Geraldine Brooks on the Ethics of Historical Fiction
This week in “Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction,“ we are reading and discussing Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks, featuring a seminar with the author and my University of...
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The Look of Mystery: Anna Katharine Green and Victor Perard
This week, as the MOOC launches, I’ve been putting together a lecture for Unit 3 on The Forsaken Inn, a historical mystery novel by Anna Katharine Green, the “mother of detective fiction,” as she’s...
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“Plagues, Witches, and War”: A Video Preview
If you like this post, you can Like this blog on Facebook. With about twenty-four hours until the MOOC goes live, enrollment in “Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction” stands at...
View Article“Plagues, Witches, and War”: Readings List for Early Adopters
Enrollment in “Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction” is currently around 11,000 (see “Historical Fiction Meets the MOOC” for a post introducing the course). Since registration...
View ArticleHistorical Fiction Meets the MOOC
Beginning this October, I’ll be teaching a Massive Open Online Course (or MOOC) called “Plagues, Witches, and War: The Worlds of Historical Fiction.” The course will be taught through Coursera, the...
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