Professor wrightson offers some thoughts on the nature of history and the study of history and. Preregistration for places in introductory courses. Open yale courses provide course materials and videos for a wide range of subjects. In any case, this lecture series is a brilliant introduction to the old testament. Complete course materials are available at the open yale courses website. Fry is william lampson professor of english, yale university.
Sep, 20 the lectures trace the tradition of history painting from the renaissance through the 21st century, examining its rise to official dominance, its fall from privilege in the eras of realism and abstract art, and its subsequent reappearance in contemporary art. Undergraduate courses are designed to develop students understanding of important works of english, american, and other literatures in english and to provide historical perspectives from which to. The university traces its roots to the 1640s, when colonial clergymen led an effort to establish a local college in the tradition of european liberal education. Taught by yale professor donald kagan, this introductory course in greek history traces the development of greek civilization as manifested in political, intellectual, and creative achievements from the bronze age to the end of the classical period. The american revolution entailed some remarkable transformationsconverting british colonists into american revolutionaries, and a cluster of colonies into a. The american revolution entailed some remarkable transformationsconverting british colonists into american revolutionaries. The yale program in the history of the book brings together scholars across disciplines to explore the materiality of the written word over time and across cultures. The relationship between theory and philosophy, the question of what literature is and does, and what constitutes an introduction are interrogated. In it, students read original sources in translation as well as the works of modern scholars.
Yale college, 17011740 by richard warch, yale university press, 1973 best study of the beginnings the separation of college and state. We also organize the book history seminar series, a workshop and reading group for yale graduate students. Dunham professor of history of art and classics at yale university. Drawing on resources and histories local to yale university and its new england setting, the working group is committed to bringing evidence from an array of media texts, paintings, sculpture, photographs under the scrutiny of scholars with diverse expertise. Unless explicitly set forth in the applicable credits section of a lecture, thirdparty content is not covered under the creative commons license. The collection consists of notes on course lectures taken by yale students and course notes and recorded lectures by yale faculty. In the sixteenth century, england imported its handwrit. Periods in the development of english it is common to divide the history of english into three periodsand old, a middle and an early modern one. For a listing of all history courses available through open yale courses click here. Sage of brooklyn, ny, as a memorial to the great divine whose name it bears, to sponsor an annual series of lectures on a topic appropriate to the work of the ministry. Professor wrightson offers some thoughts on the nature of history and the study of history and focuses, in particular, on the benefits of studying the history of early modern england. The university expects all activity on this site to comply with u. Currently, course materials related to this lecture are unavailable.
Yale university is a private ivy league research university in new haven, connecticut. Open yale courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at yale university. In this course you will engage in a series of challenges designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits. The public course took a close look at eleven important paintings from yales art museums that represent scenes from history, myth, scripture, or. Learn the science of wellbeing from yale university. The department of english at yale teaches the majority of freshmen in yale college and graduates more than 100 english majors in every yale class. Heroes, heroines, and narrative in paintings at yale, a semesterlong lecture series with john walsh. Guide to the school of architecture, yale university, lectures and presentations author compiled by daniel hartwig and staff of manuscripts and archives date september 2007 language of description finding aid written in english. A collaboration between yales department of english and beinecke rare book and manuscript library, it offers seminar meetings for the. This course will examine the revolution from this broad perspective, tracing the participants shifting sense of themselves as british subjects, colonial settlers. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet.
Please check the yale course search site for the most up to date information, as well as the course descriptions and locations medieval studies courses for spring 2020. Open yale courses reflects the values of a liberal arts education. Download all course pages zip 10mb joanne freeman, professor of history. Students freely associate themselves with the college and in doing so affirm their commitment to a philosophy of mutual tolerance and respect. Introduction to theory of literature engl 300 in this first lecture, professor paul fry explores the courses title in three parts.
Courses range in focus from the earliest recorded historical periods up through the modern day. The department of history is home to one of the most popular majors on the yale campus and encompasses the histories of africa, asia, europe, the middle east, and north and south america. Yale s philosophy of teaching and learning begins with the aim of training a broadly based, highly disciplined intellect without specifying in advance how th. Yale university professor emeritus john demos leads a seminar for high school teachers on the americas in the colonial era. This first of two lectures focuses on on cormac mccarthys blood meridian relates to its major. Age of cathedrals massive open online course mooc yale university. The science of wellbeing by yale university coursera. Department of english, yale university, summer 2019. Most of the lectures and course material within open yale courses are licensed under a creative commons attribution. The old english period begins in the middle of the 5th century with. Cosponsored by yales department of english and beinecke rare book and manuscript library, the program hosts a series of public lectures throughout the academic year and the annual harvardyale graduate conference in book history. Founded in 1701, it is the thirdoldest institution of higher education in the united states and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the american revolution. Unless explicitly set forth in the applicable credits section of a lecture, thirdparty content is not covered under the creative. The public course took a close look at eleven important paintings from yales art museums that represent scenes from history, myth, scripture, or literature.
As preparation for these tasks, professor laurie santos. Each course includes a full set of class lectures produced in highquality video. In fall 20, the gallery presented let this be a lesson. Below, you will find 1,500 online courses from universities like stanford, yale, mit. Beecher lectures the lyman beecher lectureship was founded in 1871 by a gift from henry w.
