Final Reflection

I really enjoyed this class and it put me outside of my comfort zone. Especially during the beginning of the class I was not completely sure how to approach the material. Classics/ comparative lit is still relatively new to me, […]

This class was pretty overwhelming and I loved it. I really dislike talking in class and especially presenting. Yet I find myself looking back at my first appetizer presentation and remembering how much fun I had. It was on a […]

When I decided to take this course, I spent some time to get myself prepared for cultural conflict. Due to my own cultural background, in which people have a strong sense of shame and even fear of grotesque bodies, I […]

I believe the biggest takeaway from this course is my new ability to recognize and articulate the different aspects of the carnivalesque and grotesque. Whether they exist in work for a different class, watching a movie for fun, or just […]

As I sat here and reflected on this past semester, I realized that I enjoyed this class much more than I ever thought I would. It’s not the class itself, or the instruction, or even the people that made me […]

Despite my enduring interest in ancient comedy, I’ve never been particularly interested in the body, though before this class the context of my disinterest was predominantly in the realm of political philosophy, where the body and embodiment are also contentious […]