"You introduce a male into the equation, and the whole world goes to hell."
FRONT MATTER:
Initiation Presentations, this Thursday, the 10th.
Remember to have 'The Storyteller' read by October 22nd.
Remember to post your one-page analysis of Calasso.
IMPORTANT TERMS/INTERESTING TIDBITS
Nostos - 'Home'. (Nostalgia, etc.)
The Story of Eros & Psyche
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| 'Cupid and Psyche' by Bouguereaus,1889 |
'The Institution of Marriage
- "All marriage is rape."
Kore - another name for Persephone, maiden daughter of Demeter.
Chthonic - Pertaining to the underworld.
Entropy - room temperature. "You cannot unstir the jam from the pudding. Such as it is with the universe."
ET CETERA
"That's Psyche's problem. She's a bimbo.
We're all bimbos."
"We're no longer in high school. We are initiated into something much larger, and things here are very dicey."
"What are coincidences? Syncronicities."
"When a meme has a bad day, it's a virus."
Thank you for your notes they are really helpful! So for the initiation presentation we are just supposed to talk about how the tribal things are perform?
ReplyDeleteCan anyone explain more about what the 'term paper' is? I missed a few weeks of class and I believe it has now changed. What is the presentation for it supposed to be? Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteAudriana Cole