LECTURE CALENDAR
The calendar provides links to lecture notes, study questions (SQ), and other resources. The reading assignment for each lecture should be completed before the lecture. Assigned chapters from the Writer's Handbook should be read for seminar discussions.
Tu/Th seminars begin on Thursday, Sept. 24; M/W/F seminars begin on Friday, Sept. 25; and M/W seminars begin on Monday, Sept. 28. Failure to attend the first meeting of your seminar will count as an unexcused absence.
LECTURE TIMES
Please note that these actual lecture times/days differ slightly from the scheduled times/days listed in the WebSOC:
M/W (not Friday) 9:00-9:50am in BS3 1200 [Lecture Course Codes 27600, 27900, 28100]
M/W (not Friday) 11:00-11:50am in BS3 1200 [Lecture Course Codes 27700, 27910, 28110]
Tu/Th 9:30-10:20am only in Humanities Instructional Building (HIB) 100 [Lecture Course Codes 27800, 27919]
Optional Friday Forum events will periodically be held on Fridays at 11-11:50am.
| Dates | Lecture Notes | Reading Assignments | Writing & Learning Resources |
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| Week 0 Thurs. Sept. 24 |
No Thursday lecture. There will be no Friday lectures this quarter. |
Recommended special event: The Odyssey at Claire Trevor Theater | |
| Week 1 Mon. Sept. 28, Tues. Sept. 29 |
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) Writer's Handbook Ch. 1: Writing About War, Ch. 2: What are the Humanities?, Ch. 3: Writing in the Humanities |
Starting the BLOG ASSIGNMENT |
| Wed. Sept. 30, Thurs. Oct. 1 | Prof. Oren Izenberg |
The Iliad, Books 3-6 (pp. 128-213) Handbook Ch. 4: Close Reading, Ch. 5: Writing and Translation, Ch. 6: Writing Strong Claims and Paragraphs; Lunsford et al., "Designing What You Write" [pdf] |
Friday Forum: Prof. Karanika, “The War Prayer: Women’s Rituals in the Iliad.” 11-12, BS3 1200 Blog Workshop: Wed, Sept 30, 12-1pm, HH 217 Blog Workshop: Fri, Oct 2, 3-4pm HH 217 |
| Week 2 Mon. Oct. 5, Tues. Oct. 6 |
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) Handbook Ch. 7: Claims, Evidence, and Warrants |
Blog Workshop: Tues, Oct 6, 2-3pm, HH 217 |
| Wed. Oct. 7, Thurs. Oct. 8 | Prof. Oren Izenberg |
The Iliad, Books 14, 15 (p. 387-p. 396 line 311), 16, 18, 19 |
Starting ESSAY 1 Recommended special event: Prof. Monica Cyrino, Popular film adaptations of The Iliad. Wed, Oct 7, 2-3pm, HG 1030 Friday Forum: Prof. Jörn Leonhard, "Universal Expectations, Particular Experiences: The First World War in Perspective." 11am, HG 1030 |
| Week 3 Mon. Oct. 12, Tues. Oct. 13 |
Prof. Oren Izenberg The Ends of The Iliad |
The Iliad, Books 20 (p. 503-p. 508 line 190), 21, 22, 23 (p. 559-p. 567 line 285), 24 Handbook Ch. 8: Transitions |
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| Wed. Oct. 14, Thurs. Oct. 15 | Prof. Oren Izenberg |
Alice Oswald, Memorial: A Version of Homer's Iliad |
Library Research Forum: Fri, Oct 16, 11-12pm, BS3 1200 |
| Week 4 Mon. Oct. 19, Tues. Oct. 20 |
Prof. John H. Smith War Stories I: The Thirty Years’ War (1618-48) in Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus (1668/9) |
Gryphius, “Tears of the Fatherland” (Reader 47-48); Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus, Book 1 (pp. 1-52) Handbook Ch. 9: Representing History |
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| Wed. Oct. 21, Thurs. Oct. 22 | Prof. John H. Smith |
Grimmelshausen, Simplicissimus, Book 2 (pp. 53-105) |
Recommended special event: Acting Workshop on Mother Courage, BS3 1200 |
| Week 5 Mon. Oct. 26, Tues. Oct. 27 |
Prof. John H. Smith War Stories II: Brecht’s Thirty Years War: Mother Courage and her Children (1939/1949) |
Otto von Guericke, “The Siege of Magdeburg” (1631), excerpt online, printable; Brecht, Mother Courage and her Children, Scenes 1-5 (pp. 7-60) Handbook Ch. 10: Analyzing Drama |
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| Wed. Oct. 28, Thurs. Oct. 29 | Prof. John H. Smith |
Brecht, Mother Courage, Scenes 6-12 (pp. 61-104) |
Library Research Forum: Fri, Oct 30, 11-12pm, BS3 1200 |
| Week 6 Mon. Nov. 2, Tues. Nov. 3 |
Prof. John H. Smith |
Viewing assignment: Theater of War, dir. John Walter (2008) Handbook Ch. 11: Analyzing Film |
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| Wed. Nov. 4, Thurs. Nov. 5 | Prof. John H. Smith |
Viewing assignment: Theater of War |
Midterm in last seminar meeting of Week 6 |
| Week 7 Mon. Nov. 9, Tues. Nov. 10 |
Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele |
Machiavelli, The Prince, chapters 1-14 (pp. 39-86) Handbook Ch. 12: Analyzing Philosophical Texts |
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| Wed. Nov. 11, Thurs. Nov. 12 | No lectures Wednesday or Thursday. |
Library Research Forum: Fri, Nov 13, 11-12pm, BS3 1200 | |
| Week 8 Mon. Nov. 16, Tues. Nov. 17 |
Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele |
Machiavelli, The Prince, chapters 15-26 (pp. 87-123) |
Starting ESSAY 2 |
| Wed. Nov. 18, Thurs. Nov. 19 | Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele |
Sun Tzu, The Art of War, chapters 1-13 |
Friday Forum: Prof. Daniel Brunstetter, "Just War?" 11am, BS3 1200 |
| Week 9 Mon. Nov. 23, Tues. Nov. 24 |
Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele |
Michael Walzer, Just and Unjust Wars [pdf] (pp. 21-33, 51-73) |
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| Wed. Nov. 25, Thurs. Nov. 26 | No lectures Wednesday or Thursday. |
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| Week 10 Mon. Nov. 30, Tues. Dec. 1 |
Michael Walzer, Just and Unjust Wars [pdf] (pp. 34-47, 138-159) |
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| Wed. Dec. 2, Thurs. Dec. 3 | Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele |
