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"Five."

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"HUM 101, introduction
to the underworld,

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cross-listed with comp lit.

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In this course,
students will be ferried

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across the river of sorrow,
subsist on a diet of clay,

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weigh their hearts
against a feather

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on the infernal balance,
and ascend a viewing pagoda

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in order to gaze
upon their homelands

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until emptied of all emotion.

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Texts will include The
Egyptian Book of the Dead,

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The Tibetan Book of the Dead,
The Mayan Book of the Dead,

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The Ethiopian Book of the Dead,
and Muriel Rukeyser's Book

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of the Dead.

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The goals of the seminar
are to introduce students

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to the posthumous disciplinary
regimes of various cultures,

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and to help them develop the
communication skills that

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are crucial for success in
today's global marketplace.

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All readings in English.

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Requirements include the
death of the student,

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an oral lamentation,
and a final paper."

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