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Major Epidemics in World History: Beyond the Black Death – Exploring the Impact of Diseases Like Smallpox, Influenza, and HIV/AIDS.

Major Epidemics in World History: Beyond the Black Death – Exploring the Impact of Diseases Like Smallpox, Influenza, and HIV/AIDS (Professor Quentin Quibble, Department of Historical Pandemics, University of Utterly…

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World History

The Interwar Period: Economic Depression and Rising Totalitarianism – Examining the Global Challenges Between World War I and World War II.

The Interwar Period: Economic Depression and Rising Totalitarianism – Examining the Global Challenges Between World War I and World War II (Lecture Hall doors swing open with a dramatic creak,…

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Literature

The Future of Reading in a Digital World.

The Future of Reading in a Digital World: Hold On To Your Hats (and Your Bookmarks!) 🎩 (A Lecture for the Endearingly Anxious Bookworm) Good morning, afternoon, or evening, depending…

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Philosophy

Finding Meaning in an Absurd World.

Finding Meaning in an Absurd World: A Lecture on Existential Head-Scratching 🧐 (Welcome, weary travelers of the meaning-making highway! Buckle up, because we're about to embark on a philosophical joyride…

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Literature

World Literature as a Field of Study: Global Perspectives on Literary Production.

World Literature as a Field of Study: Global Perspectives on Literary Production (A Lecture in Literary Globetrotting) (Welcome music with a very cheesy, overly enthusiastic announcer voice: "Welcome, literature lovers,…

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Mythology and Legends

The End of the World in Mythology (Eschatology).

The End is Nigh! (Maybe): A Whirlwind Tour of Mythological Eschatologies (Lecture Hall: dimly lit, with a single spotlight on the podium. A skeleton in a graduation robe sits in…

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Mythology and Legends

Indigenous Flood Myths from Around the World.

Deluge! 🌊🌧️: Indigenous Flood Myths from Around the World (A Lecture) (Please adjust your seatbelts, folks, because we're about to dive headfirst into some seriously watery tales! No life jackets…

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Mythology and Legends

Creation from Chaos: Myths Where the World Arises from a State of Disorder.

Creation from Chaos: Myths Where the World Arises from a State of Disorder (Lecture Hall Illustration: A whiteboard with scribbled equations, a half-eaten apple, and a projection screen displaying a…

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Mythology and Legends

Marduk: God of Babylon and Creator of the World in Babylonian Mythology.

Marduk: God of Babylon and Creator of the World in Babylonian Mythology - A Powerpoint-Free Lecture (Seriously!) (Intro Music: Imagine something epic. Think the "Game of Thrones" theme, but played…

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Mythology and Legends

Creation Myths: How the World Began – Exploring Diverse Stories from Around the Globe Explaining the Origins of the Universe, Humanity, and Life.

Creation Myths: How the World Began – Exploring Diverse Stories from Around the Globe (A Lecture in the Hall of Cosmic Wonder) (Image: A stylized depiction of the universe exploding…

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