Humanities

After attending two balls in their reading of Pride and Prejudice, students in the Jane Austen class were tasked with choosing the wardrobe for two of the characters. They found the origins and names of various parts of the clothing they chose, and noted any significance in coloring. Next, they selected the music to be played for three dances at one of the balls. For each piece they named their composers and described the choreography.

Students in the Weimar Culture class considered the intellectual legacy of the Weimar period through philosophers of the time. Students read “On the Concept of History” by Walter Benjamin and excerpts from Minima Moralia by Theodor Adorno. The class explored questions about historicism, technological development, and the position of the modern subject in light of WWII and the atrocities of the Nazi regime.

The Norse Mythology class shared their end of the semester creative projects with us. Their talents shined through with public speaking, various types of artwork, writing, baking, acting, and film production. It was a well attended event.

The Food and Society class took a trip to Local Roots to explore a real-life local food system after months of researching foodways and social justice issues within the food world.