The blank page can be the most daunting obstacle in writing. In this course, aspiring writers will assemble a “starter kit†for approaching the blank page by developing constructive ways to think about the writing process as a whole. While subsequent courses in this series will focus on the mechanics of good writing, this course offers ways to think about the writer’s … [Read more...] about Memoir and Personal Essay: Managing Your Relationship with the Reader
Arts and Humanities
Reasoning Across the Disciplines
Critical reasoning skills are a key success factor for students entering their first year of college. They must be able to think logically and form arguments. This course, designed with incoming college freshmen in mind but open to anyone, provides an essential grounding in critical reasoning skills. Faculty from multiple disciplines at the University of North Carolina at … [Read more...] about Reasoning Across the Disciplines
Luther and the West
In this course we will discuss the history of some ideas that have been hugely influential in the modern west and that were taken out to the rest of the world. The discussion centers on an extraordinary and historically important figure, a sixteenth century German man named Martin Luther. Luther is recognized today as the originator of many of the most significant ideas that … [Read more...] about Luther and the West
Anti-Racism I
Anti-Racism I is an introduction to the topic of race and racism in the United States. The primary audience for this course is anyone who is interested in learning about race/racism in the US who has never taken a course in critical race or ethnic studies or affiliated fields (indeed, who may not know what the fields of critical race studies or ethnic studies are), who has … [Read more...] about Anti-Racism I
A Brief History of Human Spaceflight
This course provides a view of the history of spaceflight, from early writings telling of human's fascination of space through the early Russian and American space stations. Developed as an interesting and entertaining slice of space history that is accessible to anyone with an interest in human spaceflight … [Read more...] about A Brief History of Human Spaceflight
