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Fascinated with the student reaction, he started using short films as weekly section assignments in Culture and Belief 11: “Medicine and the Body in East Asia and in Europe,” which he began teaching in Fall 2008. Students worked on the assignments with an enthusiasm that surprised Kuriyama. “They were no longer just for professors, but for classmates—that’s a very powerful thing,” he says. “You take good ideas and incorporate them into your...
Courses such as Culture and Belief 12 can compel its students to come to an individualized understanding and expression of a certain art. For that reason, the class and others like it are not for the faint of heart. As Professor Asani says: “Those [Harvard students] who are afraid of taking a risk are not likely to take a course like this, but the students who are open to challenging themselves would find this course rewarding.” Peyton G. Greenside ’11, a student in the course, agrees. “I really...
Culture and Belief 12, “For the Love of God and His Prophet: Religion, Literature, and the Arts in Muslim Cultures.” will also be showcased at “Art-making=Risk-taking.” Taught by Professor Ali Asani, students in the class experiment with differing media traditional to the Islamic world, such as calligraphy, mosque design and Islamic poetry. According to Asani, focusing on a more interactive and personal way of understanding Islamic art and culture is unusual and not without its challenges, but ultimately successful. As he says...
Autonomous individuals who can reason independently are responsible for analyzing and even criticizing existing belief structures, renowned philosopher John McDowell said in a lecture yesterday...
Calling autonomy a privilege and responsibility, McDowell said that an autonomous individual is entrusted with the task of assessing and even challenging surrounding belief structures...