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By Betsy Huggins
Sex education is taught in many schools, but a USC
professor is trvine to DODularizp thp 1 PS<;-nnniilar ciihio^t nf
love education.
Religious studies professor Kevin Lewis is teaching
"Love," an experimental course on love education, this
semester. Listed as RELG 491A, the course will explore love
in its historical and cultural changes.
"We need to recover a notion of what love is," Lewis said.
COURSE MATERIAL includes spiritual, historical,
psychological and literary aspects of love. Students read,
watch films and listen to music.
Eric Fromme's "The Art of Loving" has already been
discussed in class. Works by Dante and film excerpts from
Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" and Shakespeare's "The
Taming of the Shrew" will also be covered, Lewis said.
"We're looking for intriguing statements about the
meaning of love," Lewis said. The class will be awakened to
what love should be by talking about it, Lewis said.
Because the class is small (13 students) and has a diversity
of students and opinions, Lewis said he feels there is good
potential for discussion.
TUP: CLASS cpnsists of 12 upperclassmen and one fresh
man. Lewis said if the class were larger, he would lecture
more.
Jackie Dowdy, a senior journalism major, said she enjoys
the class. She said she likes its size because it is easier to get
to know everyone.
Lewis said he was encouraged last winter to begin the class
by a friend and colleague with whom he had taught a course
on death and dying.
"It seemed like a natural complement because in order to
deal with the death of a loved one, you have to examine what
love really is to you," Lewis said.
LEWIS RECEIVED permission to offer the class last
spring. Getting permission was not an easy task, Lewis said;
he had to get approval from several departments because the
suoject 01 love calls tor exploration into several academic
areas.
He said he must be careful not to exaggerate his predictions
for the course's uncertain future. If it is well-received,
Lewis said he must get approval to continue the course from
several departments.
But for now, Lewis said the class has been a fun and
educational experience for him.
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