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...learning.“In the beginning there were stories,” says Germanic Languages Professor Maria Tatar, chair of the Folklore and Mythology committee and one of Kimel’s mentors. “There wasn’t a generational divide.” Tatar??s popular course Literature and Arts A-17: “Childhood: Its History, Philosophy, and Literature” bridges this modern divide. At a university often considered overly stuffy and grown-up, she has tapped into an apparent longing for childhood.Tatar, who has translated and published numerous collections...
...syllabus at all,” she said. Tatar added, however, her experience may not have been the norm. Because the earliest proposals of the Gen Ed program presented in early 2006 consisted of three broader areas of study—humanities, social studies, and physical sciences—Tatar??s course was originally conceptualized as a humanities course. It was one of approximately 10 courses introduced to fit the Gen Ed guideline while simultaneously serving as Core courses during the developmental stage of the new curriculum. Although the current Gen Ed program now requires students to fulfill...
...Planet” will count toward Gen Ed’s Science of the Physical Universe requirement. Life and Physical Sciences A: “Foundational Chemistry and Biology” was approved for the Science of Living Systems category. On the humanities side, folklore and mythology professor Maria Tatar??s popular Core class, Literature and Arts A-17: “Childhood: Its History, Philosophy, and Literature,” will fulfill either the Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding or Culture and Belief requirement—but not both at once, according to Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education...
...Mitchell said. “That’s how you know it’s come of age in pop culture.”MYTHIC EXPANSIONThe Folk and Myth committee offers three different options for secondary fields—Literature and Performance, Mythology, and Folklore.One of Tatar??s priorities as chair is to strengthen the Mythology secondary field, which is currently lacking an introductory-type class.“A lot of the freshman who showed up to our open house had all been mythology addicts—they had read Greek, Egyptian, Norse myths and just...
...Readings in Tatar??s class include everything from “The Little Mermaid” and “Goodnight Moon” to John Locke and, the ever-popular, “Lolita...