Piraeus Seminar in Annapolis
June 3-6, 2010
All participants will begin the weekend with a welcome dinner on Thursday and conclude with brunch on Sunday. Each session includes four seminars with time between for socializing, reflection, and enjoying the Chesapeake Bay region. Continental breakfast, lunch, dinner, as well as after seminar wine and cheese receptions are included in the tuition. On campus housing is available for an additional fee.
Three choices:
1. Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov led by Tom May and Patricia Locke
Is everyone really responsible for everyone and everything? Is there nothing more unendurable to man and human society than freedom? Is one day sufficient for an individual to experience all happiness? These questions are among the profound riddles of human existence that Dostoevsky presents in the Brothers Karamazov, his last and arguably greatest novel, a complex story of parricide and fraternal jealousy. In considering the cruelly sensual Fyodor Karamazov and his sons Dimitri, Ivan and Alexei, we come to a fuller appreciation of the heights and depths that measure human yearning and fallibility.
2. William Faulkner, Go Down, Moses led by Debbie Renaut and David Townsend
Faulkner's novel is composed of an integrated series of stories which challenge us to reflect deeply on what America is and its people's dreams and promises. What are the peculiarly American ways to live well in regard to our spiritual lives, our families, our communities, and the natural environment? Go Down, Moses confronts us with our responsibility to history, to personal and racial identity, to the land, and to all living creatures. The rich language and the power of these stories will make us laugh along with the unforgettable characters, while our hearts break.
Although the stories are set in the South before and after the Civil War, they succeed in baring the souls of all of us.
3. Currently Full (waitlist available) - Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre led by Eva Brann and David Carl
No two novels could be more atmospherically opposed than Mansfield Park and Jane Eyre, the former rejoicing in elegant restraint, the latter reveling in heated (albeit inhibited) emotionalism. They, however, share their theme, which is: "Mousy, dependent young lady triumphs over big-time over privileged gentleman lover. –It turns out he needs her!” Thus Jane Austen’s most explicitly moral and Charlotte Bronte’s most contrivedly gothic book will each enhance our discussion of the other.
Cost for each: $400 per person includes all seminars, meals, receptions and a closing Sunday brunch. On campus housing is $200 per person for three nights. A $50 non-refundable deposit is required for each seminar in order to reserve your space. Enrollment will not be processed until this deposit is received. Registration and payment deadline is May 21, 2010. We must receive full payment by this date, or your enrollment may be cancelled and the deposit not returned. Spaces in each seminar are limited, so please register early. Make checks payable to St. John's College.
Click here to download the registration form. Once completed, you may either fax or mail your form
to the attention of Dolores Strissel. The fax number is 410-295-5556 and the mailing address is P.O. Box 2800, Annapolis, MD 21404.
For further information, contact Dolores Strissel in the Annapolis Alumni Office at 410-626-2531 or email her at dolores.strissel@sjca.edu
Piraeus Seminar in Santa Fe
January 15-17, 2010
Nancie Wingo, Director of Alumni Activites, stated the Santa Fe Piraeus Seminars were full. Those in attendance reflected a diverse mix of undergraduates and GI's from both campuses. Everyone in attendance thoroughly enjoyed revisiting The Oresteia with SF tutors Walter Sterling and Susan Stickney.
If you have suggestions for future Piraeus offerings, please email Ms. Wingo at
nwingo@sjcsf.edu
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