SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
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Week 1: Why do we love fantasy? | ||
1 | Why do we love fantasy? Why is it one of the most popular and enduring genres across platforms? | No assigned readings |
Week 2: Foundations of Mythos | ||
2 | Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell |
Transpersonal Pioneers: Carl Jung. Sofia University.
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3 | Campbell, Jung, and Gaimen |
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Week 3: Arthur and the Ur-Mythos | ||
4 | Concept of the Central Mythos and the Matter of Kingship | No assigned readings |
5 | Within and Byond the Mythos (Tolkien, Martin, etc.) | No assigned readings |
Week 4: Using Mythos | ||
6 | Alternative views of Mythos |
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7 | Exercises | Listen to the following songs on YouTube:
Group 1:
Group 2:
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Week 5: Fantasyland! | ||
8 | Warping our world |
Bring to class:
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9 | Fantasyland world building, cliché's and cultures | No assigned readings |
Week 6: Fantastyland! cont. | ||
10 | Fantasyland 201—Not your Medieval World! Urban, Dark, and Gaslight |
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Week 7: Magic | ||
11 | Playing by the Rules | No assigned readings |
12 | The World and Its Magic | No assigned readings |
Week 8: Magic cont. | ||
13 | Magic changes History |
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14 | Multiplicity | No assigned readings |
Weeks 9–13: Workshops | ||
15–23 | Workshop | No assigned readings |
Week 14: Mostly Workshop | ||
24 | Workshop | No assigned readings |
25 | Special Topics/Discussion | No assigned readings |
Week 15: Finis | ||
26 | More discussion of the professional world; other related areas: horror, romantic fantasy, etc. | No assigned readings |