ESP Biography



DERIN KUTLAY, Stanford senior studying Physics + Classics



Major: Physics

College/Employer: Stanford

Year of Graduation: 2024

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

Hello! My name is Derin. My two co-teachers (Lena and Marguerite) and I are here to be your modern Virgils in a three-part katabasis.



Past Classes

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L8006: It’s the journey not the destination: Going to Hell in Splash Spring 2024 (May. 18 - 19, 2024)
Join us in a katabasis - or descent to the Underworld - as we follow in the footsteps of love-stricken Orpheus, grieving Aeneas, despairing Dante and other notable journeys into Hell. The bowels of the Earth are much more than ancient metaphysics in a vacuum: they are a political force, a literary tradition, an artistic muse, a scientific question, a philosophy, our common denominator and yet a comparison-based courtroom. Passports, optional; souls, required.