Midterm Exam: Part 1
Contextual Readings
Liminality in Theory
Michel Foucault, Of Other Spaces (1967)
Jacques Derrida, Dissemination: Plato's Pharmacy (1968)
Derrida digested: Pharmakon
Victor Turner, Liminality and Communitas (1969)
Wednesday, 1/11/12: Liminality Discussion Handout
Milos Forman, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (USA);
Spirituality and Practice
Monday, 1/23/12: AMC Background for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Wednesday, 1/25/12: Discussion Questions for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
C. G. Jung: The Undiscovered Self
Monday, 1/30/12: Points for Discussion
Biography
Four Major Jungian Archetypes: Changing Minds.Org
James W. Heisig: Jung, Christianity, and Buddhism (1999)
Hermann Hesse: Narcissus and Goldmund
Biography
Short summary of Narcissus and Goldmund (1930); read for philosophy not just events.
Lecture / Discussion Notes: Hesse pp. 1-85.
Lecture / Discussion Notes: Hesse pp. 86-127
Lecture / Discussion Notes: Hesse pp. 128-229
Lecture / Discussion Notes: Hesse pp. 230-260
Lecture / Discussion Notes: Hesse pp. 261-315
Joseph Campbell, The Hero's Journey
Emanuel Maier: The Psychology of C.G. Jung in the Works of Hermann Hesse (1999)
Tomas Alfredson, Let the Right One In (Norway)
Study Guide Questions
Norse Draugar and Romanian Vampire Legends
“Blood Ties: The Vampire Lover in Popular Romance.”
"Vampire literature: Something young adults can really sink their teeth into"
Shunriyu Suzuki: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Monday, March 19th, pp. 21-68
Wednesday, March 21st, Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
What Makes a Buddhist a Buddhist
History of Buddhism in Japan: the Three Vehicles
Shunriyu Suzuki teaching: Branches of the Sandokai (part 1, 9:53 mins.)
Hideo Nakata, Dark Water (2002, Japan)
Domestic Violence in Japan, 2009
Gothic Horror
Haruki Murakami: After Dark
Haruki Murakami, After Dark, pp. 3--140 (chapters 1-10)
Haruki Murakami, After Dark, pp. 142-213 (chapters 11-16)
Haruki Murakami, After Dark, pp. 214--244 (chapters 17-18)
Jim Jarmusch, Dead Man (USA)
Dead Man: Study Questions and Terms
Jim Jarmusch Interview
William Blake (poet alluded to in Dead Man): Archive; Selected Poems