Course Category: Anytime Audit
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Ursula K. Le Guin: Worldbuilder
This course explores the major science fiction and fantasy works of Ursula K. Le Guin, how they relate to her literary theories and social interests, and how she envisioned and revisioned the worlds of her imagination.
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Tolkien’s Wars and Middle-earth
This course explores the life of J.R.R. Tolkien and the impact his experiences had on his work, with a particular focus on the World War I and World War II time periods.
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Tolkien’s World of Middle-earth
In this course, students will read Tolkien’s critical essays, translations, and imaginative stories to explore how his world and his myth developed over time.
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Tolkien’s Poetry
In this class, we will examine Tolkien’s short poetic works in detail, taking a chronological look at Tolkien’s career through the window of his poetry.
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Tolkien in Context
This course examines how Tolkien’s subcreated world of Middle-earth engages with issues and concepts relevant to readers, including racism, immigration, the place of women, the ongoing battle of good versus evil, environmental concerns and the rise of technology.
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Tolkien & Tradition
This course helps students learn to evaluate Tolkien’s works both individually and comparatively, judging them in the context of each other as well as of their sources.
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The Worlds of J.R.R. Tolkien
John Garth delves into theories concerning geography, nationhood, and the environment to explore Tolkien’s primary and fictional worlds.
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The Story of the Hobbit
This course examines the life of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, including several important precursors of the book, works that helped establish the genre in which Tolkien was writing, and which influenced Tolkien’s own thinking.
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The Return of King Arthur
This course explores modern retellings of the Arthurian legend in novels, poetry, plays, films, short stories, and comics.
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The Potter Saga
In this course, students will discuss the ancestors to the Harry Potter phenomenon, while examining the works and traditions that inform the Harry Potter universe.