SPN 124: Myths of Origin

← 2008-09 2009-10

Units: 4

Hours: Lecture, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours

Catalog page 291

Prerequisites: SPN 110; concur- rent or previous enrollment in one of the following courses: SPN 120A, 120B, 120C

Description: Looks at narrative, poetry, history and other art to explore the need to search for human origins. Examines how this need can influence mythologies and serve as a way to organize the world, explain the present, and define identity. Readings are from Spain, Latin America, and North America.

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