A brief update from the Professor along with answers to questions from a student auditing the class online. Read the class discussion with the original questions from that student here: https://www.reddit.com/r/audiodrama/comments/1atuunj/modes_of_thought_in_anterran_literature_classroom/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The professor discusses misinformation and conspiracy theories as they pertain to the end of the Second Empire.

The Professor discusses the notion of community, and its relation to the beginnings and ends of civilization. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A discussion of early political structures, hierarchy dynamics and agriculture as relates to Anterra.

Chris does additional research in the U.K. and gets an unusual message from Raquel.

A discussion of medical practices and theories in prehistory and speculative associations to Anterra.

A conversation between the professor and his TA Raquel, who's currently on a psychiatric hold following the incident in the classroom.

The professor discusses the pantheon of deities in early Anterra, drawing possible conclusions and parallels with other ancient and current religious practices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Returning to the classroom, the Professor presents an overview of burial practices from various cultures, including Anterra, as an exploration of the cultural and individuated response to mortality. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wolf at the Door Studios and the band POOLSIDE team up to bring you a new kind of fiction anthology, where different writers created short fiction pieces inspired by each song on the album, and the music is reworked and remixed create the underscore. This is an experiment in melding music and fiction, and most importantly, we had a great time working with amazing writers and the band to create something authentic and unique.

The Professor returns from the conference in Berlin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dean Yang, my flight was cancelled and I'm still in Berlin. I'll update you when I know more.

The Professor delivers a paper at the annual conference on Archeological Literature at SRH Hochschule Berlin, outlining a connection between Anterra and the Epic of Gilgamesh.

Couple of snafu's, folks, but more to follow. Keep up with the reading list and we'll be back in class when I get back from Berlin.

The emergence of the Third Empire was predicated by a change in the caste system of Anterra, as well as a modification in the Ma'Toka Ritual. The resulting societal disintegration is a notable area of study.

Raquel's pursuit of further documentation on Anterra leads to anomalous discoveries in Beijing.

The class discusses the Anterran notion of time, noting alternate perspectives of time in various cultures.

The discovery of a specific ritual in Anterra, and its transformation from the 2nd Empire to the beginning of the 3rd Empire, beg important questions about the nature of community in early societies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Professor and Chris meet to discuss the Fall Semester. The class discusses the first phase of Flood Myths in history, and possible significance to Anterra.

The Professor leaves various messages for Raquel.

Professor Dev Engstrøm from the Music Department gives a guest lecture about a surprising discovery in the characters inscribed in the Chamber of The Idiot King. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Professor discusses possible connections between an early analog machine known as the Antikythera Device and recent discoveries in Anterra. This also raises questions about technology in a Classics context. See supplemental information on the class website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices