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HUMANITIES MYTHOLOGY SCHEDULE

VCOsceola/Spring 2017

Mon/Wed12:00 – 1:15 pm (2310-20577 Full)

SCHEDULE OF CLASS ASSIGNMENTS

INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Pari Joyce (Dr. J)

Email: VIA MESSAGES on BLACKBOARD--use as your primary contact source)(in case of emergency use Atlas: )

  • READ CHAPTERS BEFORE THE POSTED DATES
  • Posted informational handouts will be found on the Content page of blackboard course site.

01.06.2017

Monday January 9 / Wednesday January 11
WEEK 1 /
  • Syllabus and Schedule
  • Introductions
  • Review Blackboard
  • Review Etiological Myth
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  • Leeming: Intro pages 1-7
  • Campbell Ch.1: The Impact of Science on Myth
  • Reading & Interpreting Myth PP

Monday January 16 / Wednesday January 18
WEEK 2 / No Class
Martin Luther King Holiday /
  • Review Transmedia Project & Site
  • Check into Transmedia Site
Watch Gobekli Tepe for Next Wed
Monday January 23 / WednesdayJanuary 25
WEEK 3 /
  • Leeming: The Creation pages 13-40
  • Campbell: Ch.2: The Emergence of Mankind
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  • Creation continued
  • Discussion of Gobekli Tepe
DUE Sunday Jan 29:ETIOLOGICAL MYTH(Post to Transmedia Site)
Monday January 30 / Wednesday February 1
WEEK 4 /
  • Leeming: Supreme Being & The Great Mother pages 117-135
  • See Etiological Response Assignments list
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  • “Myth of Matriarchy” on BB
  • Discussion of video When God Was a Girl on BB
  • Review Myth & Film Paper

Monday February 6 / Wednesday February 8
WEEK 5 /
  • TEDTalk and East vs. West PP Lecture
  • Campbell Ch.4: The Separation of East and West
  • Campbell Ch.5: The Confrontation of East /West
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  • Leeming: The Dying God pages 136-153
DUE: Respond to 2 assigned Etiological Myths (250+ wc each) on Transmedia before end of day SundayFeb 12
Monday February 13 / Wednesday February 15
WEEK 6 /
  • Leeming: Gods, Goddesses, and Lesser Gods pages 167-201
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  • Deities continued
  • Transmedia Review 2
  • Key Project Review

Monday February 20 / Wednesday February 22
WEEK 7 /
  • The Hero/Heroine Archetype PP Lecture
  • Leeming: Hero Myths pages 203-273
/ MIDTERM EXAM
DUE: Mythology & Film Analysis
Due on Content page before 11:59pm Sunday Feb 26
Monday February 27 / Wednesday Mar 1
WEEK 8 /
  • Ritual & Myth PP Lecture
  • Campbell: Ch.3: The Importance of Rites
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  • Leeming: Place & Object Myths pages 275-305
  • Choose teams rituals
  • Ritual Discussions & Planning

Monday March 6 / Wednesday March 8
WEEK 9 /
  • Mythic Applications-Sacred Dance
  • Ritual Experience Workshop
Planning 2—Tools & Actions /
  • Ritual Experience Workshop
Planning 3—Key List
DUE: Post 1 new element and post1 response (250+wc)on Transmedia before end of day SundayMar 12
Monday March 13 / Wednesday March 15
WEEK 10 / NO CLASS SPRING BREAK / NO CLASS SPRING BREAK
Monday March 20 / Wednesday March 22
WEEK 11 /
  • Ritual Experience Workshop
Planning 4—On your feet / Ritual Experience
Presentations
All students must attend
Submit Group papers on Content page DUE by before the start of class today
Monday March 27 / Wednesday March 29
WEEK 12 /
  • America and Mythology
PP Lecture /
  • Leeming: Pantheons pages 87-116
DUE: Post 1 new element andcomplete 1 response (250+wc)on Transmedia before end of day Sunday April 2

Note: Final date to withdraw is March 31st

Monday April 3 / Wednesday April 5
WEEK 13 /
  • Leeming: Trickster pages 154-164
  • Campbell Ch.10: Schizophrenia—the Inward Journey
  • Metamorphosis video & review
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  • Leeming: Flood pages 41-68
  • Leeming: The Apocalypse pages 69-84

FINAL DAY TO POST ALL KEY PROJECTS is Sunday April 09
(Submit on the Transmedia Project site)
See your Transmedia document for more info.
Monday April 10 / Wednesday April 12
WEEK 14 / Transmedia Project Exploration
and Key Project Discussions / Transmedia Exploration
and Key Project Discussions
Monday April 17 / Wednesday April 19
WEEK 15 / Transmedia Project Exploration
and Key Project Discussions / Transmedia Project Exploration
and Key Project Discussions
DUE: Key Project Reviews/Log
due before end of day on Content page Sunday April 23

Extra credit option due Friday April 21 end of day.

Finals Week—April 24-28
WEEK 16 / Final Exam is:
Wednesday April 26 -- 10:15 am to 12:45 am
ALL STUDENTS MUST ATTEND
Make certain you have submitted all assignments for this course.

Your calendar is a partial listing of information.Information will be posted on blackboard after class discussions