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Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls - Historical Context and Themes - Lecture 16

Explore Hemingway's "For Whom the Bell Tolls" through the lens of the Spanish Civil War, examining themes of foreignness, literacy, and technology's impact on characters' futures.

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• 49 minutes
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As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner - Analysis of Narrative Techniques and Social Context

Explore Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying" through social dialects, narrative techniques, and historical context. Uncover hidden secrets and examine the portrayal of poor whites in the Depression-era South.

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• 48 minutes
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Faulkner's As I Lay Dying - Epic Conventions and Character Analysis - Part 2

Explore Faulkner's epic techniques in "As I Lay Dying," examining human-animal connections and resurrection themes through character analysis and literary comparisons.

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• 49 minutes
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• Free Video

As I Lay Dying - Genre Analysis and American Literary Tradition - Lecture 15

Explore Faulkner's "As I Lay Dying" through genre analysis, character perspectives, and family dynamics. Gain insights into the novel's place in American literature and its balance of comic and tragic elements.

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• 50 minutes
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's Short Stories: Social Types and Dramatic Tension - Lecture 12

Explore Fitzgerald's short stories through the lens of social types, examining how characters conform to or deviate from idealized identities in American society.

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• 50 minutes
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The Great Gatsby - Experimental Counter-Realism and Animated Objects

Explore Fitzgerald's experimental counter-realism in The Great Gatsby, examining the animation of inanimate objects and their human-like qualities, as well as themes of race and technology.

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• 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury - Quentin's Narrative and Themes - Lecture 7

Explore Faulkner's narrative techniques, character relationships, and themes of race and sexuality in The Sound and the Fury through an in-depth analysis of Quentin's and Benjy's perspectives.

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• 48 minutes
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• Free Video

Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner - American Modernism and World War I - Lecture 1

Explore Hemingway, Fitzgerald, and Faulkner's works through global geopolitics, experimental narration, and sensory detail, examining their shared preoccupation with World War I's impact on narrative irony.

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• 43 minutes
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• Free Video

Hemingway's In Our Time - Analysis of Pain and Violence in Vignettes

Explore Hemingway's "In Our Time" through critical analysis of vignettes, examining themes of pain, violence, and ethnic tensions in the American Midwest using various theoretical perspectives.

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• 50 minutes
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• Free Video

Distributive Justice and the Welfare State - Moral Foundations of Politics

Explore Rawls's difference principle and its implications for distributive justice, examining critiques and comparisons with other philosophical approaches to wealth distribution.

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• 52 minutes
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• Free Video

The Burkean Outlook - Edmund Burke's Anti-Enlightenment Philosophy

Explore Edmund Burke's conservative philosophy, emphasizing cautious social change, traditional values, and rejection of Enlightenment ideals in political thought and societal progress.

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• 48 minutes
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Contemporary Communitarianism - Moral Foundations of Politics - Lecture 20

Explore contemporary communitarianism and MacIntyre's critique of Enlightenment philosophy, examining emotivism, instrumentalism, and the concepts of practices and virtues in moral foundations.

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• 49 minutes
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Limits of the Neoclassical Synthesis - Moral Foundations of Politics

Explores ambiguities in Mill's harm principle through examples like prostitution, free trade, and discrimination, revealing how defining and calculating harm involves political choices, challenging the Enlightenment ideal.

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• 48 minutes
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The Leverage Cycle and the Subprime Mortgage Crisis - Financial Theory

Explore the Leverage Cycle theory and its role in the 2007-09 financial crisis. Learn how collateral requirements impact asset prices and contrast this with traditional financial theories.

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• 1 hour 17 minutes
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• Free Video

Risk, Return, and Social Security - Applying CAPM to Fund Management and Social Security Reform

Explore CAPM applications in fund management, Social Security reform, and asset evaluation. Gain insights on reconciling political views and innovative financial instruments like PAAWS.

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• 1 hour 14 minutes
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• Free Video