A handful of seats remain open in next Fall's amazing line up of Slow Reads. Below you'll find descriptions of the Slow Reads that still have a few openings. These will fill up fast. Don't miss out!
RLST 11500 Creation Myths
Rebecca Lesses
Monday, 2:00-2:50
Friends 207
CRN21267
Across human cultures, people tell stories about beginnings – how the world (or the universe) began, how living creatures, including human beings, came to be, and how evil entered the world and human experience. These three elements are often intertwined in creation myths – profound narratives that form the religious, philosophical, and emotional foundations of varied human societies. In this course, we will read, discuss, and compare creation myths from a variety of sources and cultures.
IISP 28000 Alessandro Manzoni,The Betrothed
Marella Feltrin-Morris
Wednesday 3:00-4:15
FRND 209
CRN: 21704
Picture a 17th-century village on the shore of Lake Como. Add ayoung couple on the eve of their wedding. Now preventthat wedding from taking place by unleashing an evil baron, his thugs, and the plague. That is, in a nutshell,themain plot of Alessandro Manzoni’sThe Betrothed(1827), Italy’s most renowned historical novel. But the book is much more than the story of two star-crossed lovers: it is about justice, faith, compassion, community—and it is ultimately acelebration of active citizenship.We’ll be reading a clear and wonderful English translation of The Betrothed.
SOCI 29400-01Will to Change: Men, Masculinity & Love, by bell hooks
Rebecca Plante
Friday 10:00-11:00 Gannett 110
CRN: 21766
How and what do boys and men learn...about themselves, about their bodies, about love, about feelings? What is the role of anger, violence, and bad sex in men's lives? With a U.S. focus, activist, artist, writer and thinker bell hooks analyzes men, patriarchy, and the possibilities for change.