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The Civil War and Reconstruction - 1850-1861: A House Divided
by Eric Foner , Tim Shenk , Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning- 0.0
15 Weeks
After discussing the institution of slavery and its central role in the southern and national economies, it turns to an account of the political and social history of the 1850s. An overview of the political and social history of the 1850s Slavery’s central role in the southern and national economies...
$50
Reading Religious Conversion
by Ora Limor , Haim Hames , Sarina Chen- 0.0
12 Weeks
The texts explore the complex aspects of religious identities and the varied expressions of community belonging and social borders. Conversion is a multidimensional phenomenon with religious, social, political and legal implications. ● To encounter textual sources in their original language and in English translation ● To discover the social and historical background of the texts...
$49
Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Ethics
by Martin Hilbert- 4.6
Approx. 12 hours to complete
In theory, this provides unprecedented opportunities to understand and shape society. Therefore, we cannot finish this course without also talking about research ethics and about some of the old and new lines computational social scientists have to keep in mind. Political Data-fusion and No-Sampling (Part 1) Political Data-fusion and No-Sampling (Part 2)...
Global Muckraking: Investigative Journalism and Global Media
by Anya Schiffrin- 0.0
5 Weeks
Learn how brave journalists can rock the world by exposing corruption and human rights and labor abuses. Using examples of investigative and crusading journalism from Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe, this course will help you understand how raising public awareness can create political and social change. How journalists can act as government and corporate watchdogs...
$49
Wage Work for Women Citizens: 1870-1920
by Alice Kessler-Harris , Nick Juravich , Columbia University Center for Teaching and Learning , New-York Historical Society- 0.0
10 Weeks
Explore efforts to affirm domesticity while providing women with paths to independence, and uncover how the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments impacted women’s political participation. How married and unmarried women conceptualized their public roles as women, mothers, daughters, and political actors in the early 20th Century What the generational and racial tensions were around strategies and arguments for women's suffrage...
$50
The Importance and Power of Music in our Society
by Marcel Cobussen , Hafez Ismaïli M'Hamdi- 4.6
Approx. 20 hours to complete
The course aims at increasing your insights on where, how and why we listen to music, how music contributes to shaping our identity, how music forms, expresses, and subverts political ideas, and how music affects our norms and values. Music and society: general introduction Disciplining and controlling: Music and the political...
U.S. Public Policy: Social, Economic, and Foreign Policies
by Thomas E. Patterson- 0.0
4 Weeks
The policies of the United States affect social issues, economic growth, taxes, regulation, and foreign affairs. We’ll address the intersection of religion and politics, and how issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage have played out in the political arena. We’ll discuss fiscal, monetary, welfare and income policy—what they are, what tools they involve, and what political divisions they create....
$99
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Modern American Poetry
by Cary Nelson- 4.6
Approx. 35 hours to complete
The course highlights both major poets—from Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson through T. Throughout the course the lectures are illustrated with vivid images of the events, people, and places mentioned in the poems themselves. Readings by both the poets themselves and experienced faculty highlight the texts. On screen displays of text and quotations make it easy to follow the material....
Arab-Islamic History: From Tribes to Empires
by Miri Shefer-Mossensohn- 0.0
8 Weeks
Learn about the history of the Arab and Muslim world during its first millennium, including political, social and cultural aspects. The second part delves into social and cultural realities of the medieval Middle East. The main phases in medieval Arab and Islamic history The role of the main political players within the Islamic community, state, and empire...
$149
Indigenous Canada
by Dr. Paul L. Gareau- 4.8
Approx. 21 hours to complete
Topics for the 12 lessons include the fur trade and other exchange relationships, land claims and environmental impacts, legal systems and rights, political conflicts and alliances, Indigenous political activism, and contemporary Indigenous life, art and its expressions. Indigenous Teaching and Learning Truth and Reconciliation Commission Interactive Painting: The Arts and the Environment...