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Premise Conversation Course: How will the pandemic change us and our world? Camus’ The Plague
September 19, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
$35How will the pandemic change us and our world? Camus’ The Plague
(Learn about what a Premise class is like here: https://www.premiseinstitute.com/premisefaq )
Many of us have described the past year as apocalyptic. We’ve been living through a global pandemic, a critical presidential election, destructive wildfires, and a national reckoning with our country’s legacy of racism and police violence. Literature and philosophy can help us make sense of our experiences and ask questions about our future.
In this class, we’ll read works set during pandemics. We will start with Albert Camus’ existential novel The Plague and look deeply at themes of isolation, loneliness, and fate.
Together, we’ll use The Plague to dig into the ways the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our lives and discuss relevant questions: Who are we, as a society, during a time of pandemic? Who do we want to be when the pandemic is over? What gets in the way of becoming the society we dream of? What do fictional depictions of a plague teach us about meaning and meaninglessness in our lives?
Learn more about The Plague on the Premise Goodreads page.
Instructor: Mary Finn