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August Wilson and the Blues
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In this video from August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand the playwright discusses the influence that the blues has had on his writing. The clip also features a performance from Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and commentary from several theater scholars.

Subject:
Art History
Arts and Humanities
Performing Arts
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Author:
PBS Learning Media
Date Added:
04/21/2023
Ayn Rand: A Leading Lady of the Classical Liberal Tradition
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How should we understand Ayn Rand’s political philosophy? In this video, Professor Jennifer Burns of the University of Virginia argues that Rand belongs to the classical liberal tradition.

Subject:
Political Science
Social Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Lesson
Provider:
Institute for Humane Studies
Author:
Jennifer Burns
Date Added:
04/16/2011
Banned Books Project
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This is a PBL project that focuses on whether or not students believe banning books in their own curriculum is justified. The students will receive a review on a banned book and will then take that stance to defend the review.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Date Added:
10/10/2016
Basic Themes in French Literature and Culture
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Childhood is a source of fascination in most Western cultures. It is both a major inspiration for artistic creation and a political ideal, which aims at protecting future generations. Which role does it play in French society and in other francophone areas? Why is the French national anthem (“La Marseillaise”) addressed to its “children”? This course will study the transformation of childhood since the 18th century and the development of sentimentality within the family. We will examine various representations of childhood in literature (e.g. Pagnol, Proust, Sarraute, Laye, Morgièvre), movies (e.g. Truffaut), and songs (e.g. Brel, Barbara). Course taught in French.

Subject:
Anthropology
Arts and Humanities
Languages
Literature
Social Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Perreau, Bruno
Date Added:
02/01/2011
Becoming America: An Exploration of American Literature from Precolonial to Post-Revolution
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The University of North Georgia Press and Affordable Learning Georgia bring you Becoming America: An Exploration of American Literature from Precolonial to Post-Revolution. Featuring sixty-nine authors and full texts of their works, the selections in this open anthology represent the diverse voices in early American literature. This completely-open anthology will connect students to the conversation of literature that is embedded in American history and has helped shaped its culture.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
University System of Georgia
Provider Set:
Galileo Open Learning Materials
Author:
Wendy Kurant
Date Added:
06/28/2019
Behind the Scenes of the Balcony Scene | Great Performances: Romeo and Juliet
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Learn how the National Theater conceived a new version of the iconic Balcony Scene in this behind-the-scenes mini-documentary about the making of Great Performances: Romeo and Juliet. During the ongoing shutdown of London due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Theater created a compelling hybrid of theater and film that brings an exciting contemporary perspective to the play.

“Shakespeare’s potential for reinvention is endless,” said director Simon Godwin. “Over 17 days of filming, the company was united by a sense of shared exploration. As well as being given intimate access to the thoughts and feelings of characters, we were able to bring to life remarkable, forgotten spaces at the National Theatre. Desire, dreams and destiny came together to make Romeo & Juliet sing in an entirely new way.”

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Performing Arts
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
PBS LearningMedia
Author:
PBS Learning Media
Date Added:
04/25/2024
British Literature II: Romantic Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond
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The University of North Georgia Press and Affordable Learning Georgia bring you British Literature II: Romantic Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond.
Featuring 37 authors and full texts of their works, the selections in this open anthology represent the literature developed within and developing through their respective eras. This completely-open anthology will connect students to the conversation of literature that has captivated readers in the past and still holds us now.
Features:
Contextualizing introductions to the Romantic era; the Victorian era; and the Twentieth Century and beyond.
Over 90 historical images.
In-depth biographies of each author.
Instructional Design features, including Reading and Review Questions.
This textbook is an Open Educational Resource. It can be reused, remixed, and reedited freely without seeking permission.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
University System of Georgia
Provider Set:
Galileo Open Learning Materials
Author:
Bonnie J Robinson
Date Added:
11/20/2018
Changing Life: Reading the Intersections of Gender, Race, Biology, and Literature
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In this course, students will develop their abilities to expose ways that scientific knowledge has been shaped in contexts that are gendered, racialized, economically exploitative, and hetero-normative. This happens through a sequence of four projects that concern:

Interpretation of the cultural dimension of sciences
Climate change futures
Genomic citizenry
Students’ plans for ongoing practice

The course uses a Project-Based Learning format that allows students to shape their own directions of inquiry in each project, development of skills, and collegial support. Students’ learning will be guided by individualized bibliographies co-constructed with the instructors, the inquiries of the other students, and a set of tools and processes for literary analysis, inquiry, reflection, and support. 
Acknowledgement
Professor Peter Taylor spent several years crafting the unique structure of the course, which is crucial to the way it was taught. 
The Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality
This course was taught as part of the Consortium for Graduate Studies in Gender, Culture, Women, and Sexuality (GCWS) at MIT. The GCWS brings together scholars and teachers at nine degree-granting institutions in the Boston area who are devoted to graduate teaching and research in Women’s Studies and to advance interdisciplinary Women’s Studies scholarship.

