In addition to grand questions of fate, mortality, and justice, we also consider conventions of literary form, including the elements of epic, tradition and innovation, prose vs. poetry, anonymity vs. fame. Enrollment is limited to freshmen and transfers. A cross-cultural study of Greece and India, focusing on the Greek and Sanskrit drama. Students will study a number of dramas within their cultural context, view a number of live and recorded theatrical performances, and produce their own scenes. Literature and Fine Arts.
Enrollment is limited to freshmen and transfers.
After an examination of the effects of evolution on human nature, this course will explore the effects of the disruption in human life caused by the invention of agriculture. Effects on the roles of women and men, on scientific understanding, and on religious outlooks in the Neolithic and ancient worlds will be discussed. Enrollment is limited to freshmen and transfers. This course will examine the culture, society and politics of classical Greece and Rome through the themes of disease, healing and death. Readings will analyze disease and healing not only as matters of physical wellbeing but also as issues of spirituality and morality.