This course is an introductory survey of the genres and themes of the humanities.  Readings, lectures, and class discussions will focus on genres such as music, the visual arts, drama, literature, and philosophy.  As themes, the ideas of freedom, love, happiness, death, nature, and myth may be explored from a western and non-western point of view.

Chris Abani: On Humanity

Chris Abani tells stories of people: People standing up to soldiers. People being compassionate. People being human and reclaiming their humanity. It’s “ubuntu,” he says: the only way for me to be human is for you to reflect my humanity back at me.