LECTURE CALENDAR
This calendar provides links to lecture notes, study questions (SQ), and other resources. The reading assignment for each lecture should be completed before the lecture. (See INFORMATION above for lecture time details.)
Tu/Th discussion sections begin on Thursday, Oct. 2; M/W/F discussion sections begin on Friday, Oct. 3; and M/W discussion sections begin on Monday, Oct. 6. Failure to attend the first meeting of your discussion section will count as an unexcused absence.
| Dates | Lecture Notes | Reading Assignments | SQ/Resources |
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| Week 0 Thurs. Oct. 2 |
No Thursday lecture, no Friday Forum. There will be no Friday lectures this quarter. |
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| Week 1 Mon. Oct. 6, Tues. Oct. 7 |
Prof. Oren Izenberg The Iliad and the Meaning of the Humanities |
The Iliad, Books 1-2 (p. 77-p. 115 line 583); Weil, “The Iliad, or the Poem of Force” (Reader 27-46) | |
| Wed. Oct. 8, Thurs. Oct. 9 | Prof. Oren Izenberg |
The Iliad, Books 3-6 (pp. 128-213) | Friday Forum on Iliad |
| Week 2 Mon. Oct. 13, Tues. Oct. 14 |
Prof. Oren Izenberg Aristos Akhaiôn (Best of the Achaeans): Value and Cultural Contradiction in The Iliad |
The Iliad, Books 7, 9, 11 (p. 296-p. 299 line 96, p. 316 line 704-p. 324), 12 (p. 325-p. 328 line 105) | |
| Wed. Oct. 15, Thurs. Oct. 16 | Prof. Oren Izenberg The Poetics of The Iliad |
The Iliad, Books 14, 15 (p. 387-p. 396 line 311), 16, 18, 19 | |
| Week 3 Mon. Oct. 20, Tues. Oct. 21 |
Prof. Oren Izenberg |
The Iliad, Books 20 (p. 503-p. 508 line 190), 21, 22, 23 (p. 559-p. 567 line 285), 24 | |
| Wed. Oct. 22, Thurs. Oct. 23 | Prof. Oren Izenberg |
Alice Oswald, Memorial: A Version of Homer's Iliad | |
| Week 4 Mon. Oct. 27, Tues. Oct. 28 |
Prof. Jane O. Newman |
Gryphius, “Tears of the Fatherland” (Reader 47-48); Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus, Book 1 (pp. 1-52) | SQ: Grimmelshausen |
| Wed. Oct. 29, Thurs. Oct. 30 | Prof. Jane O. Newman
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Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus, Book 2 (pp. 53-105) | |
| Week 5 Mon. Nov. 3, Tues. Nov. 4 |
Prof. Jane O. Newman Screenings of Theater of War, dir. John Walter (2008), Mon. Nov. 3 and Tues. Nov 4 at 5:00pm, HG 1030 |
Otto von Guericke, “The Siege of Magdeburg” (1631), excerpt online, printable; Brecht, Mother Courage and her Children, Scenes 1-5 (pp. 7-60) | SQ: Brecht |
| Wed. Nov. 5, Thurs. Nov. 6 | Prof. Jane O. Newman Screening of Theater of War, dir. John Walter (2008), Thurs. Nov 6 at 6:30pm, HIB 100 |
Brecht, Mother Courage, Scenes 6-12 (pp. 61-104) | Friday Forum on Library Research and Writing |
| Week 6 Mon. Nov. 10, Tues. Nov. 11 |
No lectures Monday or Tuesday. Monday discussion sections will meet; campus will be closed Tuesday for the Veterans Day holiday. |
Viewing Questions: Theater of War | |
| Wed. Nov. 12, Thurs. Nov. 13 | Prof. Jane O. Newman Screening of Theater of War, dir. John Walter (2008) Wed. Nov. 12 at 4pm, HG 1030 and Thurs, Nov 13 at 5pm, SH 134 (Steinhaus Hall) |
Viewing assignment: Theater of War, dir. John Walter (2008), through end of “Act 1” (about 22 min.) [Screened on campus Week 5] |
Midterm in last discussion section meeting of Week 6 Friday Forum: "Just War?" |
| Week 7 Mon. Nov. 17, Tues. Nov. 18 |
Prof. Jane O. Newman |
Viewing assignment: Finish Theater of War | |
| Wed. Nov. 19, Thurs. Nov. 20 | Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele |
Machiavelli, The Prince, chapters 1-14 (pp. 39-86) | Friday Forum: Designing Your Website 11-11:50am, HIB 100 |
| Week 8 Mon. Nov. 24, Tues. Nov. 25 |
Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele |
Machiavelli, The Prince, chapters 15-26 (pp. 87-123) | |
| Wed. Nov. 26, Thurs. Nov. 27 | No lectures Wednesday or Thursday. Wednesday discussion sections will meet; campus will be closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday. | ||
| Week 9 Mon. Dec. 1, Tues. Dec. 2 |
Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele |
Sun Tzu, The Art of War, chapters 1-13 | |
| Wed. Dec. 3, Thurs. Dec. 4 | Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele |
Michael Walzer, Just and Unjust Wars [pdf] (pp. 21-33, 51-73) | Friday Forum 11-11:50am, HIB 100 |
| Week 10 Mon. Dec. 8, Tues. Dec. 9 |
Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele |
Michael Walzer, Just and Unjust Wars [pdf] (pp. 34-47, 138-159) | |
| Wed. Dec. 10, Thurs. Dec. 11 | Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele |
