SF-1184 Magic in the Modern World
Christopher Priest, author of The Prestige, notes that "the magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary." So, what is magic and what does it have to do with you? A card trick? Belief in a deity? Your weekly yoga class? Locking eyes with someone on the green line? Sending a Tesla Roadster into outer space? The purpose of this course is to examine magic's relevance in our academic and private lives. Together, we will clarify terminologies, cement definitions, and try to understand magic's role in the shaping of contemporary intellectual discourse.