I've contemplated going back to school for quite some time now, so hearing that Rice University is offering a class in Skyrim (to be exact it's titled Scandinavian Fantasy Worlds: Old Norse Sagas and Skyrim)
makes me want to drop everything and get down to Texas! Not only is the English major in me itching for this course, but I'm a bit of a mythology nerd as well so Professor Donna Beth Ellard hats off to you.
Here's a brief synopsis of the course
ENGL 312:
First, it introduces students to fantasy as both
psychological concept and driving force in gamer culture; and second, using
these paradigms, it considers how and why medieval Scandinavia serves as a
locus of modern Anglo-American fantasy.
I love when academia delves into the wonders of pop culture as we've seen with
2Pac (and many other influential artist) and
The Wire, and if you haven't already enrolled in this class what are you waiting on?
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