Resources

We invite you to browse the Consortium’s collection of resources on articles, books and movies, as well as the discussion guides designed to spark discussion among students and others.

The Odyssey

The Odyssey

By: Homer, trans. Robert Fagles (London: Viking Penguin, 1996) Summary: Over 2,700 years ago Homer ...
Contagion

Contagion

Directed by: Scott Z. Burns Contagion reflects the values of a prevalent segment of our society: those ...
Locke

Locke

Directed by: Steven Knight Sometimes a movie’s makers take the chance to do something innovative in the ...
Their Eyes Were Watching God

Their Eyes Were Watching God

By: Zora Neale Hurston (Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1937) Summary: One of the preeminent writers of ...
A Place at the Table

A Place at the Table

Magnolia Pictures, 2012; Directed by Kristi Jacobson & Lori Silverbush; Music by The Civil Wars & T Bone ...
Bridge of Spies

Bridge of Spies

Directed by: Steven Spielberg Bridge of Spies is a fine film, and demonstrates Steven Spielberg, who ...
The Poisonwood Bible

The Poisonwood Bible

By: Barbara Kingsolver (New York: HarperCollins, 1998) Summary: The five members of the Price ...
The Decline of the Secular University

The Decline of the Secular University

By: John Sommerville (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006) Summary: Are American universities equipped ...
The Hateful Eight

The Hateful Eight

Directed by: Quentin Tarantino I won’t say much about The Hateful Eight for a number of reasons. Anyone who ...
Straight Outta Compton

Straight Outta Compton

Directed by: F. Gary Gray Straight Outta Compton has been one of the greatest box office surprises of the ...
Sicario

Sicario

Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Sicario, we are told in an opening placard of the movie by that name, comes ...
Be Happy in Your Work

Be Happy in Your Work

Brooks, Arthus "A Formula for Happiness" The New York Times (December 14, 2013) Happiness has suffered a bad ...