Michel Serres, Statues. Bloomsbury. 1. What does Serres compare to the 1986 explosion of the rocket Challenger? He is comparing these accidents and explosions to the human sacrifices of the Ancients. PG. 2-5. 2. What do the hideous statue and its inhuman form of worship have to do with us? Because if we simply ignoreContinue reading “Assignment #8”
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Assignment #6
I interviewed two people in Athens about the importance of monuments. I asked if they have a favorite secret monument in Athens. When was the last time they visited a monument in Athens? What monument would they add/change/remove? Do the monuments play a role in the relationship of Greece to Europe? If they feel personallyContinue reading “Assignment #6”
Assignment #7
Theater of Dionysus Film yourself reciting by memory one passage from Euripides, Bacchae on the stage of the Theater of Dionysus. You can also film right outside the fence but it is more fun on the actual stage. Plaka and Monastiraki Photograph three interesting features of the old Mosque of Tzistarakis. Draw a version ofContinue reading “Assignment #7”
Assignment #5
Steven Johnston, American Dionysia 1. Does Johnston argue that democracy makes people satisfied? What does he have to say about that? Johnston argues that democracy rarely leaves people satisfied and that it seems to cause more problems then solutions. It can cause a lot of resentment from people because it s not seem to deliverContinue reading “Assignment #5”
Assignment #4
Steven Johnston, American Dionysia 1. What would it mean for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial to mitigate its inscriptions for Steven Johnston? To mitigate the inscriptions on the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial is a failure of democracy to Johnston. He argues that democracy should make up for its deficiencies in itsContinue reading “Assignment #4”
Assignment #3
Questions answered with lecture by Joan Connolly. https://youtu.be/76pNYG-BXcY What did the Athenians do with the pieces of the old Parthenon? They left it as a smoking ruin. They were concerned that if they cleaned it up nobody would remember or believe that it happened. When they cleaned they up they made it into a memorialContinue reading “Assignment #3”
Assignment #1
The Colosseum The monument that I am most excited to see in Rome is the Colosseum. The Colosseum was built as a gift to the citizens by the Emperor Vespasian, and to have a lasting monument of his power in Rome. It was neglected for four centuries and the materials were used as building materialsContinue reading “Assignment #1”
Athens & Rome 2020
“Nobody can discover the world for somebody else. Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond and we cease to be alone.” — Wendell Berry. I am very excited to get the opportunity to study abroad in Athens and Rome in January. I will be using thisContinue reading “Athens & Rome 2020”
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