The Historical Origins of the Concept of Race

Write an essay that describes the historical origins of the concept of race. You must use at least six of the terms below from the readings in Module 1. You should clearly define and describe the terms (dont assume the reader knows anything about the subject) and...

The Penelopiad: A Contemporary Adaptation

Penelopiad 2024 adaptation ○ Atwood considered The Odyssey from Penelope’s perspective, and here you will reconsider this perspective in a contemporary setting in order to ultimately suggest (indirectly in the adaptation but directly in the artist’s...

Violence in The Penelopiad and “Book VI” of The Iliad

Violence in The Penelopiad and “Book VI” of The Iliad (translated by Butler) ○ What do these texts similarly or differently ultimately suggest about the source or consequence of violence? How so (through what idea or logic) or why (to what end or to...