Spring 2024
Meeting:
TTh 3:30pm - 5:20pm / LOW 115
SLN:
12287
Section Type:
Seminar
Instructor:
Brittney Frantece
SHADOW WORK - A READING PRACTICE TO
ENGAGE IN UNKNOWN OTHERWORLDLY
AESTHETICS (SSC, W)
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WHAT IS A SHADOW, AND WHAT DOES IT
MEAN TO WORK WITH IT? SHADOW WORK
HAS ITS ROOTS IN PSYCHOANALYTIC
THEORY, ESPECIALLY IN THE WORKS OF
LACAN AND JUNG. HOWEVER, IN THIS
COURSE, WE WILL TAKE UP MORE
CONTEMPORARY AND OCCULT MEANS OF
ENGAGING WITH THE SHADOW. WE WILL
READ SHORT THEORECTICAL TEXTS IN
THE FIELD OF SPIRITUALITY, BLACK
PESSIMISM, HORROR, FUGITIVITY, AND
ECSTASY.
Catalog Description:
Considers the notion of diversity from many scholarly perspectives and from personal engagements. Critically engages historical thinking about diversity and examines contemporary issues such as racism, sexism, and the cultural politics of difference.
GE Requirements Met:
Diversity (DIV)
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
April 1, 2025 - 10:51 am