24 lectures, 30 minutes/lecture) Taught by Lloyd Kramer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Ph.D., Cornell University
With this sequel to his recent series on European Thought and Culture in the 19th Century, Professor Lloyd Kramer introduces the major intellectual themes and debates that decisively shaped 20th-century European culture and which still define our world today. An award-winning teacher at The University of North Carolina, Professor Kramer's approach is incisive, balanced, and scrupulously fair. REUPLOAD NEEDED
St. Peter's Basilica counts among its contributors and creators some of the most famous architects and artists of the Renaissance: Bramante, Bernini, Raphael, and Michelangelo. It was built on the site of the Circus of Nero, and Catholic tradition holds that St. Peter, the original disciple of Jesus Christ and the first Pope of the Catholic Church, was crucified and buried where the current church now stands. REUPLOAD NEEDED
"St. Valentine's Day: A Medieval Origin" is presented by Professor Philip Daileader of The College of William and Mary. We offer free lectures to our customers at various times throughout the year as part of our goal to provide a lifelong learning experience. Professor Daileader (Ph.D., Harvard University) is a specialist on the social, cultural, and religious history of Mediterranean Europe and has crafted two courses for The Teaching Company about the Middle Ages. He received William and Mary’s 2004 Alumni Fellowship Award for excellence in teaching. As a graduate student, he was a four-time winner of the Harvard University Certificate of Distinction in Teaching.
Professor Xargle, the notorious alien who is learned in the ways of the planet Earth, discusses the stinkfumers that crowd the highways, the featherless silver flyingbird, and other ins and outs of Earth travel.
The zany alien Professor Xargle is back, with a lesson for anyone who prefers a meow to a bow-wow. It's about Tigerlets, those furry, four-footed creatures that any cat-loving Earthlet will immediately identify and take to heart.