Comments on: 8 of the Weirdest College Courses in the World http://www.zencollegelife.com/8-of-the-weirdest-college-courses-in-the-world/ Your College Life. Upgraded. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 03:17:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: amanda http://www.zencollegelife.com/8-of-the-weirdest-college-courses-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-9448 amanda Mon, 17 Jan 2011 02:03:21 +0000 http://www.zencollegelife.com/?p=2329#comment-9448 penn state has a turf-science major. yes, turf as in the green grassy stuff on fake fields. hm, talk about enriching futures... :p penn state has a turf-science major. yes, turf as in the green grassy stuff on fake fields. hm, talk about enriching futures… :p

]]> By: Stephanie PTY http://www.zencollegelife.com/8-of-the-weirdest-college-courses-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4644 Stephanie PTY Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:45:16 +0000 http://www.zencollegelife.com/?p=2329#comment-4644 My all-time favorite class in college probably belongs on this list. It was also the one with the longest course name I'd ever seen: Arts of Expression: Philosophy, Pop Culture and Film - Monty Python, Poker, and Superheroes It was awesome. I wrote papers on Joss Whedon (of Buffy/Firefly/Dollhouse fame), X-Men's Kitty Pryde, and Gwen Stacy. Sadly, I didn't dig into the Monty Python as much as I wanted because it was only a ten-week course (as all of my courses were at Rochester Institute of Technology). The most fun part was giving a presentation to the class about Kitty Pryde's influence on pop culture. Although she's influenced hundreds of characters that you've probably heard of (Buffy being the biggest!), most people haven't heard of her. My all-time favorite class in college probably belongs on this list. It was also the one with the longest course name I’d ever seen:

Arts of Expression: Philosophy, Pop Culture and Film – Monty Python, Poker, and Superheroes

It was awesome. I wrote papers on Joss Whedon (of Buffy/Firefly/Dollhouse fame), X-Men’s Kitty Pryde, and Gwen Stacy. Sadly, I didn’t dig into the Monty Python as much as I wanted because it was only a ten-week course (as all of my courses were at Rochester Institute of Technology). The most fun part was giving a presentation to the class about Kitty Pryde’s influence on pop culture. Although she’s influenced hundreds of characters that you’ve probably heard of (Buffy being the biggest!), most people haven’t heard of her.

]]> By: Haitham http://www.zencollegelife.com/8-of-the-weirdest-college-courses-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4522 Haitham Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:59:06 +0000 http://www.zencollegelife.com/?p=2329#comment-4522 I seem to remember that one British university offered a "David Beckham Studies" course and another a degree in the wonderful sport that is darts. I seem to remember that one British university offered a “David Beckham Studies” course and another a degree in the wonderful sport that is darts.

]]> By: Michael http://www.zencollegelife.com/8-of-the-weirdest-college-courses-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-4413 Michael Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:49:12 +0000 http://www.zencollegelife.com/?p=2329#comment-4413 University of Mississippi LIBA 102, Section 02 — The Living and the Un-Dead: An Inquiry into Zombies in Cinema and Literature What is it about the idea of a zombie that is so deeply unsettling and creates a source of horror for moviegoers and readers? In this course we will delve into why it is that zombies are both horrific monsters but also a source of fascination for audiences. We will also examine how the zombie is used as a trope in cinema and literature for various critiques of society and, in particular, late capitalism. As a class, we will watch several zombie films (prospective students should be warned that these can be rather graphic in nature) and also read zombie literature. We will also spend time dealing with the actual instances of Haitian zombies and attempt to discover how these people were transfigured into the well-known “living dead” zombie of film and literature. Finally, we will examine academic articles on zombies in order to view others’ perspectives on the subject. Students will be expected to maintain a reading schedule, film journal, and produce three papers (two shorter papers and a longer research paper. University of Mississippi

LIBA 102, Section 02 — The Living and the Un-Dead: An Inquiry into Zombies in Cinema and Literature

What is it about the idea of a zombie that is so deeply unsettling and creates a source of horror for moviegoers and readers? In this course we will delve into why it is that zombies are both horrific monsters but also a source of fascination for audiences. We will also examine how the zombie is used as a trope in cinema and literature for various critiques of society and, in particular, late capitalism. As a class, we will watch several zombie films (prospective students should be warned that these can be rather graphic in nature) and also read zombie literature.
We will also spend time dealing with the actual instances of Haitian zombies and attempt to discover how these people were transfigured into the well-known “living dead”
zombie of film and literature. Finally, we will examine academic articles on zombies in order to view others’ perspectives on the subject. Students will be expected to maintain a reading schedule, film journal, and produce three papers (two shorter papers and a longer research paper.

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