Humanities
This concept from the ancient Greeks includes grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
What is "the Trivium"
We consider something "Myth" instead of just "a story" or "heresay" because it contains an important element of this.
What is "truth"?
Some claim that Campbell's focus on similarities does this to diverse cultures.
What is "flattens" (or any form of takes away distinctions)
Literature for children almost always represents this viewpoint.
What is "adult perspectives on childhood".
This was the lowest letter grade on Jay's 1983 college transcript.
What is a D?
Most of our understandings of the Humanities began in this historical time period.
The Renaissance
When a Siberian myth attributes earthquakes to the pounding feet of the god Tuli's sled dogs, it is performing this function of myth.
What is "cosmological"?
According to our readings, women in ancient myth are most often depicted as temptress, mother figure, or as a _________ to be won.
What is a "prize" ("treasure" or "possession" are acceptable)
Prior the 1600s, children were viewed as being born in this state.
What is "wicked" or "evil"?
Who is David Bowie?
Steve Jobs called the person with this role "the most powerful person in the world".
Who is "the storyteller"?
This concept of a "universal primal memory" shared by all humans was developed by psychologist Carl Jung.
What is "collective unconscious"
Some consider Campbell's work "too rooted in the past" because of reliance on these stories.
Ancient myths
These real-life brothers collected folk tales from around Europe to publish one of the first books of fairy tales.
Who are The Brothers Grimm?
We discussed the nonsensical "squawking trumpet" sounds of adult speech in this cartoon.
What is Peanuts / Charlie Brown
This art form rests beside math, astronomy, and geometry in the quadrivium.
What is music?
This archetype, like Deadpool, is a character that often "breaks the rules and creates productive chaos".
What is "the Trickster" (half points for "anti-hero")
Even critics agree that any "heroic" tale involves a hero who experiences this by the end of the story.
What is "change/transformation"?
This children's author and illustrator originally used children's literature for this purpose.
To learn English
This song featured a mythical beast that was also a boy's childhood imaginary friend.
What is Puff the Magic Dragon
In our video, Dr. Al Young discussed creating a literature course called "Art and ______".
What is "trash"?
By emphasizing correct moral behavior, children's stories prior to 1600 often performed this function of myth.
What is the sociological function?
This archetype is a wise female figure who guides or advises the hero, but has no romantic aspect at all.
The platonic ideal.
In our video of international speakers, we found that specifically these were very sensory, and often featured themes of family and security.
What are early childhood memories?
In the Stories from the Stage video, what conditions made Cassandra missing the bus and walking home her "call to adventure"?
What is blind and hearing impaired?