Yale lectures on preaching, and other writings by burton, nathaniel j. Introduction to theory of literature free video lectures. Yale program in the history of the book beinecke rare. Mar 18, 2011 the american revolution hist 116 professor freeman offers an introduction to the course, summarizing the readings and discussing the courses main goals. This lively history of yale traces the development of the college from its founding in 1701 by a small group of puritan clergymen intent on preserving the purity of the faith in connecticut, to its survival in the eighteenth century as a center for intellectual life, to its expansion in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as a major international university. Yale offers online learning opportunities for a vast and global audience.
Lecture, introduction to history painting yale university. Yale program in the history of the book beinecke rare book. A number of their top lectures have also been posted to youtube, with some garnering 100,000s of views over the past few years. Most of the lectures and course material within open yale courses are licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialshare alike 3. The lectures are available as downloadable videos, and an audioonly. Yales program in medieval studies is an autonomous interdisciplinary enterprise, with faculty drawn from many relevant humanities departments classics, comparative literature, english, french, german, history, history of art, italian, music, near eastern languages and civilizations, philosophy, religious studies, slavic languages and literatures, and spanish and portuguese along with. School of architecture, yale university, lectures and. Welcome department of italian language and literature.
Browse this catalog to find a course that piques your interest. A history by brooks mather kelley, yale university press, 1974 a balanced, informative onevolume history school of the prophets. Departmental representatives in the residential colleges. This yale college course, taught on campus twice per week for 50 minutes, was recorded for open yale courses in spring 2010.
Yales philosophy of teaching and learning begins with the aim of training a broadly based, highly disciplined intellect without specifying in advance how th. Open yale courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and. Cultural history of the physical sciences 18thcentury to the present, science and visual culture, visual studies, material culture studies, history and theory of photography, modern british history. Assistant curator of photography, yale center for british art lecturer, hshm and history chitra. We are currently soliciting recommendations for the 20192020 program and welcome participants especially from the fields of africanamerican studies, american studies, art history, classics, comparative literature, english, history, religious studies, and womens, gender, and sexuality studies. Get free history courses online from the worlds leading universities. Michael hoak hosts with jessica holahan discussing all things art and architecture and occasional appearances by. New testament history and literature the open yale courses series. The justification for this is partly external and partly internal. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn. Yales philosophy of teaching and learning begins with the aim of training a. Im adding this to the nc necessary books page which, megalomaniac that i am, i am considering turning into a treasure trove of literary and cultural history.
Department of english, yale university, summer 2019 professor. Historian amanda joyce hall explains how south africas black press reported on the struggle for racial equality in south africa and the united states. Yale university offers some amazing free courses online, not the least of which is this one on the old testament. For more than 300 years, yale university has inspired the minds that inspire the world. Courses please check the yale course search site for the most up to date information, as well as the course descriptions and locations. Introduction to the old testament in 24 lectures from yale. The lectures trace the tradition of history painting from the renaissance through the 21st century, examining its rise to official dominance, its fall from privilege in the eras of realism and abstract art, and its subsequent reappearance in contemporary art. Learn more about the actions yale university press is taking. Learn more about the yale poorvu center for teaching and learning. Fresno, lectures to a history class on masters and commanders during world war ii. The income of this fund is used for an annual series of lectures on a topic appropriate to the work of ministry. This lecture traces the roots of the english language, through a survey of some of the key historical movements, mainly invasions of the british isles, leading to the influence of latin, french and germanic languages on english. Weve rounded up the 50 most watched open yale course lectures on youtube, and provided a bit of supplementary info just in case you want to check out.
Introduction to theory of literature open yale courses. Yale lectures on preaching, and other writings internet archive. Home history the early middle ages, 284 hist 210 lecture 1 course introduction. See ydn article about yc 10 laura marriss translation of the plague, the 1947 novel by frenchalgerian writer and philosopher albert camus. Major developments in the political, social, and religious history of western europe from the accession of diocletian to the feudal transformation. The american revolution hist 116 professor freeman offers an introduction to the course, summarizing the readings and discussing the courses main goals. Maurie samuelss the betrayal of the duchess on pandemonium.
He notes that the history of britain in this period affected many other nations, such as early america and canada, as well as later colonies such as those in africa. The yale university press podcast is a series of indepth conversations with experts and authors on a range of topics including politics, history, science, art, and more for those who are intellectually curious. A number of modern english poets are presented such as eliot, hughes, moore, yeats, and photographs are shown in order to introduce students to the major. Fry is the william lampson professor of english at yale and specializes in british romanticism, literary theory, and literature and the visual arts. Literary theory and the history of modern criticism. Free itunes video plus related textbook on ipad and or pdf kevin ahern.
In 1701 the connecticut legislature adopted a charter to erect a. In the sixteenth century, england imported its handwriting as it did its costume and court culture. This course will examine issues of poverty and race in the criminal justice system, particularly with regard to the imposition of the death. Its history, academic achievements, wealth, and selectivity have made yale one of the most prestigious universities in the world. A 3,000year history of peoples, tribes and empires. Hist 251 lecture 1 general introduction open yale courses. Introduction yale college is an academic community dedicated to the advancement of learning. All students admitted to yale should understand the responsibility thus placed upon them. Michael hoak hosts with jessica holahan discussing all things art and architecture and occasional appearances by yale university press. Department of english, yale university, summer 2019 english 200e, milton may 27 june 28 mw 7. General note forms part of yale record group 47 yrg 47, collections documenting teaching and learning in yale academic programs. The old english period begins in the middle of the 5th century with the coming of germanic tribes to settle in england. This course uses moments in the history of yale university to shed light on the forms, functions, and trajectory of u.
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