We talk, read and sing about love all the time, yet rarely do we study it. In this course, we bring love into the classroom: not as sentiment, but as a subject worth studying: through science, philosophy, film and practice.
In this course we explore love through multiple lenses: psychological, sociological and philosophical. We discuss big questions such as:
- How does attachment theory explain the patterns you keep repeating in relationships?
- How do biology and chemistry shape what we feel?
- Is our capacity to love a mirror of our society? Has dating become a marketplace?
The course runs on two tracks. Mondays are for theory and practice: short lectures, reflection, dialogue and embodied exercises such as walk & talks and creative journaling, alongside academic readings that explore love through psychology, sociology and philosophy. Thursdays are for the arts: in collaboration with Rialto, we screen a parallel film programme, and explore how love is expressed through cinema. Together, the two days let you not only study the ideas and science behind love, but also experience what it means to live it and create from it.
For more information and course details, go to ‘Curriculum’ at the top of the page.