Lectures Humanities
Roman Architecture
This course is an introduction to the great buildings and engineering marvels of Rome and its empire, with an emphasis on urban planning and individual monuments and their...
on Oct 18, 2011
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Introduction to Ancient Greek History
This is an introductory course in Greek history tracing the development of Greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements from the Bronze...
on Nov 02, 2011
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The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877
This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877. The primary goal of the course is to understand the multiple meanings...
on Nov 02, 2011
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France Since 1871
This course covers the emergence of modern France. Topics include the social, economic, and political transformation of France; the impact of France's revolutionary heritage,...
on Nov 03, 2011
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European Civilization, 1648-1945
This course offers a broad survey of modern European history, from the end of the Thirty Years' War to the aftermath of World War II. Along with the consideration of major...
on Nov 03, 2011
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The American Revolution
The American Revolution entailed some remarkable transformations--converting British colonists into American revolutionaries, and a cluster of colonies into a confederation of...
on Nov 03, 2011
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Modern Civilization from 1750 - Present
"Professor Lynn Hunt lectures in this course which covers a broad, historical study of major elements in Western heritage from the world of the Greeks to that of the 20th...
on Nov 04, 2011
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The Poetry of John Milton
A study of Milton's poetry, with some attention to his literary sources, his contemporaries, his controversial prose, and his decisive influence on the course of English...
on Nov 06, 2011
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The American Novel Since 1945
In "The American Novel Since 1945" students will study a wide range of works from 1945 to the present. The course traces the formal and thematic developments of the...
on Nov 06, 2011
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Literary Theory
This is a survey of the main trends in twentieth-century literary theory. Lectures will provide background for the readings and explicate them where appropriate, while attempting...
on Nov 07, 2011
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Conversations with History
Harry Kreisler is the creator, executive producer and host of the Conversations with History series. Conceived in 1982 by Mr. Kreisler as a way to capture and preserve...
on Apr 19, 2012
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History of the World Since 1500 CE
This course presents and at the same time critiques a narrative world history after 1500 CE. The purpose of the course is to convey an understanding of how this rapidly growing...
on Apr 30, 2012
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Introduction to Ancient Greek History
This is an introductory course in Greek history tracing the development of Greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements from the Bronze...
on Nov 02, 2011
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Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Justice is one of the most popular courses in Harvard’s history, having taught more than 14,000 students over the course of two decades. In this course, Sandel challenges us...
on Jun 28, 2012
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Political Ideology of Sant Jarnail Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale
Seminar on Unique Political Ideology of Sant Jarnail Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale A Seminar on Unique Political Ideology of Sant Jarnail Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale was organized by...
on Dec 03, 2011
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The Self Under Siege: Philosophy in the Twentieth Century
on May 30, 2012
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The Nature of Mind
The Nature of Mind - Introduction to the philosophy of mind. Topics to be considered may include the relation between mind and body; the structure of action; the nature of desires...
on Feb 01, 2012
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Introduction to Visual Thinking
Introduction to Visual Thinking
on Jan 12, 2012
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Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?
Justice is one of the most popular courses in Harvard’s history, having taught more than 14,000 students over the course of two decades. In this course, Sandel challenges us...
on Jun 28, 2012
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Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner
This course examines major works by Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Faulkner, exploring their interconnections on three analytic scales: the macro history of the United States and the...
on Jun 25, 2012
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Philosophy and the Sciences of Human Nature
Philosophy and the Science of Human Nature pairs central texts from Western philosophical tradition (including works by Plato, Aristotle, Epictetus, Hobbes, Kant, Mill, Rawls, and...
on Jun 25, 2012
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Environmental Politics and Law
Can law change human behavior to be less environmentally damaging? Law will be examined through case histories including: environmental effects of national security, pesticides,...
on Jun 22, 2012
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Statistics 110: Probability
Statistics 110 (Probability), which has been taught at Harvard University by Joe Blitzstein (Professor of the Practice, Harvard Statistics Department) each year since 2006....
