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
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

Deliberation, Action, and Authority in The Iliad

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 Poetics of The Iliad

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

Wed. Oct. 14, Thurs. Oct. 15

Prof. Oren Izenberg

Other Iliads: Epic and Elegy

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

SQ: Grimmelshausen

Wed. Oct. 21, Thurs. Oct. 22

Prof. John H. Smith

Reading (Hi)story

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

SQ: Brecht

Wed. Oct. 28, Thurs. Oct. 29

Prof. John H. Smith

Brecht (II)

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

The Thirty Years' War: The Movie. Transitions/Comparisons

Viewing assignment: Theater of War, dir. John Walter (2008)
[Streaming video available, UCI access only]

Handbook Ch. 11: Analyzing Film

Viewing Questions: Theater of War

Wed. Nov. 4, Thurs. Nov. 5

Prof. John H. Smith

Re-Presenting History/Re-Presenting the Thirty Years' War

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

Machiavelli, The Prince, chapters 1-14 (pp. 39-86)

Handbook Ch. 12: Analyzing Philosophical Texts

SQ: Machiavelli

Wed. Nov. 11, Thurs. Nov. 12

No lectures Wednesday or Thursday.
Campus will be closed Wednesday for the Veterans Day holiday; Thursday seminars will meet.

Library Research Forum: Fri, Nov 13, 11-12pm, BS3 1200
Week 8
Mon. Nov. 16, Tues. Nov. 17

Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele

Machiavelli (II)

Machiavelli, The Prince, chapters 15-26 (pp. 87-123)

Starting ESSAY 2
Wed. Nov. 18, Thurs. Nov. 19

Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele

The "Art" of War: Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu, The Art of War, chapters 1-13

SQ: Sun Tzu

Friday Forum: Prof. Daniel Brunstetter, "Just War?" 11am, BS3 1200
Week 9
Mon. Nov. 23, Tues. Nov. 24

Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele

"Ethics" of War: Walzer

Michael Walzer, Just and Unjust Wars [pdf] (pp. 21-33, 51-73)

SQ: Walzer (I)

Wed. Nov. 25, Thurs. Nov. 26

No lectures Wednesday or Thursday.
Wednesday seminars will meet; campus will be closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday

Week 10
Mon. Nov. 30, Tues. Dec. 1

Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele

Walzer (II)

Michael Walzer, Just and Unjust Wars [pdf] (pp. 34-47, 138-159)

SQ: Walzer (II)

 

Wed. Dec. 2, Thurs. Dec. 3

Prof. Georges Van Den Abbeele

Conclusion

Final exams will be held in seminar classrooms and scheduled according to seminar times.