What is Rhapsodic Pedagogy?

Creative explorations of philosophical, sociological and ecological ideas.

“Rhapsodic” is from Ancient Greek rhapsoidein, meaning to weave a song.

Prior to formal systems of education and written literature, the pedagogical role in society was played not by “school” as we now know it, but by poets — those who could weave together the meanings that held society together. Art and Education were one.

Rhapsodic Pedagogy seeks to perform this role of weaving-together, creating literal con-text in a chaotic world, through essays, songs, videos and performances.

About the author

Nathan Dufour Oglesby is an author, songwriter, lecturer and video artist. His work explores topics drawn from philosophy, history and the social sciences through a synthesis of music, comedy and academics, reaching audiences across social media platforms under the moniker Nathanology.

He holds a PhD in Classics from the Graduate Center, CUNY, with a special interest Ancient Philosophy. He is the co-founder of the online learning network Grokkist and its flagship Ecosophy course, and he also works closely with the New York Catholic Worker and Brooklyn’s House of Yes.

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