Uses of the Past - The Social Life of Dreaming

CLLC L220 / Class 30274 — Spring 2027

Location
Edmondson Hall C112
Days and Times
M/W 12:45 - 2:00 p.m., 3 credits
Course Description

Dreaming is at once a universal, biological human experience and a profound example of cross-cultural variation. This class studies theories of dreaming around the world, from Freud to shamanism. We explore what people in different cultures dream about, how they narrate and interpret their dreams, and the entanglement between supernatural belief and phenomena such as the Nightmare.

Instructor: Susan Lepselter

Class meets together with AMST-A 299.

Collins Seminars: Selected by Board of Educational Programming (BOEP)