Free Film, Music, Radio, TV, & Pop Culture Courses

The Existentialism in Literature and Film course, taught by professor Hubert L. Dreyfus, cuts right to the roots of existentialist thought, looking at the works of Kierkegaard and Nietzsche, and examining Dostoyevsky's Brothers Karamazov in depth.

Probably the best free course online for learning how to gain appreciation classical music is this free course from Yale entitled simply "Listening to Music".

Using clips from more than 300 of the greatest movies ever made, this series explores film history and American culture through the eyes of over 150 Hollywood insiders, including Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, and Michael Eisner.

In 16 episodes, Craig Benzine will teach you about film history! This course is based on an introductory college level curriculum, with A History of Narrative Film by David A. Cook as its reference text.

A study of the ways music creatively expresses self-understanding, cultural environment, and aesthetic values from ancient to modern times.

This series of lectures will examine the ways in which fashion was used as a way of defining, celebrating and criticising modern life in the nineteenth century.

Special Topics course using nonstandard times and/or days to explore issues in the history of ideas and institutions.

This introduction to narrative film emphasizes the evolution of the film medium and the intrinsic artistic qualities of individual films.

Appreciation of the performing arts of television, film, and the live theatre through the viewing of films and videotapes, as well as attendance at plays and musicals.

The Music of the Beatles will track the musical development of the band, starting from the earliest days in Liverpool and Hamburg, moving through the excitement of Beatlemania, the rush of psychedelia, and the maturity of Abbey Road.