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Myth, Play, Reality
Interdisciplinary program in literature and philosophy planned with Kathleen Eamon In this program for first-year students, we will trace theories of the mind that emerge in literature and creative writing and make connections to philosophy, literary theory, and other artistic practices, scrutinizing the role of myth, play, and reality in mindedness. By “myth”, we mean a range of approaches to storytelling, models for life, and everyday experiences of meaning; for us, “play”
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May 311 min read
Inferno X, + Phillips
Digging back into Tom Phillips's translation and illustration (via page "treatment") of Dante's Inferno. Here are a few early pages. The...
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Jan 18, 20251 min read
Now Dante, Now Beckett, Now Sea
Now Beacon, Now Sea grew from my interest in writing about Samuel Beckett. The title comes from his novel Molloy : “Unfathomable mind,...
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Dec 19, 20243 min read
Roleplaying Games as Creative Inquiry
Teaching plans with Sam Saltiel this winter: detail from "Playing Tarot" (1955) by Leonora Carrington Tabletop Roleplaying Games...
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Dec 17, 20242 min read
Pleasure, Death, and Being Human: Philosophy and Samuel Beckett
Teaching plans this spring with Kathleen Eamon... “Poets are the sense, philosophers the intelligence of humanity.” – Samuel Beckett...
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Dec 17, 20242 min read
Myth, Play, Reality
Interdisciplinary program in literature and philosophy planned with Kathleen Eamon In this program for first-year students, we will trace theories of the mind that emerge in literature and creative writing and make connections to philosophy, literary theory, and other artistic practices, scrutinizing the role of myth, play, and reality in mindedness. By “myth”, we mean a range of approaches to storytelling, models for life, and everyday experiences of meaning; for us, “play”
stevendavidhendric
Inferno X, + Phillips
Digging back into Tom Phillips's translation and illustration (via page "treatment") of Dante's Inferno. Here are a few early pages. The...
stevendavidhendric
Now Dante, Now Beckett, Now Sea
Now Beacon, Now Sea grew from my interest in writing about Samuel Beckett. The title comes from his novel Molloy : “Unfathomable mind,...
stevendavidhendric
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