GREECE: ENTERING THE LABYRINTH
North Island College, Spring 2011
Courses: ANT 293 (Third Rock Archaeology); ENG 216 (Travel Writing) ; HIS 205 (Travels In Time)
Meeting Times: Monday, Thursday: 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm (also Wednesday, May 4)
Meeting
Place: DIS 205, Comox Valley CampusInstructors: Jim Anderson, Anne Cumming, Dan Hinman-Smith
Office Phone: Jim (334-5034 ); Anne (334-5000, Extension 4153 ); Dan (334-5000, Extension 4024; H: 336-0238)
Web- Site for Course: http://www.misterdann.com/contentstravelsintime.htm
E-Mails: James.Anderson@nic.bc.ca; Anne.Cumming@nic.bc.ca ; Dan.Hinmansmith@nic.bc.ca
Tentative Class Schedule
Thursday, April 28: Introduction
a) Preamble: 5:30-6:20 pm
Welcome and Introductions
Distribution of seminar outline
Assessment Criteria
General Expectations
b) Itinerary Review And Trip Logistics: 6:30-7:20 pm
Itinerary Review
Entering The Labyrinth: Packing A Suitcase and Packing One's Mind
c) Jim: 7:30-8:30 pm
i) Lecture: The Archaeology of Greece
Archaeology as a field of study: artifacts and space
Time and Place of ancient Greece
History of Archaeology in Greece
Monday, May 2
a) Anne: 5:30-6:50 pm -- Ancient Greek Literature and Travel Writing
Definitions: Literature, History, Myth, Labyrinth, Odyssey
Labyrinth as Metaphor
b) Jim: 7:10-8:30 pm
i) Quiz 1: Time, Place and Archaeology in Greece
ii) Lecture: Ancient Greek Architecture
Form: Materials; Structure; Bondings; Facia; Mouldings
Style: Doric; Ionic; Corinthian
Preparing For The Class:
Do the following:
Write your Student Introduction: Who are you? Where are you from? What are your interests? What are your thoughts and expectations as you begin to embark on this Entering the Labyrinth adventure? Do you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions?
Wednesday, May 4
a) Dan: 5:30-7:15 pm -- Theseus and Ariadne in Myth and History
b) Anne: 7:30-8:45 pm -- Ways of Understanding and Interpreting "Myth"
Discussion of Odyssey, Books 9-12
Elements of an Odyssey
Recording your own Odyssey (travel writing)
Thursday , May 5
a) Jim: 5:30-6:50 pm
i) Quiz 2: Form and Style of Ancient Greek Architecture
ii) Lecture: The Use of Space in Ancient Greece -- Part I
Sanctuaries, Temples and Treasuries
b) Student Mini-Presentations: 7:05-8:30 pm
Mythic Character Sketches (Europa, Minos, Pasiphae, Daedalus, Icarus, Aegeus, Medea, Phaedra, Hippolytus, Antiope, Aethra, Dionysus)
Required Reading:
Browse extensively in Mythic Character Sketches, combining a focus on Theseus , Ariadne and The Minotaur with intensive research on your mini-presentation topic.
Monday, May 9
a) Jim: 5:30-6:30 pm
i) Quiz 3: Sanctuaries, Temples and Treasuries
ii) Lecture: The Use of Space in Ancient Greece, Part II
Public Buildings: Agora; Theatre; Stadium; Odeon
b) Anne: 6:40-7:40 pm
i) Lecture: The Theatre and Plays as Public Events (Lectures 12, 16 and 17 and selections from movie "Oedipus the King" [Public vs. Private in Ancient Greece]
c) Dan: 7:50-8:40 pm -- Documentary: "The Minotaur" (Clash of The Gods Series, 2009. 50 mins.)
Thursday, May 12
a) Anne: 5:30-6:30 pm
i) Euripides' Plays: Greek Women in History and Myth and Selections from Movie "Electra" or "Medea"
b) Dan: 6:40-7:30 pm -- History of the Labyrinth
c) Jim: 7:40-8:40 pm
i) Quiz 4: The Agora, Theatre, Stadium and Odeon
ii) Lecture: The Use of Space in Ancient Greece, Part III
Military
Domestic
Industrial Complexes
Monday, May 16
a) Dan: 5:30-6:30 pm -- Entering The Labyrinth: Knossos and The Acropolis in History and the Mythic Imagination
b) Jim: 6:40-7:40 pm
i) Quiz 5: Military, Domestic and Industrial Complexes
ii) Lecture: Ancient Grecian Art, Part I
Sculpture
Art
c)
Anne: 7:50-8:50 pm -- Greek Drama: Selections from "Oedipus the King" (movie)
Thursday, May 19
a) Jim: 5:30-6:30 pm
i) Quiz 6: Sculpture and Art of Ancient Greece
ii) Lecture: Ancient Grecian Art, Part II
b) Anne: 6:40-7:40 pm -- Student Conversion Presentations (Assignment)
c) Dan: 7:50-8:40 pm
i) Class Discussion: Greek Achievement
ii) Student Mini-Presentations
Site Visit Historical Sketches (Marathon, Skyros, Thermopylae, Meteora, Delphi, Nafplion, Mycenae, Epidaurus, Troezen, Tinos, Delos, Naxos, Gortyn, Phaestos, Kato Zakros, Hania)
Required Reading:
Browse extensively in Site Visit Historical Sketches with a focus upon your mini-presentation locale.
