IDS 2216 - The Hero’s Journey

Credits: 4
This course will explore the journey as a metaphor for life development as viewed through the ideas of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell. We will explore great journeys in art, poetry, literature, religion and music applying psychological analysis to the perspectives of the original discipline. Texts will include Homer’s Odyssey, Joyce’s Ulysses, Hesse’s Siddhartha, Wagner’s Siegfried, Mozart’s Magic Flute, Baum’s Wizard of Oz, Rowling’s Harry Potter, Lucas’s Star Wars and Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings.