Crash Course
Pre-Columbian Theater, Spanish Empire, and Sor Juana: Crash Course Theater #22
This week, we're headed to the Americas to learn about the theater that existed there prior to the arrival of Europeans, how the theater of the Spanish influenced it, and the impact of Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz, playwrighting Spanish nun...
Gresham College
Do Romance Novels Reinforce Gender Stereotypes?
Do Romance Novels Reinforce Gender Stereotypes? Prof. Catherine Roach considers how contemporary literature is presenting new norms on romance. This is a question from the lecture 'Happily Ever After: The Romance Story' / Watch in full...
Crash Course
Gender, Guilt, and Fate - Macbeth, Part 2: Crash Course Literature 410
This week on Crash Course Literature, John Green is continuing to talk about Shakespeare's dark, bloody, Scottish play, Macbeth. This time around, we're looking at the play's characters operate, how the play deals with gender, and the...
TED Talks
TED: A sci-fi vision of love from a 318-year-old hologram | Monica Byrne
Science fiction writer Monica Byrne imagines rich worlds populated with characters who defy our racial, social and gender stereotypes. In this performance, Byrne appears as a hologram named Pilar, transmitting a story of love and loss...
Curated Video
Gender in 19th Century Britain
Kathryn Hughes explores the role of women in middle class Victorian society. Highlighting the conflicted and restrained behaviour expected of women between being learned but not too intelligent, beautiful but not sexual, Kathryn reveals...
Curated Video
Romeo and Juliet 1.3 Metaphor: Paris as a Book
This video delves into Act 1, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, focusing on Lady Capulet's intricate metaphorical advice to Juliet regarding Paris. It explores themes of literary symbolism, cultural context, and the societal...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Janel George - Teachers Make a Difference - Opal Moore
Janel George is an Associate Professor of Law and the founding Director of the Racial Equity in Education Law and Policy (REELP) Clinic. Her clinical projects and research focus on the development and implementation of legislative...