FS028 In Search of Heroes
FS
028
In Search of the Heroes of Our Time
Fall Semester 2001
The following class schedule information is provided as a general guide and is subject to change over the course of the semester. If the schedule needs to be adjusted, changes will be noted in class.
Weekly Schedule
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Day |
Time |
Type |
Location |
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Tuesday- |
11:10-12:25 |
SEMINAR |
FIC FR1 |
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Tuesday |
7:30 PM |
Film viewing |
BiH 148 or Deanery |
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Thursday |
11:10-12:25 |
SEMINAR |
FIC FR1 |
Overview of Assignments
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Our heroes. Why we need heroes? Set the agenda. Film: Gladiator or Erin Brokovich |
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9/13 |
Campbell, Researching and writing about heroes. Ground rules.Carlyle |
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Film: Your choice, Ben Hur |
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9/20 |
Carlyle. More on resources. |
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The Fifties Film: African Queen, On the Waterfront |
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9/27 |
Heroines.Writing for print media and the web. |
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The Fifties Film: Some Like it Hot, Bridge on the River Quai |
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10/4 |
Otto Rank, Psychology of language; other disciplines |
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The Sixties Film: Dr. Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia |
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10/11 |
Lord Raglan, Discussion of project drafts |
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The Sixties Film: The Graduate, 2001 |
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The Seventies Film: The Godfather, Love Story |
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10/25 |
Max Mueller, Religion and Mythology |
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The Seventies Film: Rocky, Starwars |
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11/1 |
Bullfinch's Mythology |
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The Eighties Film: Raiders of the Lost Ark |
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11/8 |
Heroes-Biography or Fiction |
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The Eighties Film: Field of Dreams |
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11/15 |
The creators of the new heroes: Hollywood, CNN, Time, People, AOL, Microsoft, SI, NYTimes |
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The Project Reports |
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11/27 |
The Nineties Film: Pretty Woman, Thelma and Louise |
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Creating the new hero. |
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12/4 |
The Nineties Film Forrest Gump |
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12/6 |
Final Project Presentations |