HIST 15
Homer in Vietnam
Winter 2019
This is not the current course catalog
Class Details
This course will examine the impact of combat trauma on American soldiers during the war in Vietnam, and how that trauma affected their return to the United States. We will read two books that explore these issues through the lens of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, Jonathan Shay’s Achilles in Vietnam and Odysseus in America. We will discuss how Homer’s classics have come to represent the trauma of war and coming home from the Trojan War to our current wars in the Middle East and beyond. In addition to discussing these two books, we will also view a number of films that address these issues. The class will be primarily discussion based on the readings and films.
The Class:
Format: afternoons
Limit: 30
Grading: pass/fail only
Limit: 30
Grading: pass/fail only
Requirements/Evaluation:
10-page paper
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
military veterans will be given priority should the class be overenrolled
Materials/Lab Fee:
approximately $25 for books
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HIST 15 - 01 (W) LEC Homer in Vietnam
HIST 15 - 01 (W) LEC Homer in VietnamTR 1:00 pm - 2:50 pm
PORG 1:00 pm - 2:50 pm
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