What is CLASSICS IN ACTION? An Odyssey project in the SP category in which participants attend Classics-related campus events and undertake their own self-designed mini-projects involving Latin, Greek, Classics, and/or the reception of Classical antiquity.
Why? Classics is an interdisciplinary discipline that connects to the world in a variety of ways, and Classics in Action gives you the chance to build your own multi-faceted view of the field.
What's involved?
• Any activity or event on campus that is related to Latin, Greek, or Classics counts. Just attend the event and fill out a reflection sheet afterwards to help you think about your experience.
• You'll also do some mini-projects that speak to your own interests in Latin, Greek, or Classics and enable you to engage Classics in a way that's meaningful to you. Mini-projects can run the gamut from research or creative adaptation to off-campus exploration and individual hands-on experimentation; they could be inspired by past campus events, a class you're taking, or sheer curiosity. There's a lot of latitude, and Dr. Resinski will help you generate ideas for your mini-projects and fine-tune them. As with the campus events, you'll fill out a reflection sheet after each mini-project to help you process the experience.
• Once you sign up, you have up to 2 calendar years to do 30 hours of Classics-related activities. As with all SP Odyssey projects you'll keep an hours log and finish the project by writing a paragraph for your transcript.
How do you sign up? You do not need to submit an Odyssey proposal yourself since Classics in Action already has SP approval. Just contact Dr. Resinski (resinski@hendrix.edu, Fausett 24C) to schedule a meeting. She'll give you an information packet, forward your name to the Odyssey office, and help you get started.
Some examples of what your CLASSICS IN ACTION Odyssey could include: book groups, semi-immersion activities, play readings, themed dinners, book-binding workshops, visiting lectures, research, paleography, art history, adaptation and reception studies, gaming and game creation, costume design, etymological studies, graphic novels, altered text and remixed poetry, epigraphy, ancient philosophy, numismatics, translation and translation history, cooking, and/or anything you want to do or try related to Latin, Greek, and Classics, and their reception!
