Category: Art
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November 17, 2023 Thanks to Chad Greene, a 2023 Fellowship in Ideas recipient, for today’s blog. Of the classes I teach at my community college, the closest to a Great Books class is a course called “Masterpieces of World Literature” that the English department offers every fall. In this class I ask students to …
Classics and Comics: Ancient Content – and Advice – in a Modern Form Read More »
October 13, 2023 Thanks to Ally Zlatar, a 2023 Fellow in Ideas, for today’s post. My journey into the realm of art activism was ignited by my personal battle with severe ill health, which included a protracted struggle with an eating disorder spanning over a decade. Throughout my recovery journey, I came to realize that …
Ally Zlatar: Navigating the Intersection of Art and Activism Read More »
September 29, 2023 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s blog. In an effort to understand Aristotle’s use of the term “Discovery,” I will try to update some of his examples which are now obscure, difficult to track down, and sometimes missing entirely. Discovery is a vital plot element according to Aristotle, but without …
September 22, 2023 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. For me, Aristotle’s Poetics is less about advice for the writer than it is about defining structures. By that, I mean that Aristotle wants us to understand how to produce good art that expresses an important aspect of human nature. He goes so …
May 5, 2023 Thanks to Chad Greene, a 2023 HMU Fellow in Ideas, for today’s blog. Sitting side-by-side on the top of my desk in the faculty office at my community college are two printed publications that contain the same story told through sequential art, “The Black Panther!” written by Stan Lee and drawn by …
March 17, 2023 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. “[P]erhaps art is not, we might speculate, in the product itself, nor necessarily in the process, but in the impulse.” – Brian Christian from The Most Human Human HMU recently wrapped up the Winter Film Series, which focused on the great idea of …
February 24, 2023 Thanks to Eden Tesfaslassie, a 2022 Fellow in Ideas, for today’s post. Quintilian said, “the height of art is to conceal art.” In this quote, conceal does not mean to hide away but to be fully immersed. There should be no separation between the art and the experience of the art itself– …
March 11, 2022 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Last week marked the end of HMU’s Winter Film Series. I cannot express how much I love this series. If you were unable to join us, never fear, we will host another film series next winter. In the meantime, the following thoughts resulted …
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Film Discussion Read More »
June 25, 2021 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. It is easy to assume that the way things are now is the way that they have always been. For example, visiting a museum is commonplace now, however, museums have not always been around. In fact, “curiosity closets” predate museums and offer a …
June 4, 2021 Thanks to Alissa Simon, HMU Tutor, for today’s post. Summer provides an excellent time to write. If any of you (or your students) tire of standard five paragraph essays and thesis statements (as I do), then use the summer to free yourself of these restrictions. Today’s blog suggests a couple of ways …