Greece -- Entering The Labyrinth Tour: May 25-June 23
Thursday, July 21
a) Submission of Final Assignments
b) Slide Show Review of Greece Tour
c) Party
TEXTS
David Schenker. Masterpieces of Ancient Greek Literature (A 36-hour downloadable course from the Teaching Company).
Charles Freeman. Greek Achievement: Foundation of the Western World. London: Penguin UK, 2000.
Daniel Robinson. Greek Legacy: Classical Origins of the Modern World. (A 12-hour downloadable audio course from the Teaching Company).
TENTATIVE ASSIGNMENTS AND EVALUATION
Anthropology 293
Entering The Labyrinth 50%
Includes
Quizzes (5% each, 30% in total) 30%
1. Time, Place, and Archaeology in Greece
2. Form and Style in Ancient Greek Architecture
3. Sanctuaries, Temples and Treasuries
4. The Agora, Theatre, Stadium and Odeon
5. Military, Domestic and Industrial Complexes
6. Sculpture and Art of Ancient Greece
Contribution to Seminar Discussion 20%
In The Labyrinth Journal 20%
An in-Greece notebook that combines travel journal reflections; touring notes; and responses to cued instructor questions.
**You will complete one In The Labyrinth Journal that will simultaneously fulfill your Anthropology, English and History requirements. It will be graded separately by all three instructors but will count 20% for each course.
Reflections Upon Exiting The Labyrinth 30%
An analytical essay that assesses the interconnections between history, mythology, literature, archaeology and personal (travel) experience.
Essay Question: Make some sense of the quest in which you have been engaged these past two months. What is the labyrinth and what have you taken away from your encounter with it? To answer this question, be sure to address history, mythology, archaeology, literature and personal experience. Recommended length: 15 pages.
**You will complete one Reflections Upon Exiting The Labyrinth essay that will simultaneously fulfill your Anthropology, English and History requirements. It will be graded separately by all three instructors but will count 30% for each course.
English 216
Entering The Labyrinth Journal 50%
A series of short reflective mini-essays involving your discussion of small research projects, responses to assigned readings and lectures.
**There are separate requirements for the English and History Entering the Labyrinth Journal but these share a common structure.
In The Labyrinth Journal 20%
An in-Greece notebook that combines travel journal reflections; touring notes; and responses to cued instructor questions.
**You will complete one In The Labyrinth Journal that will simultaneously fulfill your Anthropology, English and History requirements. It will be graded separately by all three instructors but will count 20% for each course.
Reflections Upon Exiting The Labyrinth 30%
An analytical essay that assesses the interconnections between history, mythology, literature, archaeology and personal (travel) experience.
Essay Question: Make some sense of the quest in which you have been engaged these past two months. What is the labyrinth and what have you taken away from your encounter with it? To answer this question, be sure to address history, mythology, archaeology, literature and personal experience. Recommended length: 15 pages.
**You will complete one Reflections Upon Exiting The Labyrinth essay that will simultaneously fulfill your Anthropology, English and History requirements. It will be graded separately by all three instructors but will count 30% for each course.
History 205
Entering The Labyrinth Journal 50%
A series of short reflective mini-essays combining small research projects, responses to assigned readings and lectures, and student initiated commentaries.
**There are separate requirements for the English and History Entering the Labyrinth Journal but these share a common structure.
In The Labyrinth Journal 20%
An in-Greece notebook that combines travel journal reflections; touring notes; and responses to cued instructor questions.
**You will complete one In The Labyrinth Journal that will simultaneously fulfill your Anthropology, English and History requirements. It will be graded separately by all three instructors but will count 20% for each course.
Reflections Upon Exiting The Labyrinth 30%
An analytical essay that assesses the interconnections between history, mythology, literature, archaeology and personal (travel) experience.
Essay Question: Make some sense of the quest in which you have been engaged these past two months. What is the labyrinth and what have you taken away from your encounter with it? To answer this question, be sure to address history, mythology, archaeology, literature and personal experience. Recommended length: 15 pages.
**You will complete one Reflections Upon Exiting The Labyrinth essay that will simultaneously fulfill your Anthropology, English and History requirements. It will be graded separately by all three instructors but will count 30% for each course.
