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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 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...

Meet the fascinating, ancient polytheistic peoples of the Mediterranean and beyond, their gods and goddesses, and their public and private worship practices, as you come to better understand the foundational role religion played in their daily lives. Because their religion circumscribed almost all...

Understanding the Periodic Table couples a comprehensive overview of the periodic table with in-depth lessons on each of its 118 elements. With Ron Davis Jr. of Georgetown University as your expert guide, you will be able to refine your portrait of one of science's most iconic images and crucial...

Dive into one of the 20th century's most consequential wars in The Vietnam War, with expert John C. McManus. In just 24 lectures, reconstruct the battle for Vietnam from the fall of French Indochina to reunification in the 1970s. Analyze a broad range of military operations and strategies utilized...

The Middle Ages was a time of major historical shifts and transformations across the globe. In this enthralling course you'll chart the fall and rebuilding of empires; learn about the economics and technology that drove medieval civilizations; map the great medieval trading networks; study the Age...

Since March 2020, the world has experienced the COVID-19 pandemic. Imagine more than 400 years of the bubonic plague that devastated Europe in the Middle Ages. We thought we knew its causes. In The Black Death: New Lessons from Recent Research, medievalist Dorsey Armstrong robustly describes plague...

To many of us, electricity can still seem like the "magic" our ancestors imagined it to be when they saw it in the natural world. But the science of electricity is considerably more amazing than magic, as you'll see in the 24 fascinating lectures of Electrical Engineering for Everyone. With dozens...

Experience Japan through the vital influence of its language. In 36 lessons, you will learn not only to speak, read, and write Japanese, but to appreciate the culture as revealed in the language; a culture built on respect for others and the supreme importance of community. Your professor, native...

Lectures that take you from your backyard to geologic sites around the world, through eons of time, and even to another planet.

The medieval era continues to influence our world and shape our collective consciousness. In the 36 lectures of The Medieval Legacy, you'll learn to recognize the medieval impacts on the modern world. You'll find the origins of our representative government and labor unions; study the enduring...

Since 1972, UNESCO has designated World Heritage Sites across the globe, marking locations of outstanding value to humanity. This course tours 24 of the foremost UNESCO sites, highlighting marvels of human culture, such as India's Taj Mahal, Egypt's Thebes, and Uzbekistan's Samarkand, plus natural...

Think you know Thor? Loki? The Valkyries? Think again. Packed with gods, anti-gods, magical figures, human heroes, religious practices, and literary devices, the 24 lectures of Norse Mythology lay bare the reasons for our enduring fascination with Norse myths. Jackson Crawford also connects the dots...

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...

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...

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...

In this exciting course on Italian, learn to speak about the present, the past, and the future through detailed work with verbs, nouns, and adjectives, plus learn vocabulary on numerous, useful subjects. Among Italy's richly diverse regions, discover the romantic beauties of Campania, The 'Marches,'...

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...

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...

Thirty six accessible lessons give viewers the building blocks they need to go from an interested novice to expressive and talented player. Blending music theory and history with hands-on examples and step-by-step instruction, Professor Pamela Pike guides viewers through the basic foundations and...

Learn to play like the all-time greats! Master the techniques of some of the world's most influential rockers, including Eric Clapton and David Gilmour; and jazz pioneers like Django Reinhardt and Antonio Carlos Jobim as Dr. McAllister leads viewers through a variety of styles, techniques, and...

In these 24 eye-opening lectures, Professor David Brakke takes viewers behind the scenes to study not only the text of the New Testament, but also the authors and the world in which it was created.

The Old Testament is one of the foundational documents of Western civilization. In this course, viewers will study a selection of the major books of the Old Testament, probing their meaning and relevance. Among these, viewers will explore the prophets, the wisdom literature, and the apocalyptic...

Presented in partnership with The Culinary Institute of America and filmed at the CIA's flagship facility in Hyde Park, New York. Chef Sean Kahlenberg carefully walks viewers through the many dozen original recipes he presents in this course in 24 easy-to-follow lessons.

Experience the fun, intellectual challenge, and practical benefits of learning Spanish, one of the world's most useful and beautiful languages. In this brilliantly designed course, get 'under the hood' of the language, using an approach the teacher has refined for over twenty years to empower adult...

Experience the joy of drawing, an art anyone can learn, in this brilliantly designed course by a celebrated artist and teacher, and learn to draw landscapes, portraits, still lifes, and more. These 36 in-depth lessons help viewers build a complete set of drawing skills in a step-by-step, detailed...