对犹太民族命运的另样假设，是历史研究中的一个常见命题，也是架空历史小说创作的一个重要母题。讲座通过对英美架空历史小说中相关题材的代表作品进行梳理，总结出三种主要的架空历史表现模式，即假想的犹太复国或卫国战争、异于真实历史的反犹主义、巴勒斯坦之外的犹太国度。讲座将对这三种模式的表现方式分别进行例示与解读，试图从中找到相关作品背后的社会历史动因和政治文化内涵，以及作者本人的创作心理，旨在更好地把握英美架空历史文学和犹太族裔文学的思想内涵与艺术特征。

献礼SISU70华诞。网络教育学院名师系列讲座——莎士比亚作品赏析系列讲座第二讲。

India is a multi-faceted, multi-lingual, multi-religious and a multi-cultural country. And among India’s different types of culture is the festival culture of India. Indians celebrate their festivals loudly – with gusto and colors. This lecture will briefly introduce the various festivals that India celebrates and then segue into its two most popular and widely celebrated festivals – Diwali (the festival of lights) and Holi (the festival of colors).The lecture will last between 75-90 minutes. And it will then be opened up to questions from the audience after that.