Prospective
Students
Current
Students
Contact
Us
| |
Email |
mals@wfu.edu |
|
Phone: |
(336)
758-5232 |
|
Fax: |
(336)
758-4669 |
|
Mail: |
MALS,
PO 6103
Wake
Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC 27109 |
|
|
Summer 2006 Courses
MLS 809 Modern Legends of Troy
Wolfgang Petersen's recent film Troy (2004), starring Brad Pitt, is only one of many modern versions of the Trojan legend. Twentieth-century re-workings of the legend include such literary works as Jean Giraudoux's There Will Be No Trojan War (1935), Marion Zimmer Bradley's Firebrand (1987), and Colleen McCullough's The Song of Troy (1998), and such films as Iphigenia (1979) and Helen of Troy (1956 and 2003 versions). We will discuss Heinrich Schliemann's discovery of "Troy" as well as Brian Rose's recent archaeological findings at the site near Çannakale (Turkey), and see how they fit and don't fit Homer's description of the ancient city. We will then examine how the moral lessons, feminist retellings, and anti-war messages of modern cinematic and literary versions differ from their classical counterparts.
MLS 782 Mother Love: The Genesis of Emotional Attachments
Many believe that the loving interactions a child shares with caregivers, typically the mother and/or father, create an emotional blueprint of what should constitute an intimate relationship. That is, many consider these early attachment patterns to evolve into the prototype of how to interact with one’s own children and partners. Given that social and cultural practices influence this process, as do the emotional and temperamental characteristics of the child and adult, this topic in psychology is fraught with controversy. Thus, this course will explore how emotional relationships develop, are influenced, and may change over the life span. Toward that end, each student will keep a journal that will include vignettes and a reflective analysis of their own interpersonal history and emotional predispositions. Class discussion will revolve around various theories that might promote understanding these interpersonal experiences. Human Attachment by Virginia Collin will serve as a reference text, while famous works from literature and film will provide the cultural backdrop against which to explore one’s own life experiences.
|