A show for anyone interested in education. How much should “passion” dictate the path a student takes in their studies? Is Passion really enough? What about work ethic, logic, and pragmatics? Danny Anderson of Mount Aloysius College is joined by Todd Pedlar of Luther College and Nathan Gilmour of Emmanuel College to discuss a concerning trend in student psychology. Is “passion” merely a product of the College Admissions Industrial Complex and its resulting arms-race? Are there better terms we could use? All this and more on the latest Sectarian Review Podcast.
Topics: Genesis of the subject - What is “Passion-Driven Education” A Brief History of “Passion” Jane Austen and the Romantics Is College a natural fit for Passion-Driven Education Class issues, the “Selective College Arms Race,” and Cultural Capital “Being Radical for Jesus” at the CCCU College Passion at a “Jock School” Perverting our passions Curiosity trumps Passion The roots of the college major Twitter Questions The pursuit of passion as a quest for “Authenticity” When gifting and passion don’t match Vocation as service to others, passion as quest for self Why we read Plato, a soliloquy by Nathan Gilmour The Bruderhof as a form of living in community Is Reason pragmatic and instrumental or the grounds for a vision of the transcendent? Service as antidote to Passion A shout-out to one of Anderson’s students! Physics as part of the human experience The Luther College Mission Statement How institutions push against our ideals Twitter Questions Part II Am I weird if I have no passion? Calling as a marathon, not a sprint The difference between Passion and Vocation: called, or nuts? Doing a podcast for free (but if you want to give me money…) Martin Luther on marriage Gilmour gets BLEEPED! Teaching Malamud and Kafka “It’s all in Plato, it’s all in Plato” Having a multitude of callings Quote from Werner Heisenberg that Todd left out of the show but wanted to share, "[w]hat we observe is not nature itself, but nature exposed to our method of questioning"...
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Recorded live at the 2017 Mount Aloysius Charity Comic Con, Danny is joined by Wayne Wise for a discussion about the history, ethics, and thrills of children in horror. Focusing on the recent remake of Stephen King’s It and Stranger Things, the conversation covers the many ways that children have inspired and consumed horror films. How do children defy rationality? What does Capitalism have to do with this? Why the current rabid nostalgia for the 1980s? All this and much more.
Introducing Wayne Wise History of children in horror Children possessing special knowledge that adults don’t have Mythology, fairy tales, and horror Scooby-Doo and Nancy Drew, too The horrors of the 1970’s The 1980’s as an adventure-filled wonderland It and the search for community The problem of depicting violence against children Stranger Things unexpected success Conspiracy Theory’s hold over our imaginations 1980s nostalgia The sanitization of contemporary children’s entertainment Wayne’s book, King of Summer The enduring allure of King Arthur Danny’s theory of the “pre-modern” The moral function of violence Questions from the audience: Satanic Panic? Reagan? Adam Walsh and America’s Most Wanted? Stand By Me? Taboo and subliminal fear of women? Links: Info about Wayne Wise and his work Danny’s essay about Christians watching It |
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