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Dec 21, 2024
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CORE 002 SC - Tragedy and National Narratives
This course focuses on the Core I theme of human nature and human difference by turning to the relations between tragedy, human suffering, and our identities as individual and communal beings. Beginning with the Greeks’ conception of tragic heroes and the polis, we will explore how tragedians in a variety of disciplines create myths and histories that connect to personal and national narratives and counter-narratives. Then we will consider how the meaning of tragedy has changed in the modern period, as it now encompasses the lives of everyday people and the impact of events or circumstances such as war, slavery, poverty, systems of social oppression, natural disasters, and massacres.
Instructor: K. Drake, G. Simshaw
Course Credit: 1.0
Please refer to the course schedule on the Scripps Portal for current course offerings and details.
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