PREPARATION

For this session we are studying one of the most influential literary depictions of the problem of justice: the tragic play Antigone by the Greek playwright Sophocles. Students are to prepare for the session by reading the text of the play, which is available at: https://mthoyibi.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/antigone_2.pdf

Note: Antigone is a play that is perhaps best enjoyed by way of performance. Students may choose to watch the following performance of a modern adaptation of Antigone if they wish. NOTE: you need to be logged in to the university library to access this link.

https://video-alexanderstreet-com.ezproxy.ub.gu.se/watch/antigone-6?context=channel:national-theatre-collection

If you have trouble with the link, you can follow an alternative link to search the university's databases here: https://www.ub.gu.se/en/databases/search. Search 'National Theatre', and select 'Theatre Performance and Design Collection' from the search results. Selecting this collection should allow you to search 'Antigone' in the window that says 'Search inside this collection'. The performance I have linked to here is from 2012, and features Jodie Whitaker.

TO DO

1. Attend a lecture introducing Sophocles and his understanding of justice from 10.15-12.

2. Attend the seminar for your seminar group. Group 2 will meet from 13.15-15.00. Group 1 will meet from 15.15-17.00. Students are to prepare for the seminar by reading the assigned text carefully and arriving prepared to discuss its content. Students should, e.g., reflect on how the author presents the question of justice, whether a particular vision of justice is presented in the text, how this vision is developed, and what significance it might have for us.

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