Fashion History Courses

Clovis and the Franks - Gregory of Tours' Account of Early Medieval History

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A lecture examines Gregory of Tours’s account of Clovis, Frankish hegemony, Catholic conversion, and the violent succession of his sons.

• YouTube
• 47 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Banks - History, Theory, and Regulation

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An overview of banking’s history, economic functions, deposit insurance, regulation, and vulnerability to bank runs and financial crises.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

TCI History Alive The Medieval World and Beyond: Online Textbook Help

2 ratings

A chapter-aligned video companion covering medieval societies, world religions, empires, cultural achievements, and major developments through the Enlightenment.

• Study.com
• 14 hours 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

American History: From Emancipation to the Present - Lecture 1 - Dawn of Freedom

An introduction to American history through the African American experience, linking freedom, citizenship, and post-emancipation political and cultural struggle.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

History of the Mortgage Market - A Personal Narrative

A mathematical economist's personal account of the mortgage securities market, from securitization and prepayment modeling to hedge funds, leverage, and subprime lending.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 19 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Marx's Theory of History - Foundations of Modern Social Thought

Marx’s Grundrisse revises his theory of historical change around property relations and a more complex, multilinear development of history.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introductions - Why Does the Civil War Era Have a Hold on American History?

An introduction to why the American Civil War remains central to U.S. historical memory, from redemption narratives and racial reckoning to military history.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Nash Equilibrium - Bad Fashion and Bank Runs - Game Theory Lecture 5

Explores how Nash equilibria shape coordination, including why societies may settle on bad outcomes and how communication can help.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Forwards and Futures Markets - History, Development, and Applications - Lecture 21

Explores how forward and futures markets evolved from Osaka rice warehouses into tools for hedging agricultural, currency, interest-rate, and financial risks.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 12 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Deuteronomistic History: Prophets and Kings in 1 and 2 Samuel - Lecture 13

Explore how Judges and Samuel depict Israel’s shift from tribal leadership to monarchy, revealing ambivalence toward Saul, David, and ideal rule.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Biology and History of Abortion - Global Problems of Population Growth

An interdisciplinary examination of how biology, history, law, and religion have shaped ideas about when life begins and abortion.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 14 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Life History Evolution - Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior

Explores how organisms balance maturity, offspring production, and lifespan through evolutionary tradeoffs shaped by ecological conditions.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

The Fossil Record and Life's History - Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior

Uses the fossil record to trace major radiations, extinctions, and long-term patterns in the history of life.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

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

An overview of evolution from natural selection and random drift to microevolution, macroevolution, and the history of life.

• YouTube
• 43 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

America at 250: A History - The Road to 250 - Class 1

Three historians introduce how Americans have repeatedly reimagined national identity from the Revolution to the present.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video