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The Comedies of Aristophanes, Tutorial: The Comedies of Aristophanes
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Description
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Throughout the semester we will explore the meaning, philosophy, and psychology of the comic as we see it in Aristophanes and elsewhere - what makes something funny. Is all humor contextual or are some of its elements intrinsic or universal? What did the famous actor mean with his last words,
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Date Created
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2004
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PID
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grinnell:3433
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The Hero's Journey
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This will be a course in comparative heroic poetry. Through exercises in writing, spoken presentation, and discussion we shall study and analyze various aspects of five epic poems, in particular the portrayals of the hero(in)es and conceptions of the heroic in four (very) different cultures. Among topics to be addressed are the narrative patterns of quest and journey (spatial and spiritual), the role of religion and the divine, the role of women, and the diverse cultural value systems reflected in the poems. Particular attention will be paid to the organization of papers and the effective expression of ideas in writing.
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Date Created
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2003
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PID
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grinnell:3444
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Tutorial: Color, Culture and Class, Color, Culture and Class, Tutorial (2010)
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Description
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Race thinking dominates ways in which people in the United States differentiate groups of people from each other. This tutorial focuses on associations between color and culture in order to examine how racial meanings are constructed and made comprehensible as well as how they are routed through representations of class. Using a combination of texts -- academic articles, films, newspapers and advertisements -- we will explore representations of "whiteness," "blackness," and other "race-d" identities in the public arena. Throughout the semester we will interrogate the language, ideas and assumptions that give meaning to the different ways we perceive the world around us and through which we understand our individual experiences.
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Date Created
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2010
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PID
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grinnell:11384
