Horsfall 3: As the Crow Flies by Jade Buchanan
Posted on 28 Nov 2009 | Tagged as: Book Releases
Archive for November, 2009
Homosexuality in the Classical Age
Posted on 23 Nov 2009 | Tagged as: Classes, Events, Online Classes
| March 1, 2010 | to | March 15, 2010 |
Homosexuality and Lesbianism in the Classical Age will be explored with the help of writer Jennifer Thorne, identifying themes of transgression and desire through the works of Homer, Plato, Sappho and Aristophanes. Information will be culled from normal, everyday life as well as the Gods and heroes themselves.
Topics include:
1. a) Defining our terms and frames of reference – who, what, when, where, and why
b) Define ‘Normal’ – Home life, society’s expectations, stages of life (with a look at the Odyssey – who’da thunk that Odysseus and Penelope were the template for ‘normal’?).
2. What was ‘Greek love’, really? (Defining homosexuality/lesbianism in the classical Greek period).
a) Plato and ‘Platonic love’ – the golden ideal.
b) Sappho and ‘Sapphic love’ – what girls did, and why no one cared (as long as it was with each other). continue reading
Returning Tides by Radclyffe
Posted on 21 Nov 2009 | Tagged as: Book Releases
For Olympus’ Sake by Shayla Kersten
Posted on 06 Nov 2009 | Tagged as: Book Releases
