Graph Theory Courses

The Germ Theory of Disease - Epidemics in Western Society Since 1600

Explore the revolutionary germ theory of disease, its preconditions, key figures like Pasteur and Koch, and its profound impact on medical science and public health.

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

The New Historicism in Literary Theory - Lecture 19

Explore New Historicism through Greenblatt and McGann's work, examining its origins, strategies, and impact on literary studies, with a focus on Early Modern literature and Keats's poetry.

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

Evolutionary Game Theory: Fighting and Contests - Lecture 33

Explore how game theory applies to evolution and behavior, analyzing encounters between organisms as mathematical games to infer fitness payoffs and strategy proportions in populations.

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

Queer Theory and Gender Performativity - Lecture 23

Explore Judith Butler's queer theory, gender performativity, and their relation to Foucault's work. Examine key concepts, methodologies, and implications for identity politics and literary analysis.

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

African-American Criticism in Literary Theory - Lecture 21

Explore African-American literary criticism through Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Toni Morrison, examining identity, essentialism, and cultural studies in relation to feminist theory and classic literature.

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

Introduction to Theory of Literature - Lecture 2: Skepticism and Determinism

Explore skepticism, determinism, and authorship in literature through Chekhov, James, Foucault, and Barthes. Examine literary authority, discursivity, and cultural studies implications.

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

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.

• YouTube
• 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.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• 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.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• 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.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• 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.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• 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.

• YouTube
• 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.

• YouTube
• 54 minutes
• Self-Paced
• 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.

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

Foundations of Modern Social Theory

Explore foundational social theories from Hobbes to Durkheim, examining authority, freedom, capitalism, and social order through major thinkers who shaped modern sociology.

• YouTube
• 19 hours 44 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video