Summer 2019 Full-term
Meeting:
MW 2:20pm - 4:30pm / ARC 160
SLN:
10789
Section Type:
Lecture
Instructor:
"THE PROBLEM OF IMAGINATION:
AESTHETIC EDUCATION IN THE 21ST
CENTURY"
(VLPA)
IN THE OFT-REFERENCED BUT RARELY
READ 9/11 COMMISSION REPORT WE
FIND A STARTLING CONCLUSION IN
THE FINDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
TASKED WITH CRITICAL EVALUATION
OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE LEAD-UP
TO THE CATASTROPHE. NAMELY, THAT
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FAILURE
OF LEADERSHIP WAS A "FAILURE OF
IMAGINATION." THIS COURSE
EXPLORES SOME HISTORICAL IDEAS OF
WHAT IT MEANS TO SUFFER A FAILURE
OF IMAGINATION, HIGHLIGHTING THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF ARTWORKS AND THE
CRITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE
IMAGINATION AS A HUMAN CAPACITY
GENERALLY FOR MAKING SENSE OF AND
ADDRESSING THE PROBLEMS OF OUR
CURRENT MOMENT, ONE CHARACTERIZED
BY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC
IMPERATIVES TO "RE-IMAGINE" JUST
ABOUT EVERYTHING.
Catalog Description:
Considers the relationship between the individual and his/her culture. Traces the evolution of the notion of human nature in Europe and the United States and compares this tradition with representations of the human being from other cultural traditions.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
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July 1, 2025 - 1:42 am