Examine how cultures of the ancient world defined themselves through literature and how their vision of literature contributes to...

An exploration of the magnetic and ambivalent character of Shylock in William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.

Learn how to read William Shakespeare's plays through his biography, Elizabethan and Jacobean history, and modern performance.

Study Japanese scroll art as text and as "little movies" that immerse the viewer through visual narration. 

Learn how early American politics informed the U.S. Constitution and why its promise of liberty and equality has yet to be fully...

Learn about the forces in American politics that seek to influence the electorate and shift the political landscape.

Traces Albert Einstein’s engagement with relativity, quantum mechanics, Nazism, nuclear weapons, philosophy, the arts, and...

Traces Albert Einstein’s engagement with relativity, quantum mechanics, Nazism, nuclear weapons, philosophy, the arts, and...

Explore the archaeology, history, art, and hieroglyphs surrounding the famous Egyptian Pyramids at Giza. Learn about Old Kingdom...