What we can learn about crisis in our lives through the Last of Us episode 1 | ProfNoctis Show Ep. 34
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Join us this week as we begin our Semester Series on the Last of Us! This episode we begin 00:00:38 with an overview of the events and themes of Episode 1 of the Max television show The Last of Us. Then we discuss the theme of how to handle crisis, preparedness, and what it says about our character as people in our theme discussion 01:10:24. We're looking forward to a great semester!
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Join me, Professor Noctis-- a real-life professor of religion, myth, and video games-, this spring for an in-depth exploration of The Last of Us in our biggest lecture series yet! Following along with each episode of the award-winning Max (formerly HBO) show, we'll examine both the show and the video game through the lenses of biomedical ethics, mycology, philosophy, psychology, religion and more-- all informed by university-level research. Through deep-dive interviews and livestreams, we'll unravel the game's deeper meanings, and bring along key experts in the field to help us make sense of it all.
For the series, you'll get THREE episodes a week: MONDAY: Episode Recaps, starting with season 1 and continuing through season 2 TUESDAY: Live lecture-playthroughs (Let's Plays + Lectures) of that episode's section the Playstation game WEDNESDAY: Deep-dive discussions and interviews with key experts
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