A Course on Myth and Movies
Posted by John Lobell
As the liberal arts in universities comes to be dominated by critical and visual studies, the ability of mainstream academia to respond to movies, particularly visionary movie, is diminished.
Critical and visual studies, while providing insights into some cultural issues, fails to penetrate deeply into the individual narrative psyche or the cultural narrative psyche. Indeed, there is no recognition of the existence of psyche in the field. In response to this, I propose a course on mythology and movies, which I am posting here.
While this posting is in the form of a college course outline, it is meant as a primer on how to think about myths and movies. Comments, criticisms, additions, and deletions are welcome. Read the rest of this entry »
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