The Department of World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures added a new course to Special Investigations for spring 2023: Humanities in the Metaverse.

This course will explore the myriad of intellectual, technological, and aesthetic phenomena that emerge from the intersection of the humanities and the Metaverse(s). Students will critically reflect on the ideas of the innovators who paved the way for the Metaverse era, from science fiction authors (Neal Stephenson and…