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Weird Languages Shawn Gaffney Language Invented Languages
Linguistics
Lecture-based • Low intensity
When Tolkien Wrote Time-Travel Jennifer Rogers Fantasy Studies Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Medium intensity
Why We Love Faerie – A Psychological Perspective Dori Acampora General Humanities Fairy Tales
Fantasy
JRR Tolkien
Psychology
Lecture-based • Medium intensity November 2024 January 2025
Wild Beasts at the Tea Table: The Unnerving Tales of Saki Dr. Liam Daley General Humanities British Literature
History
Novellas
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Writers' Workshop: Storycrafting with the “Mutinous Crew” of Ursula K. Le Guin Catherine Conners
Sparrow F. Alden
Creative Writing Collaborative Feedback
Composition
Creative Writing
Fall Survey 2023
Le Guin
Skills
Workshops
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Writers' Workshop Writing the Other: The Different Body Problem Christopher Bartlett Creative Writing Children’s Literature
Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Fall Survey 2023
Monsters
Oct Showcase 2023
Science Fiction
Weird Fiction
Workshops
Discussion-based October 2023
Writing Your Memoir Sparrow F. Alden
Creative Writing Team Member
Creative Writing Autoethnography
Collaborative Feedback
Creative Writing
Skills
Workshops
Discussion-based • Medium intensity
Yōkai and Legends: Exploring the Weird in Japanese and Latin American Cultures Pilar Barrera
Dr. Robert Steed
Fantasy Studies Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Fairy Tales
Fantasy
Japan
Latin American Studies
Magic
Monsters
Mixed Lecture/Discussion • Low intensity
Zen History and Thought: An Overview Dr. Robert Steed General Humanities China
Cultural Studies
East Asian Studies
Fall Survey 2023
History
Japan
Philosophy
Poetry
Religious Studies
The Middle Ages
Lecture-based • Low intensity
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