LEARN. TRAVEL. CONTINUE.
Academic/Matt is the learning record of Matt Shadbolt.
Degrees, lectures, languages, opera, and the ongoing education which doesn't require a classroom.
University
University of Pennsylvania
The degree, the coursework, the awards, the clubs, and the experience of returning to formal study in 2022.
Destinations
Travels
Visits to the sites that the learning made necessary. Ancient ruins, cathedrals, museums, and classical landscapes.
Performance
Opera
The Met season and beyond: German and Italian opera experienced live, as the repertoire demands.
Acquisition
Languages
Italian, French, Latin, Greek, German, Dutch. The ongoing work of learning other people's grammars.
Texts
Readings
The books alongside the coursework. Epic poetry, history, criticism, and the texts that everything else pointed toward.
Credentials
Certificates
Formal completions from Coursera, Duolingo, and other structured programs outside the degree.
Courses & Lectures
Classes
The Paideia Institute, online courses, and public lectures: ancient history, architecture, religion, positive psychology.
Recordings
Videos
Lectures, performances, and documented learning from across the practice.
Undergraduate & Postgraduate
93/05
Kingston University and the Jan van Eyck Akademie. The earlier academic formation that preceded everything since.