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Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson

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The Two Hollywoods

View the archive of this 90-minute class from celebrated film historians and writers Jeanine Basinger and Sam Wasson and discover the Five Things They’ve Learned about the people and values that shaped the movie...

David W. Blight

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The Challenges and Triumphs of Writing Biography

View the archive of this 90-minute class from acclaimed teacher, scholar and public historian David W. Blight and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about the ways that biography can help us better learn about...

Nicholas Buccola

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Freedom, from Frederick Douglass

View the archive of this 90-minute class from award-winning author and professor Nicholas Buccola and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about the meaning and value of freedom by studying the life and writing...

James Fox

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Unidentified Aerial Phenomena: What Our Government Still Doesn’t Know – and All It Does.

View the archive of this 90-minute class from film-maker and producer James Fox, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about all that’s certain – and all that remains unknown – in light of the U.S....

Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.

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America’s Past, and Its Urgent Lessons for Today

View the archive of this 90-minute class from writer, author, and professor Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr. and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about keeping connected to the voices and visions of our country’s...

Molly Haskell

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Movie Love in the Sixties and Seventies

View the archive of this 90-minute class from acclaimed author and film critic Molly Haskell, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about loving film and film criticism during the golden age of film appreciation.

Catherine Grace Katz

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Writing the History We Think We Know

View the archive of this 90-minute class from acclaimed historian and writer Catherine Grace Katz, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about how to uncover and share the stories that challenge our ideas of...

Carol Kino

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The Forgotten Heroines of American Feminism

View the archive of this 90-minute class from acclaimed journalist and historian Carol Kino, and discover the Five Things She’s Learned about the rewards and challenges that shaped life for American women after World...

Richard Peña and Phillip Lopate

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Cinema’s Past, Present, and Future

View the archive of this 90-minute class from global-film community tastemakers Richard Peña and Phillip Lopate, and discover the Five Things They’ve Learned about cinema’s rich history — and about the many...

Russell Shorto

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How Manhattan Became “The Island at the Center of the World”

View the archive of this 90-minute class from New York Times bestselling writer Russell Shorto, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about how the Dutch founding of New York City shaped the world’s most...

Lewis Watts

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Documenting Migration and Culture

View the archive of this 90-minute class from photographer, archivist, curator, and teacher Lewis Watts, and discover the Five Things He’s Learned about photography’s power to trace, preserve, and celebrate the...

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