on Jun 20, 2012
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The Self Under Siege: Philosophy in the Twentieth Century
on May 30, 2012
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50 years of Linguistics at MIT
50 years ago, in the fall of 1960, Jerome Wiesner, director of the Research Laboratory of Electronics, and William N. Locke, head of the Department of Modern Languages, proposed...
on Dec 27, 2011
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Roman Architecture
This course is an introduction to the great buildings and engineering marvels of Rome and its empire, with an emphasis on urban planning and individual monuments and their...
on Oct 18, 2011
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Views: 758
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Introduction to Ancient Greek History
This is an introductory course in Greek history tracing the development of Greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements from the Bronze...
on Nov 02, 2011
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Views: 956
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The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877
This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877. The primary goal of the course is to understand the multiple meanings...
on Nov 02, 2011
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Views: 633
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France Since 1871
This course covers the emergence of modern France. Topics include the social, economic, and political transformation of France; the impact of France's revolutionary heritage,...
on Nov 03, 2011
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Views: 742
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European Civilization, 1648-1945
This course offers a broad survey of modern European history, from the end of the Thirty Years' War to the aftermath of World War II. Along with the consideration of major...
on Nov 03, 2011
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Views: 553
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The American Revolution
The American Revolution entailed some remarkable transformations--converting British colonists into American revolutionaries, and a cluster of colonies into a confederation of...
on Nov 03, 2011
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Views: 689
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Modern Civilization from 1750 - Present
"Professor Lynn Hunt lectures in this course which covers a broad, historical study of major elements in Western heritage from the world of the Greeks to that of the 20th...
on Nov 04, 2011
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Views: 274
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The Poetry of John Milton
A study of Milton's poetry, with some attention to his literary sources, his contemporaries, his controversial prose, and his decisive influence on the course of English...
on Nov 06, 2011
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Views: 421
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The American Novel Since 1945
In "The American Novel Since 1945" students will study a wide range of works from 1945 to the present. The course traces the formal and thematic developments of the...
on Nov 06, 2011
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Views: 568
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50 years of Linguistics at MIT
50 years ago, in the fall of 1960, Jerome Wiesner, director of the Research Laboratory of Electronics, and William N. Locke, head of the Department of Modern Languages, proposed...
on Dec 27, 2011
Votes: 4
Views: 360
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Roman Architecture
This course is an introduction to the great buildings and engineering marvels of Rome and its empire, with an emphasis on urban planning and individual monuments and their...
on Oct 18, 2011
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Views: 758
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Introduction to Ancient Greek History
This is an introductory course in Greek history tracing the development of Greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements from the Bronze...
on Nov 02, 2011
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Views: 956
Comments:
The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877
This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877. The primary goal of the course is to understand the multiple meanings...
on Nov 02, 2011
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Views: 633
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France Since 1871
This course covers the emergence of modern France. Topics include the social, economic, and political transformation of France; the impact of France's revolutionary heritage,...
on Nov 03, 2011
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Views: 742
Comments:
European Civilization, 1648-1945
This course offers a broad survey of modern European history, from the end of the Thirty Years' War to the aftermath of World War II. Along with the consideration of major...
on Nov 03, 2011
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Views: 553
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The American Revolution
The American Revolution entailed some remarkable transformations--converting British colonists into American revolutionaries, and a cluster of colonies into a confederation of...
on Nov 03, 2011
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Views: 689
Comments:
Modern Civilization from 1750 - Present
"Professor Lynn Hunt lectures in this course which covers a broad, historical study of major elements in Western heritage from the world of the Greeks to that of the 20th...
on Nov 04, 2011
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Views: 274
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The Poetry of John Milton
A study of Milton's poetry, with some attention to his literary sources, his contemporaries, his controversial prose, and his decisive influence on the course of English...
on Nov 06, 2011
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Views: 421
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The American Novel Since 1945
In "The American Novel Since 1945" students will study a wide range of works from 1945 to the present. The course traces the formal and thematic developments of the...
on Nov 06, 2011
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Views: 568
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