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Apr 27, 2024
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LAS 132 - A Groovy Movie: You in the 1960s 3 hours
In this class we will enter a portal and go back in time. The first day of class will be in Levittown, New York, the day before John F. Kennedy was shot, and the last day of class will be in in the quad of Kent State University, May 4, 1970. You will participate in historical events, not to learn about them, but to be in them and of them. We will study aspects of the self through the lens of history. You will explore friendship as a member of a platoon in Vietnam, travel to India with the Beatles to experience spirituality, come to understand dissent when you protests as a student at Kent State, learn about fairness as you fight for equal rights with feminists, and look for a deeper meaning as you become one with a bird named Jonathan Livingston Seagull. Each unit will be paired with readings from classical scholars as well as modern writers, and we will use films and YouTube videos along with our readings. There will be vibrant discussion with no wrong answers, only answers that lead to more questions, in the never ending search to answer the question: who am I?
Prerequisite(s): Freshman only.
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