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Virginia Woolf: Embodiment and Novel Experiments
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 230 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY
In an essay called “Flying Over London,” Virginia Woolf imagines herself as a passenger on an airplane passing over the city. Her imagined journey becomes an occasion to think about both the lures of a fixed, constant subjectivity and the shifting currents of an unstable modernity. This fraught relationship with the self (and the flight from it) offers a crystalline lens through which to view Woolf’s experiments in writing and thinking the...
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Poetry and Poetics: An Introduction
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 230 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY
What is poetry and what is it good for? These questions have long haunted practitioners and readers of this “beautiful and pointless” art, to quote the contemporary critic David Orr. But “beautiful and pointless” were not always the terms of the debate. On the contrary, these questions about what poetry is and what it does mean something profoundly different in our contemporary moment than they meant in centuries past. Nor is this sense of...
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The Divine Comedy
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 600 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY
Dante’s Divine Comedy follows the journey of the poet through hell, purgatory, and paradise. This epic Italian poem, composed between 1308 and 1321, is an allegory for the movement of the soul toward God. But it is also a multifaceted exploration of ethics, metaphysics, politics, love, order, chaos, poetic form, and the Classical literary tradition. In this course, we’ll read The Divine Comedy in translation—Inferno, Purgatorio,...
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The Task of the Critic: an Introduction to Rosalind Krauss
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Uncover the transformative power of poststructuralist, feminist, and psychoanalytic methods in art criticism through an exploration of the writings and ideas of Rosalind Krauss, the influential founder of October journal. Analyze representative artworks alongside her essays, as you delve into the ways in which art objects and movements challenge categorization and reshape aesthetic experience. Discover how Krauss's unique theoretical vocabulary redefines the role of the critic in art historical narratives.
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Marxism and Utopia: an Introduction to Ernst Bloch (In-Person)
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the enduring relevance of utopian thinking through the work of Ernst Bloch in this thought-provoking course. Delve into his vision of a non-alienated future and examine how art and literature can inspire political transformation. Join us as we challenge the proliferation of dystopian imaginaries and embrace the power of hope, imagination, and anticipation.
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W.E.B. Du Bois: Black Reconstruction in America
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 314 7th St, Brooklyn, NY
Uncover the untold history of Reconstruction in America through W.E.B. Du Bois' groundbreaking perspective. Explore the struggles and triumphs of Black people during this transformative period and discover the lasting impact on U.S. democracy today. Supplementary readings by renowned scholars add depth to this thought-provoking course.
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Don DeLillo: Fiction, Paranoia, and Empire
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 411 S 5th St, Brooklyn, NY
Uncover the intersection of literature, politics, and culture in a thought-provoking course that examines the themes of fear, power, and influence in contemporary fiction.
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Hieronymus Bosch: The Garden of Earthly Delights
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Unravel Hieronymus Bosch's masterpiece triptych and explore its critique of early modern Europe, engagement with theology, and depiction of race, gender, and sexuality. Delve into politics and aesthetics, and discover the secrets behind the painting's dense and wild invention. Join us on a journey through Bosch's oeuvre and navigate the complexities of endless endings in our own moment.
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Erich Auerbach: Mimesis
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the profound insights of Erich Auerbach's "Mimesis" in a journey through Western literary tradition. Join us as we delve into Auerbach's groundbreaking analysis, unraveling the complexities of literary representation from Homer to modernity.
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The Pound Era: the Birth of Literary Modernism
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 1016 Beverley Rd, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the complexities of literary modernism through the lens of Ezra Pound's controversial influence, as well as the critical legacy of Hugh Kenner’s The Pound Era. This course delves into the interplay of modernist aesthetics, politics, and social transformation, challenging established narratives and examining the untold stories of race, gender, and history.
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Dialectical Matter: Aristotle, Politics, and Utopia (In-Person)
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the unexpected potential for a leftist reading of Aristotle's philosophy, challenging its traditional association with conservatism. This course delves into the dynamic interpretations of Aristotle’s hylomorphism, examining how thinkers like Ernst Bloch, Avicenna, and Marx reveal a transformative, agential view of matter and political critique.
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Friedrich Nietzsche: Truth and Morality
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Challenge the foundations of truth, morality, and objectivity through Nietzsche’s radical philosophy. Explore key concepts like the will to power, the übermensch, and eternal recurrence — and uncover how his provocative critique of traditional values seeks to confront nihilism and reimagine what it means to live beyond good and evil.
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Sigmund Freud: The Interpretation of Dreams (In-Person)
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 81 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the profound role dreams play in revealing unconscious desires through Freud’s foundational theories of condensation and displacement. Analyze his own dream interpretations and trace the evolution of dream analysis through thinkers like Jung, Fromm, and Cixous. Examine how dreams are transformed when rendered into language.
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Tourism: Space, Leisure, and the Global Economy
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Embark on a critical exploration of global tourism's impact on space, leisure, and the economy. From the evolution of mass travel to contemporary digital nomadism, delve into the complexities of tourist economies and their effects on both travelers and local communities worldwide. Challenge conventional notions of authenticity and examine the intersections of commodification, imperialism, and ecology in the realm of leisure travel.
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Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 45 Main St , Brooklyn, NY
Ovid begins his Metamorphoses, “My soul would speak of bodies changed into new forms,” and it is the great theme of physical transformation that unites the poem’s many myths: humans becomes animals and plants, and vice versa; humans becomes stones and constellations; and humans change their sex. No poem from antiquity has so influenced Western European literature and art. Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, and Dante creatively raided Ovid’s...
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Introduction to Queer Theory
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Delve into queer theory, a field exploring how sexuality and gender shape our lives and social relations. Uncover the intellectual roots of queer theory, its connections to feminism, Marxism, and poststructuralism, and examine its evolving influence. Engage with key thinkers to understand and challenge the norms shaping identity and desire.
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Philip Roth: Masculinity, Misogyny, and Psychoanalysis (In-Person)
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 81 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY
Examine the provocative legacy of Philip Roth through his early novels and the cultural debates they continue to spark. This course explores themes of identity, masculinity, guilt, and self-knowledge alongside Roth’s formal innovations and controversial portrayals of Jewish-American life. Engage critically with literature, psychoanalysis, and contemporary discourse.
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The “I” of Criticism: An Introduction to Vivian Gornick (In-Person)
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 68 Jay St, Brooklyn, NY
Step into how personal narrative becomes literature through the lens of a groundbreaking voice in memoir and criticism. Examine the intersections of memory, politics, feminism, and urban life while engaging major twentieth-century writers and thinkers. Reflect on what life writing can reveal about history, ideology, and the craft of storytelling itself.
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Sigmund Freud: Civilization and Its Discontents (In-Person)
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 81 Court Street, Brooklyn, NY
Examine how inner psychological conflicts shape human behavior and society at large. Explore the tension between instinct, repression and the structures that maintain order. Engage with enduring questions about leadership, social systems and the forces driving collective change.
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Mike Davis: City of Quartz
Brooklyn Institute for Social Research See all classes by this school @ 411 S 5th St, Brooklyn, NY
Explore the forces that have shaped one of America's most influential and contested cities through critical reading and discussion. Examine themes such as urban development, inequality, environmental change and political power while engaging with landmark texts. Gain fresh insight into how the past continues to influence the future of modern cities.
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