The Usurpation of the University: Lessons from Homer's Odyssey

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In this video I discuss the current state of the university and attempt to draw some lessons from Homer's Odyssey. These thoughts were originally formulated several years ago as my own contribution to quit lit, but they remain relevant. In it, I argue that the best way to view the current state of academia is through the concept of usurpation. The values that have previously guided higher education, values such as beauty, truth, goodness, and nobility, have been displaced by business interests. I go on to contend that lessons can be drawn from Homer's Odyssey, if we liken our own plight to that of Telemachus as his patrimony is wasted away by brazen suitors.

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