Cultural history Courses and Certifications

The Modern and the Postmodern (Part 1)

21 ratings

Trace how "the modern" took shape: read Rousseau, Kant, Marx, Flaubert, Darwin, Baudelaire and Nietzsche, plus painting's turn toward the surface of the canvas.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Contemporary China: The People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong

13 ratings at edX

Use the case study method to study China from the rise of Deng Xiaoping to the present.

• edX
• 12 weeks, 1-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

LMU Munich

Theatre and Globalization

249 ratings at Coursera

Learn how theatre and globalization have affected each other over the past century, and how to conduct your own research on global theatre histories.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

The Einstein Revolution

15 ratings at edX

Traces Albert Einstein’s engagement with relativity, quantum mechanics, Nazism, nuclear weapons, philosophy, the arts, and technology.

• edX
• 14 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Tel Aviv University;  Campus - the Israeli National Project for Digital Learning

Arab-Islamic History: From Tribes to Empires

25 ratings

Learn about the history of the Arab and Muslim world during its first millennium, including political, social and cultural aspects.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 3-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

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Queer NYC: After Stonewall (In-Person) (Live Online)

40 ratings at CourseHorse

Explore the history of queer life and activism in New York City from the 1950s through the era of marriage equality.

• CourseHorse
• Self-Paced
• $355.00

Queer NYC: Before Stonewall (Live Online)

34 ratings at CourseHorse

Explore the rich and complex history of queer life in New York City, from the 19th century through the events leading up to Stonewall.

• CourseHorse
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• $335.00

World’s Fairs: Spectacles Of Capital and Empire (Live Online)

33 ratings at CourseHorse

Explore the history and legacy of world’s fairs as sites where industry, empire, and cultural display converged.

• CourseHorse
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• $335.00

Puppets and Automata: Art, Anxiety, and the Uncanny (Live Online)

33 ratings at CourseHorse

Explore the captivating world of puppets and automata, delving into their roles as artistic marvels and cultural symbols of fascination and unease.

• CourseHorse
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• $335.00

Madness: Society and the Psyche (Live Online)

31 ratings at CourseHorse

Explore the evolving concept of madness from the Classical world to the Enlightenment, examining its roots in culture, medicine, and philosophy.

• CourseHorse
• 12 hours
• Self-Paced
• $335.00

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

10 ratings at OpenLearn

This free course, History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past, consists of a series of essays, drawn from material contained in the Reading Experience Database, that illustrate ...

• OpenLearn
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past

2 ratings at OpenLearn

How do we know what people read in the past, and how they read it? This free course, History of reading tutorial 1: Finding evidence of reading in the past, is the first in a series of tutorials ...

• OpenLearn
• 2 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe

1 rating at OpenLearn

How have famous books been read and received by audiences in the past? This free course, History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts a case study of Robinson Crusoe,...

• OpenLearn
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

The Celtic World

378 ratings at The Great Courses Plus

Travel through time from 500 B.C. to today and rediscover the Celts with a Harvard-educated professor.

• The Great Courses Plus
• 12 hours 57 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Trial Available

Magic in the Middle Ages

16 ratings

Explore the Middle Ages through magic: distinguish popular from learned practices such as alchemy, geomancy and necromancy, trace witchcraft trials, and examine Islamic and astrological influences.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course