Courses
Literature and Writing Courses
Develop your understanding of literature and the power of writing.
Engage with literature, storytelling, and written expression across different forms and styles. Strengthen your ability to analyse texts, develop ideas, and communicate effectively through writing.
King Arthur: Origins and Interpretation
King Arthur: Origins and Interpretation
<p>This short course explores the sophistication of medieval storytelling through close reading and discussion of early King Arthur legends in translation. It traces the deeper ancestry of the
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Are Intellectuals and Philosophers at All Useful?
Are Intellectuals and Philosophers at All Useful?
<p>What role should intellectuals and philosophers play in public life? Should they simply interpret society, or actively seek to change it? Using Simone de Beauvoir's award-winning novel The
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Two Women with Pens: Louisa May Alcott and Miles Franklin
Two Women with Pens: Louisa May Alcott and Miles Franklin
<p>Louisa May Alcott and Miles Franklin lived in different countries and different generations, yet their lives reveal striking similarities. Both overcame financial hardship, family responsibilities
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Finding Lost Manuscripts: Renaissance Book Hunters
Finding Lost Manuscripts: Renaissance Book Hunters
<p>During the Renaissance, dedicated scholars travelled across Europe searching monasteries and libraries for long-forgotten classical manuscripts. This course follows the remarkable stories of
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It's a Wonderful Life: Philosophy Through Film
It's a Wonderful Life: Philosophy Through Film
<p>Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" is much more than a classic Christmas film. This course explores its philosophical themes of meaning, freedom, responsibility, happiness and community, while
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Italian Classics: Boccaccio, Basile and Straparola