Call Number | 00182 |
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Day & Time Location |
TR 2:40pm-3:55pm 405 Barnard Hall |
Points | 3 |
Grading Mode | Pass/Fail |
Approvals Required | None |
Instructor | Eugene A Petracca |
Type | SEMINAR |
Course Description | The complex relationship between dreaming and narrative storytelling is as contemporary as it is ancient. In this first-year seminar, we will examine Greco-Roman, medieval, modern, and postmodern representations of dreaming in literature, philosophy and film - texts that range from classical epic (Homer, Virgil) through medieval allegory (Dante, Machaut) to psychoanalysis (Freud and his contemporaries), queer metafiction (Winterson, Sarduy, Lynch), and beyond. We will consider among other topics how dreams raise fundamental questions about being, memory, desire, interpretation, and Utopian politics. Students will practice critical writing and discussion, and also have the opportunity to engage their own dreams and fantasies both analytically and creatively. |
Web Site | Vergil |
Department | First-Year Seminar Program @Barnard |
Enrollment | 16 students (16 max) as of 10:05AM Thursday, December 5, 2024 |
Status | Full |
Subject | First-Year Seminar |
Number | BC1752 |
Section | 001 |
Division | Barnard College |
Note | Barnard 1st Year Students Only |
Section key | 20241FYSB1752X001 |