YouTube Courses

Reflections on Literary Theory - Who Doesn't Hate Theory Now?

Explore the complex relationship between language, speech, and communication in literary theory, examining key concepts and thinkers to understand the legitimacy of skepticism in communication.

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• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Deconstruction in Literary Theory - Lecture 11

Explore deconstruction through Derrida and de Man's theories, examining their similarities, differences, and applications in literature and popular culture.

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• 53 minutes
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• Free Video

The Institutional Construction of Literary Study - Lecture 24

Explore critical identities, interpretive communities, and literary theory through Stanley Fish and John Guillory's work, examining texts from children's stories to Paradise Lost and discussing the Western canon.

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• 51 minutes
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• Free Video

Post-Colonial Criticism in Literary Theory - Lecture 22

Explore post-colonial theory through the works of Said and Bhabha, examining key concepts like ambivalence, hybridity, and double consciousness in literary identity development and cultural expression.

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• 55 minutes
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• Free Video

The Social Permeability of Reader and Text - Introduction to Theory of Literature

Explore literary theory through Bakhtin and Jauss, examining language in social contexts, heteroglossia, and reception history. Analyze Pride and Prejudice and discuss the concept of common language.

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• 50 minutes
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• Free Video

The Frankfurt School of Critical Theory - Introduction to Theory of Literature

Explore the Frankfurt School's critical theory, focusing on Adorno and Benjamin's perspectives on art, production, and society in the context of Marxism and late capitalism.

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• 52 minutes
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Ways In and Out of the Hermeneutic Circle - Introduction to Theory of Literature

Explore hermeneutics in literature, tracing its origins and mechanics. Examine key concepts like the hermeneutic circle, historicism, and prejudice through works of Gadamer, Heidegger, and Hirsch.

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• 47 minutes
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• Free Video

Introduction to Theory of Literature - Linguistics and Literature

Explore Roman Jakobson's work, structuralism, and literary linguistics. Analyze poetic functions, semiotics, and the Oedipus myth through various theoretical lenses in this engaging lecture.

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• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Political Unconscious - Fredric Jameson's Theory of Literature

Explore Fredric Jameson's "The Political Unconscious" and its impact on literary criticism through Marxist and structural lenses, examining texts and interpretive frameworks.

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• 54 minutes
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• Free Video

Jacques Lacan's Psychoanalytic Theory - Lecture 13

Explore Jacques Lacan's psychoanalytic theories, including the mirror stage, language and the unconscious, and the nature of desire, in this in-depth lecture on literary criticism.

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• 51 minutes
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• Free Video

The Nature of Evolution: Selection, Inheritance, and History - Lecture 1

Explore evolutionary biology's key concepts: natural selection, adaptation, genetic drift, and life's history, from its origins to major evolutionary milestones over 3.7 billion years.

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• 43 minutes
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• Free Video

Samson Agonistes: Psycho-Sexual Analysis and Miltonic Heroism - Lecture 23

Explore Milton's "Samson Agonistes" through a psycho-sexual lens, examining themes of sexuality, violence, heroism, and misogyny in this intense poetic work.

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• 44 minutes
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Flannery O'Connor's Wise Blood - Faith, Interpretation, and Symbolism

Explore Flannery O'Connor's "Wise Blood" through a Catholic lens, examining faith, symbolism, and character perspectives. Gain insights into O'Connor's literary techniques and the novel's deeper meanings.

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• 47 minutes
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• Free Video

Charles de Gaulle's Legacy and Impact on Postwar France

Explore Charles de Gaulle's impact on postwar France, his political innovations, and his symbolic role in maintaining French national power during the Cold War era.

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• 47 minutes
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• Free Video

Paris and the Belle Époque - Rebuilding and Class Division in Modern Paris

Explore how Napoleon III and Haussmann's rebuilding project shaped modern Paris, examining its impact on class divisions, urban development, and the city's unique character during the Belle Époque era.

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• 51 minutes
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• Free Video