The Politeia Academy
The Politeia Academy
The Politeia Academy is thrilled to offer its inaugural fellowship course “Dialogues of War.” This ten-week course, beginning in the Spring of 2024 in collaboration with The Hercules Project, explores the continuity of the veteran experience from antiquity to modernity, with a focus on the therapeutic nature of art.
The staff of POLITEIA and THE HERCULES PROJECT includes authors, academics, therapists, educators, veterans, artists and employees of the VA. FELLOWS in the course will be paired with United States combat veterans to consider the experience of the soldier from all manner of perspectives. Readings and discussions will range from antiquity to the present day, including such works as the Iliad and Catch-22. By interacting with these texts and with the veterans enrolled in “Dialogues”; the former will gain new character-building perspective, while the latter will be able to process their own experience through creative expression and by connecting their own unique stories to those from the past.
Contact us at connect@thepoliteia.com to enroll.
The Politeia Academy is thrilled to offer its inaugural fellowship course “Dialogues of War.” This ten-week course, beginning in the Spring of 2024 in collaboration with THE HERCULES PROJECT, explores the continuity of the veteran experience from antiquity to modernity, with a focus on the therapeutic nature of art.
The Hercules Project
The Hercules Project pursues practical applications of the humanities as they were originally developed and cultivated among early civilizations: as a means of maintaining a healthy mind and happy state of being. “Dialogues of War” is lead by Sean Lake, PhD in Classics, of The Hercules Project. Sean has studied at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens as a Philip Lockart Fellow, and in the Summer School of the American Academy in Rome. He was the teaching fellow of the year twice as a graduate student at Fordham University, and was nominated for Professor of the Year at Seton Hall in 2010. He has published articles on Willa Cather and her reception of the Classics. In addition to Cather and tragedy, he has presented papers on Ernest…
The Politeia’s mission is to shape children into self-reliant individuals. Training the pedagigical lens on the western canon— the history, language, and philosophies that have shaped our civilization—creates an atmosphere of critical thinking that leads to self-actualization. The Politeia is committed to the individual growth of each young person so that, in the end, each student may embark upon a purpose-driven life in the world.
At The Politeia, we believe the antidote to the crisis of higher education must be addressed at the ground level, at the level of primary and secondary education where a foundation of common sense, meaning, and emotional resilience can still be built.
Registering now for Fall 2025. Email to inquire.
The Politeia’s mission is to shape children into self-reliant individuals. Training the pedagogical lens on the western canon— the history, language, and philosophies that have shaped our civilization—creates an atmosphere of critical thinking that leads to self-actualization. The Politeia is committed to the individual growth of each young person so that, in the end, each student may embark upon a purpose-driven life in the world.
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