Tag: The Great Courses

Faith and the Founding Fathers

What did the Founding Fathers think about religion? And why did a group of practicing Protestants create a republic with

Welcome to the era of true marriages of convenience. Discover the reality of trading someone’s hand in marriage, such as

Though she was born into one of the most powerful families of Renaissance Italy, Catherine de’ Medici was never expected

Canadian author L. M. Montgomery is best known for her best-selling and beloved novel Anne of Green Gables. But Montgomery was

Afrofuturism is a cultural movement that seeks to explore and transform the experience of the African diaspora. Stretching across multiple

Teenagers are a breed of their own. They speak their own language, they abide by their own rules, and they

How did Prince Albert, an obscure German prince, leave an indelible mark on the British monarchy? In 10 lectures, award-winning

The world is full of strategies and “hacks” for squeezing the most productivity out of every minute of our lives.

Sex scandals have been a part of the fabric of American society and politics from the very beginning. More than

Artist. Public intellectual. Political activist. James Baldwin was all of these and more. Raised in the slums of Depression-era Harlem