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Dionysia: Enlivening Greek Theater
Rose Jang and Andrew Reece Signature Required: Spring |
Program | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | WWinter | SSpring | Twenty-five centuries ago, in Athens, Greeks would gather excitedly at dramatic festivals honoring their gods and introducing the latest productions by their tragic and comic poets. The theater was for these Greeks a spectacle, a rite, a source of wisdom. It helped them figure out who they were: it showed them situated precariously between civilization and savagery, between the bestial and the divine, between the sublime and the ridiculous. In tragedy, Greeks relived their aspirations for nobility and justice and their despair at their all too human fragility. In comedy, they laughed at their politicians, their gods, even the playwrights themselves. In ancient comedy, nothing was sacred, perhaps because everything was. Twenty-five centuries later, on the other side of the world, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides and Aristophanes still invite us to answer the call of Dionysus, to gather round the stage and to join our stories with those of Orestes, Oedipus, Phaedra, and even Athenian war widows of the fifth century BCE. In his festivals, the Dionysia, the god taught Greeks to see themselves more clearly by standing outside themselves, whether on stage or in the audience. In the schools since then, the poetry of the plays continues to illuminate; the centuries have scarcely dimmed or softened the harsh light to which, and by which, we are exposed by theater’s first masters. At the same time, that poetry has too often been left on the page, while the poets meant it to be spoken and sung. In this program, we intend to study Greek drama but also to perform it, to understand it and to enliven it. In winter quarter, we will read and interpret selected works of the three ancient Greek tragedians, and their one contemporary comedian, who are represented by plays that survive in their entirety. These will include, among others, Aeschylus’ Oresteia trilogy; Sophocles’ and ; Euripides’ , , and ; and Aristophanes’ . Students will also learn about the history of Athenian drama. We will write extensively about the texts and discuss them in seminar. Students will also begin to learn to act, to use their voices and bodies to interpret the characters and embody the poetry. In spring quarter, we will devote ourselves to full-scale productions of one tragedy and one comedy. During both quarters, we will view and discuss local theater performances as the opportunities arise. | ancient Greek tragedy and comedy, acting, play production, theater, literature, and other studies and careers demanding good written and oral communication skills. | Rose Jang Andrew Reece | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | |||
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Individual Study: Interdisciplinary Projects, Arts, Consciousness Studies and Humanities
Ariel Goldberger aesthetics anthropology architecture art history classics communications community studies consciousness studies cultural studies field studies gender and women's studies geography international studies language studies leadership studies literature music outdoor leadership and education philosophy psychology queer studies religious studies sociology somatic studies theater visual arts writing Signature Required: Winter |
Contract | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | WWinter | Individual study offers students the opportunity to develop self-direction, to learn how to manage a personal project, to focus on unqiue combinations of subjects, and to pursue original interdisciplinary projects without the constraints of an external structure. Students interested in a self-directed project, research or internship in the humanities, or projects that include arts, travel, or interdisciplinary pursuits are invited to present a proposal to Ariel Goldberger. Students with a lively sense of self-direction, discipline, and intellectual curiosity are strongly encouraged to apply. Ariel Goldberger supports interdisciplinary studies and projects in the Arts, Humanities, Consciousness Studies, and travel. | humanities, arts, social sciences, and consciousness studies. | Ariel Goldberger | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Individual Study: Interdisciplinary Projects, Arts, Consciousness Studies and Humanities
Ariel Goldberger aesthetics anthropology architecture art history classics communications community studies consciousness studies cultural studies field studies gender and women's studies geography international studies language studies leadership studies literature music outdoor leadership and education philosophy psychology queer studies religious studies sociology somatic studies theater visual arts writing Signature Required: Spring |
Contract | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | SSpring | Individual study offers students the opportunity to develop self-direction, to learn how to manage a personal project, to focus on unqiue combinations of subjects, and to pursue original interdisciplinary projects without the constraints of an external structure. Students interested in a self-directed project, research or internship in the humanities, or projects that include arts, travel, or interdisciplinary pursuits are invited to present a proposal to Ariel Goldberger. Students with a lively sense of self-direction, discipline, and intellectual curiosity are strongly encouraged to apply. Ariel Goldberger supports interdisciplinary studies and projects in the arts, humanities, consciousness studies, and travel. | humanities, arts, social sciences, and consciousness studies. | Ariel Goldberger | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Individual Study: Interdisciplinary Projects, Arts, Consciousness Studies and Humanities
