HeroesX

Announcements,  Video

Conversations with Gregory Nagy

We are delighted to share a series of Office Hours video discussions with Professor Gregory Nagy, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University. In these videos, the ordeals of becoming a hero are explored through the greatest works of Ancient Greek literature. In these ‘Ancient Greek Heroes’ Office Hours videos, Gregory Nagy and his colleagues provide additional explanations about the content and… Read more

Announcements,  Video

Office Hours Videos from HeroesX

We are delighted to share a series of Office Hours video discussions originally recorded during HeroesX—the MOOC ‘The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours’ (H24H). This MOOC project was first launched in 2013 with Professor Gregory Nagy, Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature at Harvard University, based on his long-running Harvard course at Harvard College and the associated course at Harvard Extension School, and… Read more

Announcements

HeroesX: 10th anniversary

March 13 sees 10 years since the start of the first iteration of the MOOC ‘The Ancient Greek Hero’. Happy anniversary, HeroesX! In 2013 MOOCs — massive open online courses — were in their infancy, and this was one of the first Humanities courses on edX. The Ancient Greek Hero is based on the Harvard course taught by Gregory Nagy since the late 1970s, and has the same content as… Read more

Topic for Discussion

How HeroesX Will Change Your Life—If You Let It

A guest post by Elizabeth Howell I’m a science journalist by training and trade. In April 2016, I realized I had spent more than a decade working at my career, to the point where I forgot to have unrelated hobbies. So I stepped back from a few obligations and plunged myself into lifelong learning through my local library and online courses. This led me to reviving an old university interest… Read more

Announcements

Hour 25 to Kosmos Society: A new beginning

Statue of Atlas at Doges Palace, Venice, Italy When Hour 25 opened its doors in 2013, it was envisioned as a community-driven companion project to “The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours,” the edX/HarvardX MOOC directed by Gregory Nagy, which is also known as HeroesX. The idea was that Hour 25 would allow participants to go beyond the 24 Hours of HeroesX by providing a friendly, safe, and stimulating environment for… Read more