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Updated July 25, 2023
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How to create comics [DVD]
The Great Courses.
DVD
Taught by Peter Bagge, a cartoonist, and award-winning comics creator, it will show how comics are made and why they have become so enduringly successful. Like any wide-ranging and long-lived medium, comics creators put certain technical and creative tools to use when they produce their stories. Get...
The history and archaeology of the Bible [DVD]
The Great Courses.
Other
The work of historians and archaeologists opens a thrilling world of discovery as they bring their methods and insights to the iconic stories of the Bible. In this course, discover ancient evidence related to the Flood and the Tower of Babel, the actual path of the Exodus from Egypt, excavations...
The real history of pirates
Manushag N. Powell, Purdue University ; senior producer, James Blandford ; supervising producer, Maureen Faley ; director, Roberto de Moraes.
Other
Other than scale, what is the difference between a pirate and the vast armies of an emperor? Were the men who famously traversed the Atlantic heroic explorers or were they… pirates? In The Real History of Pirates, you'll look at world history from a new point of view, realizing much of what...
After the plague [DVD]
Simon Doubleday ; senior producer, Derek Knight ; supervising producer, Trisa Barnhill ; director, Roberto de Moraes.
DVD
Dive into a world that is both like and unlike our own. Using firsthand accounts, famous literary texts, new scientific evidence, and cutting-edge historical interpretations, investigate the plague's pathology, its path across the European continent, and how it affected everything from high politics...
Learning German a journey through language and culture.
Pfrehm, James, instructor.
DVD
Taught by Professor James Pfrehm of Ithaca College, this course teaches all the skills needed to understand and speak basic German. Focusing on major attractions in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, these lessons are perfect preparation for anyone who wants to experience German-speaking culture...
America's long struggle against slavery [DVD]
Professor Richard Bell, PhD, University of Maryland, College Park.
DVD
America's Long Struggle Against Slavery is a chance to survey the history of the American anti-slavery movement, from the dawn of the transatlantic slave trade during the late 15th century to the end of Reconstruction in 1877 and beyond. Taught by Professor Richard Bell of the University of Maryland...
When everything fails [DVD] surviving any disaster
The Teaching Company ; [screenwriter/author], Stephen Owen, PHD ; producer, Ines I. Perez-Thompson ; director, Robert E. Moraes, Elias Ghorayeb.
Other
Living through a disaster is not a question of if, it's a question of when. This lecture offers a practical guide for protecting the individual, their family, and their community. Taught by Professor Stephen Owen of Radford University, these fourteen fast-paced lectures will arm viewers with...

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