Ariel Goldberger aesthetics anthropology architecture art history classics communications community studies consciousness studies cultural studies field studies gender and women's studies geography international studies language studies leadership studies literature music outdoor leadership and education philosophy psychology queer studies religious studies sociology somatic studies theater visual arts writing Signature Required: Fall |
Contract | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | Individual study offers students the opportunity to develop self-direction, to learn how to manage a personal project, to focus on unqiue combinations of subjects, and to pursue original interdisciplinary projects without the constraints of an external structure. Students interested in a self-directed project, research or internship in the humanities, or projects that include arts, travel, or interdisciplinary pursuits are invited to present a proposal to Ariel Goldberger.Students with a lively sense of self-direction, discipline, and intellectual curiosity are strongly encouraged to apply.Ariel Goldberger supports projects in the Arts, Humanities, Consciousness Studies, Arts, and interdisciplinary studies. | humanities, arts, social sciences, and consciousness studies. | Ariel Goldberger | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Memory and Conflict in the Eastern Mediterranean
Ulrike Krotscheck and Steven Niva classics cultural studies international studies political science study abroad Signature Required: Winter |
Program | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | WWinter | SSpring | –David Lowenthal, ) In this program, students will investigate the political, cultural and economic life of the Eastern Mediterranean. Situated between Europe and the Middle East, this area includes the lands known today as Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine and Egypt. Although it is the origin of some of the world's most important civilizations and religious traditions, this region has increasingly become a site of political conflict, war and terrorism. This program will explore how the past, and particularly contested memories of this past, plays a role in many conflicts that have arisen in this region as a result of colonialism, nationalism and religious differences. In particular, the program will focus on how contested memories of the past shape conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians, over the ancient heritage and modern identity of Egypt and over the identity and boundaries of modern Turkey and Greece. We will examine how struggles over the past—who claims it, what it means, and whose memories are empowered or marginalized—are primarily struggles over the present—who has power, which identities will be favored, and who has rights to territory and place. Drawing primarily upon the fields of archaeology and political science, the program will introduce students to central debates and methodological issues in each discipline and students will learn how to examine the evidence and claims from archaeological findings, museums and heritage sites in light of contemporary political and cultural power relations. In the fall, the program will trace this region's evolution from the rise of ancient Egypt and classical Greece to the rise of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and then the transformation of the region through European colonialism and modern nation-states. We will explore the relationship between past and present through examining specific archaeological sites in each area, including Luxor (ancient Thebes) in Egypt, the Temple Mount/Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem and Catalhoyuk in Turkey. In the winter, we will continue this study through examining Napoleon's conquest of Egypt, the origins and present status of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the population exchange between Greece and Turkey at the end of the Ottoman Empire, among other topics. Our study will be based on theoretical texts and primary sources, novels and religious documents, as well as guest speakers and occasional field trips. Students will build learning communities through workshops, lectures, research, seminars and presentations. In the process, students will learn how to apply theory to case studies, undertake advanced research projects and develop critical thinking skills based upon an awareness of a diversity of views. In the spring quarter, a group of students from the program—subject to qualifications and available space—will have the opportunity to travel abroad to Turkey and Egypt. This six-week travel abroad program will explore both ancient and modern sites and political developments in each location in order to deepen their learning about the role of memory and conflict within the contemporary region. | archaeology, education, cultural studies, history, Middle East studies, political science and international affairs. | Ulrike Krotscheck Steven Niva | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall |