| Title: | Odyssey |
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| Course Section Number: | FRT-101-09 |
| Department: | Freshman Tutorial |
| Description: | HYBRID COURSE. FRT-101-09: Odyssey Bronwen Wickkiser teaches courses about ancient Greek history and culture and the impact of ancient Greece on our world today (From Zeus to Zika: A History of Epidemic Disease, and Troy Story, are two of her most popular). If you take her Tutorial on the Odyssey, you'll visit the Indianapolis Rowing Center and learn how to row like the ancients did. Climb aboard to read Homer's Odyssey, an epic tale about the warrior Odysseus who fought for ten years at Troy and then spent another ten years trying to return home. What compels a man to leave his wife and son to fight a war that he doesn't believe is entirely just? What sustains him when the voyage home, plagued by monsters and magic, takes another ten years? What values motivate him? is he a hero? And can Odysseus reunite happily with his wife and teenage son, who was an infant when he left for war? It's a story that has enthralled audiences for millennia. We'll investigate why by discussing, debating, creating, and writing. As we read, we'll explore topics like leadership, identity, masculinity, warfare, piety, and family values in antiquity and today. We'll also take detours, like learning to row a trireme, analyzing a Hollywood spin on the epic, and talking with a US veteran about his experiences setting off for war and returning from combat. Along the way, you will hone your analytical skills and acquire a deep knowledge of one of the world's greatest works of literature. It'll be epic! |
| Credits: | 1.00 |
| Start Date: | August 12, 2020 |
| End Date: | November 24, 2020 |
| Meeting Information: |
08/13/2020-11/24/2020 Lecture Tuesday, Thursday 09:45AM - 11:00AM, Detchon, Room 109
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| Faculty: | Wickkiser, Bronwen |
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