Subject:
Atmospheric Science
Biology
Gender and Sexuality Studies
Life Science
Physical Science
Social Science
Sociology
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Campbell, Mary Baine
Taylor, Peter
Date Added:
02/01/2017
Characterization Flipped Lesson
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This lesson, designed for middle level, goes into further detail about narrative characters and what characterization is. The lesson connects to Cornell notes along with discussion questions that students complete while watching in order to prepare for class the next day

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Lecture
Date Added:
11/23/2016
Childhood and Youth in French and Francophone Cultures
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This course studies the transformation of childhood and youth since the 18th century in France and the development of sentimentality within the family in a francophone context. We will examine the personification of children as a source of inspiration for artistic creation and a political ideal aimed at protecting future generations, and consider various representations of childhood and youth in literature, movies, and songs.
The course is taught entirely in French.
About the instructor: Bruno Perreau is the Cynthia L. Reed Professor of French Studies at MIT and Director of MIT’s Center of Excellence in French Studies. He is also an Affiliate Faculty at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University.
Perreau recently published The Politics of Adoption: Gender and the Making of French Citizenship (MIT Press, 2014), Queer Theory: The French Response (Stanford University Press, 2016), Les Défis de la République (ed. with Joan W. Scott, Presses de Sciences Po, 2017), Qui a peur de la théorie queer ? (Presses de Sciences Po, 2018), and Sphères d’injustice. Pour un universalisme minoritaire (La Découverte, 2023).

Subject:
Anthropology
Arts and Humanities
Languages
Literature
Social Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Perreau, Bruno
Date Added:
02/01/2024
Childhood and Youth in French and Francophone Cultures
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This course studies the transformation of childhood and youth since the 18th century in France, as well as the development of sentimentality within the family in a francophone context. Students will examine the personification of children, both as a source of inspiration for artistic creation and a political ideal aimed at protecting future generations, and consider various representations of childhood and youth in literature (e.g., Pagnol, Proust, Sarraute, Lave, Morgievre), movies (e.g., Truffaut), and songs (e.g., Brel, Barbara). This course is taught entirely in French.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Languages
Literature
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Perreau, Bruno
Date Added:
02/01/2013
Chinese III (Streamlined)
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This course is the intermediate level of the streamlined curriculum, which is intended for students who, when they began streamlined I, had some background in the language, whether it be comprehension with limited speaking ability or quite fluent speaking ability. The focus of the course is on standard pronunciation and usage, on reading in both complex and simplified characters, and on writing. It is presupposed that students in Chinese III have already learned the pinyin system of representing pronunciation sufficiently well to be able to read texts in pinyin accurately. (If not, there are pinyin tutorials to assist you to learn the system.)

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Zhang, Jin
Date Added:
09/01/2005
Christopher Marlowe, Doctor Faustus
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What does Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus tell us about the author and the time at which the play was written?This unit will help you to discover the intricacies of the play and recognise how a knowledge of the historical and political background of the time can lead to a very different understanding of the author's intended meaning.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Literature
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Reading
Syllabus
Provider:
The Open University
Provider Set:
Open University OpenLearn
Author:
The Open University
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Civic Engagement
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There will always be issues that we disagree with and would like to see changed, but we tend to minimize our role in society. How many times have you thought to yourself, “I’m only one person”? This seminar will explain the important role you play in government. You might not feel like you play an important role, but you do! The “dem” in “democracy” comes from the Greek word demos, meaning “people.” There are many ways that you can be actively engaged in your local, state, and federal government. In this seminar, you will learn about the rights and responsibilities you have as an American citizen and what you can do to help on a small and large scale.StandardsCC.8.6.9.-10.C--Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.5.2.9.C--Examine political leadership and public service in a republican form of government.5.2.9.D--Analyze citizens’ role in the political process toward the attainment of goals for individual and public good.

Subject:
Reading Informational Text
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Tracy Rains
Date Added:
01/02/2018
Classical Rhetoric and Modern Political Discourse
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This course is an introduction to the history, theory, practice, and implications of rhetoric, the art and craft of persuasion through

Analyzing persuasive texts and speeches
Creating persuasive texts and speeches

Through class discussions, presentations, and written assignments, you will get to practice your own rhetorical prowess. Through the readings, you’ll also learn some ways to make yourself a more efficient reader, as you turn your analytical skills on the texts themselves. This combination of reading, speaking, and writing will help you succeed in:

learning
to read and think critically
techniques of rhetorical analysis
techniques of argument
to enhance your written and oral discourse with appropriate figures of speech
some techniques of oral presentation and the use of visual aids and visual rhetoric.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Business and Communication
Communication
Literature
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Perelman, Leslie
Date Added:
09/01/2009
Classroom Annotation (Literature)
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Step-by-Step instructions for collaboratively annotating a public-domain text in your course and sharing it with the world.

Subject:
Art History
Arts and Humanities
Languages
Literature
Philosophy
Religious Studies
World Cultures
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Author:
Joshua Commander
Date Added:
02/01/2022