[MGSA-L] HARVARD COURSES, SPRING 2018

[Roilos, Panagiotis]

Dear all,


I would like to draw your attention to the following courses.


Sincerely,

Panagiotis Roilos


Comparative Literature 288. Antiquity and beyond: Modern Critical Theory and the Classics.

Professor Panagiotis Roilos

Tue. 2-4



This seminar explores the impact of classical literature and culture on the formation of modern critical theory. Topics include: construction of power; trafficability of art; ritual theory; sexuality; gender studies; irony; orality and literacy.


CLS-STDY 145
Professor Panagiotis Roilos

WED. 1-3


DREAMS AND LITERATURE; FROM ANTIQUITY TO MODERNITY


Against the dual background of ancient and medieval commentaries on the one hand, and modern psychoanalytic and ethnographic studies on the other, diverse literary texts will be explored. The major focus will be on Greek literature, but examples from other European literatures will also be considered (including film). Major topics: typology of dreams; dreams as narratives; dreaming and writing; religious dimensions. Theoretical readings to include: Aristotle, Aelius Aristides, Artemidorus, Synesius of Cyrene; Freud, Jung, Levi-Strauss, Foucault, Lyotard. Movies by Bergman, Fellini, Kurosawa, Kubrick, Scorcese, Tarkovsky will be also discussed.


Panagiotis Roilos
George Seferis Professor of Modern Greek Studies  and Professor of Comparative Literature
Faculty Associate, The Weatherhead Center for International Affairs
Faculty Associate, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies
Harvard University
Member of the Governing Board, European Cultural Center of Delphi
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