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Ron Rosenbaum on the Jane Austen ‘hype’

February 14, 2013 at 1:03 pm

Relating to CC202’s study of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, the Core offers an article by Ron Rosenbaum, titled Is Jane Austen Overhyped?- Evaluating her literary merit amid the Anniversary reverence. The subject it deals with is important, and relevant to all classics- how much good does exaggerated celebration their anniversaries really do? Here is a […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Art, Community, Curriculum, Great Ideas, Great Personalities | Tagged celebration, critic, dumb, exaggeration, excess, hype, Jane Austen, pride and prejudice | Comments (0)

Adam and Dog

February 13, 2013 at 3:34 pm

The Core is delighted to share with students this Oscar-nominated short animated film by Minkyu Lee, named Adam and Dog. It is a compelling take on the creation story of The Book of Genesis (studied in CC101) from the point of view of a playful dog, which comes into contact with the first man in […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Announcements, Art, Community, Curriculum, Friday Fun, Great Ideas, Uncategorized, video | Tagged adam, dog, eve, friend, friendship, Genesis, God, sin, videos | Comments (0)

Analects of the Core: Ferry on storms

February 7, 2013 at 5:47 pm

In view of the coming storm tomorrow, the Core would like to remind everyone to remain calm and intellectual. To aid this process, here is a sample from David Ferry’s Epic of Gilgamesh (studied in CC101), on the relevant topic of storms: “In the early hours of the next morning dawning there was the noise of […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Analects, Art, Community, Curriculum | Tagged care, careful, David Ferry, epic, Gilgamesh, no panic, storm | Comments (0)

Twists on John Keats

February 7, 2013 at 5:13 pm

The Core presents a poem by Dan Beachy-Quick titled The Cricket and The Grasshopper, named after the poem by Romantic poet John Keats, whose work is studied in the CC202 Core class. Here is the Dan B-Q poem: The senseless leaf in the fevered hand Grows hot, near blood-heat, but never grows Green. Weeks ago the […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Art, Community, Curriculum, Great Ideas, Great Personalities | Tagged build, expand, influence, inspiration, John Keats, new, old, poem, poet, poetry, reference, twist | Comments (0)

CC106: The Sound of Music

February 5, 2013 at 3:22 pm

Today, February 5th, Biology Professor Jelle Atema (Doctorandus, University of Utrecht (Netherlands); PhD, University of Michigan), held a lecture titled “The sound of music: frog calls and the design of music halls”, for the Core class CC106. CC106 is designed to round out students’ exploration of the natural sciences by focusing on the science of life. The professors […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Community, Core Lecturers, Curriculum | Tagged CC106, class, evolution, frog, halls, lecture, life, music, Professor Atema, Professor Schneider, Science | Comments (0)

Walt Whitman: Leaves of Grass

February 5, 2013 at 12:53 pm

Relating to CC202’s study of Walt Whitman’s work, here is an extract of the article by Claire Kelley on the poet’s whereabouts while he was writing in 1855: “Whitman-iacs” like NYU Professor Karen Karbiener have paid their respects to the ghost of Walt Whitman by visiting the unassuming white house that stands one story taller than […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Community, Curriculum | Tagged article, CC202, ghost, living, poem, space, time, Walt Whitman, whispers | Comments (0)

John Keats: “This Living Hand”

January 31, 2013 at 2:16 pm

Some spring semesters, CC202 studies the works of John Keats. Here is an interesting untitled fragment the Romantic poet scribbled in a margin: This living hand, now warm and capable Of earnest grasping, would, if it were cold And in the icy silence of the tomb, So haunt thy days and chill thy dreaming nights […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Art, Curriculum, Quotes | Tagged dark, discussion, gloomy, hand, interesting, John Keats, ominous, poem, poet, poetry, tomb | Comments (0)

Spring 2013 Core Mentoring for First-Year Students

January 29, 2013 at 1:12 pm

What will Nate and Gayle, the Core Mentors, be doing this semester? For students in CC102, they will be holding periodic reviews on books that have proven to be particularly challenging for students in the past. These reviews are entirely optional but highly encouraged. They will provide students with another chance to review the material […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Announcements, Community, Curriculum, General Announcements | Tagged aid, assignment, CC102, CC106, experience, Gayle, help, homework, hours, mentor, Nate, office | Comments (0)

Temple Sinai Poetry Festival

January 29, 2013 at 12:01 pm

The Core delves into the literary works of diverse cultures, and students are always encouraged to widen their horizons. An opportunity to do this is the upcoming Annual Jewish Poetry Festival, on Sunday, February 3rd, from 2:00pm-4:00pm, at Temple Sinai, Brookline, MA. It will include a reading and discussion of poems by Jewish poets within Temple […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Activities, Announcements, Art, Community, Events | Tagged Community, discussion, event, fun, jewish, judaism, poetry, reading | Comments (0)

Brad Leithauser: Why We Should Memorize

January 28, 2013 at 3:44 pm

Core classes extensively explore poetry. Here is an essay on the topic of memorizing poetry – whether we should do it, and if so, why and how? An excerpt: Anyone equipped with a smartphone—many of my friends would never step outdoors without one—commands a range of poetry that beggars anything the brain can store. Let’s […]

By mdimov | Also posted in Curriculum, Great Ideas, Great Questions | Tagged access, Keats, learn, memorize, poetry, recite, technology, why? | Comments (0)

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