| Kommentar |
Lou Reed said, “If we could all write songs like Leonard Cohen, we would.” Cohen, “black romantic” and “elder statesman of the bedroom,” was not only a songwriter but an artist who gives us a way to understand our times through the gentle portal of song. He got it all: political mayhem, sexual betrayal, spiritual meltdown. This course will explore Cohen’s work for its poetic revelations about theology, relationship with God, anger at God’s universe, and relationships among persons in our personal and political lives. Cohen wrote, “Even though it all went wrong/I stand before the Lord of song/with nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah.” What does this teach us about our world and our role in it?
Key concepts include: covenant and its breaches, theodicy, prophetic voice, hospitality |
| Literatur |
Pally, M. (2021) From This Broken Hill: God, Sex, and Politics in the Work of Leonard Cohen; Burger, L. (Ed.) (2014) Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen; Holt, J. (Ed.) (2014) Leonard Cohen and Philosophy ed., plus other readings. All readings on Moodle |
| Bemerkung |
Classes are in English in discussion format (not Vorlesung); Prof. Pally understands German and will take comments/questions in both languages. Please email questions to: mp28@nyu.edu.
This is a blended course. The first 2-3 sessions will be on zoom, and we hope to have all other classes in-presence as long as the medical situation permits. We will move back to zoom if the medical situation requires.
Please register via Moodle, password: Hallelujah
(A registration via Agnes is not possible.)
The first class will be on zoom (for more information see the moodle course). |
