This semester we decided to do something a bit differently. First, we decided to experiment with team teaching; it’s difficult to team teach in a university because labor requirements are usually expressed in terms of teaching load, and so there’s no good way to give credit for teaching half a class. Plus, my co-instructor, Daniel […]
I’m still working on putting together my thoughts on Friday’s class and our chaotic game of Labyrinth Lord, but in the meanwhile, here are some thoughts from one of our students, L.B. (posted with his permission; I am transcribing this from his paper, so any typos are probably mine): It was very interesting from a sociological […]
Mikita Brottman writes: In Advanced Literature (Tuesday 2-4pm) we watched Acts IV and V of Polanski’s adaptation of “Macbeth”. When watching the first three acts a week earlier, I’d been surprised the men had found the movie rather dull and slow. This may have been due to the fact that we were watching on a […]
We are very excited to be able to launch our first crowdfunding effort, a Patreon campaign. Patreon allows people to donate a small amount each month to our work – which, for a project that has a steady drip-drip of costs to our instructors, is a perfect model. If you are interested in our work, […]
One of our long-time students, Lakhem Ra-Sebek, has a new book out (he’s now one book ahead of me; I’ll have to catch up). It’s a collection of poetry, called From the Pages of a Bleeding Heart. I haven’t had a chance to read it yet, but Mr. Ra-Sebek has been part of the program […]
As you may have noticed, the website hasn’t been updated in a while. But, that doesn’t mean that the program has not been active – quite the opposite! We taught a number of classes in the Fall of 2013, and we’re now gearing up for Spring 2014. You can see what we’re doing over at […]
Our talented cover photo artist, Renaissanz Ren, now has his own website. Check it out for more of his art.
Many of our student scholars are also involved with the Peace Initiative, which is a program that aims to use men who are in prison as part of an outreach to youth who may become involved in violence. In July, the Initiative will be holding a symposium at Jessup Correctional Institute. If you are interested […]
The photo used in our favicon image and elsewhere on the website is from a painting created by one of our student scholars, an accomplished painter and poet, Warren “Renaissanz Rzen” Hynson, titled “The Struggle.” Here it is in its full form.