University of Adelaide is offering free online course on Shakespeare Matters. Students will learn how Shakespeare uses emotion in his plays, how his characters experience and manipulate emotions, and how the emotional resonance of the plays makes them powerfully relevant to the modern world.
In this five week course, applicants will learn about Shakespeare’s plays and their influence through a focus on emotions such as love, hate, and jealousy. This course will start on December 14, 2017.
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( votes)Course At A Glance
Length: 5 weeks
Effort: 2-3 hours pw
Subject: Literature
Institution: University of Adelaide and edx
Languages: English
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes, Add a Verified Certificate for $50
Session: Course Starts on December 14, 2017
Providers’ Details
The University of Adelaide is one of Australia’s leading research-intensive universities and is consistently ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world. Established in 1874, it is Australia’s third oldest university and has a strong reputation for excellence in research and teaching.
About This Course
This course includes interactive activities, and interviews with a range of people engaged creatively and professionally with Shakespeare’s plays. You’ll be encouraged to interpret Shakespeare in your own way – to find ‘your Shakespeare.’
Why Take This Course?
Students will learn how to read a Shakespeare play and gain the tools you need to interpret its language. Students will also have the opportunity to experience what it’s like to direct scenes from the plays. And Students will learn about the various kinds of Shakespearean drama, and the dramatic and poetic techniques Shakespeare uses to investigate the human condition.
Learning Outcomes
- Why Shakespeare still matters, all through a focus on emotions
- Ideas and techniques that will help you understand as well as enjoy Shakespeare’s plays
- How to understand and appreciate Shakespeare’s language and its power
Instructors
Mahendra Chitrarasu
Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) student
University of Adelaide
Prasanna Nidumolu
Bachelor of Arts (Advanced) student
University of Adelaide
Aidan Coleman
Professor
University of Adelaide
Dr. Edward Palmer
Senior Lecturer in the School of Education
University of Adelaide
Galen Cuthbertson
MPhil Candidate in English Literature
University of Adelaide
Dr. Joy McEntee
Lecturer in the Department of English and Creative Writing
University of Adelaide
Dr. Lucy Potter
Associate Professor in the Department of English and Creative Writing
University of Adelaide
Requirements
None
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