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...even in the core—but students are simply not taking them. This fall, I took Literature and Arts A-53: “Athens and Jerusalem” as an elective. Eight other undergraduates took the class with me. We rigorously compared the Hebrew Bible to Ancient Greek literature in one of the more enjoyable academic experiences of my Harvard career...
...think back to the Olympics, Greek or Roman sculptures, or about Norse gods, Western culture has traditionally associated muscularity with masculinity,” said Yang. “In China, Confucius—when he wrote about the ideal gentleman—placed more value on literary ability and cultural attainment...
Harold’s heritage is complex—her mother is African American and Native American while her father is Greek, German, and English...
Coming in the wake of other “intro to new ethnicities” films such as My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Chadha’s own Bend it Like Beckham, Bride distinguishes itself by introducing its viewers to Indian culture through both content and style. By employing the understated romance, unconvincing fight scenes and, of course, the ridiculous song-and-dance sequences of a Bollywood musical, Chadha introduces her viewers to both the Indian way of life and the Indian way of cinema. Essentially, Gurinder Chadha has had her cake and eaten it too; she has treated...
...Albert and the Cosby Kids,” which is, itself, based off of Cosby’s standup routine about his childhood. Directed by Joel Zwick (coming off aptly enough from the high of another “fat” movie, My Big Fat Greek Wedding) and produced by Cosby, who also co-wrote the script with Charles Kipps, the problem-solving “big guy with the big heart” will get his own movie this Christmas...