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Confucian Journeys |
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M 8/20
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Meeting in seminar sections and rooms (9:10-10:00 and 12:10-1:00, for 2nd and 5th period classes respectively) and
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*Presentation of Different Ways of Interpreting* - Drs. Pfau, M. Sutherland, Stuber, Schmidt, Tettlebaum, Krebs, and Zorwick (10:10-11:00 and 1:10-2:00, for 2nd and 5th period classes respectively)
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W 8/22
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*Lecture on Confucius* - Dr. Bill Gorvine
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F 8/24
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“Renting a Son for New Year,” in Journeys: Selected Readings, 2-4; xiao in “An Abridged Glossary for the Confucian Journey” Journeys: Selected Readings, 5; Introduction pages xii-xxii in Confucius: The Essential Analects; Selected Analects (and associated commentary): 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.7, 2.8, 4.18, 4.19, 4.21, 13.18, 17.21 (These numbers are the numbered analects in the text)
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M 8/27
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Ru and li in “An Abridged Glossary for the Confucian Journey” in Journeys: Selected Readings, 5-6; Confucius: The Essential Analects (and associated commentary): 1.12, 3.3, 3.4, 3.12, 3.17, 3.23, 6.18, 6.27, 8.8, 9.3, 9.10, 9.11, 10.2, 10.3, 10.10. 10.11, 10.12, 10.17, 10.19, 10.20, 10.23, 10.25, 12.1, 17.11.
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W 8/29
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Junzi, ren, tian, de and dao in “An Abridged Glossary for the Confucian Journey” Journeys: Selected Readings, 6-9;Confucius: The Essential Analects (and associated commentary): 2.4, 3.24, 4.1-4.17, 5.12, 5.28, 6.22, 7.3, 7.6, 7.8, 7.12, 7.16, 7.17, 7.20, 7.22, 7.28, 7.30, 7.33, 7.34, 7.35, 9.5, 9.19, 9.24, 11.12, 12.24, 14.12, 15.24
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F 8/31
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Confucius: The Essential Analects (and associated commentary): 2.1, 2.3, 2.19, 2.21, 5.19, 8.13, 12.7, 12.9, 12.11, 12.13, 12.18, 12.19, 13.3, 13.6, 15.1 15.28. Selections from Mengzi and Xunzi in Journeys: Selected Readings, 10-19
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M 9/3
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Labor Day: no classes
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Greek Journeys
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W 9/5
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*Lecture on Socrates and Plato* - Drs. Kim Maslin and Lawrence Schmidt
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F 9/7
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Plato, Euthyphro in The Trial and Death of Socrates and Journeys: Selected Readings,22-23
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M 9/10
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Plato, Apology in The Trial and Death of Socrates
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W 9/12
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*Lecture on Greek Art* - Dr. Rod Miller and "Greek Visual Arts Glossary" in Journeys:Selected Readings, 30-31 |
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F 9/14
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Discussion of Apology continued and Plato, Crito in The Trial and Death of Socrates
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M 9/17
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Discussion of paper
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W 9/19
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Discussion of Crito continued and selections from Plato, The Republic, in Journeys: Selected Readings, 24-29
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Islamic Journeys
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F 9/21
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*Lecture on Islam* - Dr. Jay McDaniel and Dr. Sasha Pfau and Goldschmidt, "The Prophet of Mecca," in Journeys: Selected Readings pp. 34-45
Paper 1 due
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M 9/24
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Sells, Approaching the Qur’an, Suras 1, 53, 81-83, 87, 89, 90, 93, 97-98, 109, 112 and their commentaries
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W 9/26
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“Excerpted Sura from the Koran about Human Relations” in Journeys: Selected Readings, 46-51; and “The Medina Document” in Journeys: Selected Readings, 52-66
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F 9/28
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Leila Ahmed, A Border Passage, chapter 5
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M 10/1
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Leila Ahmed, A Border Passage, chapter 12
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Seminar Leader’s Choice
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W 10/3
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Assignments from your seminar leader
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F 10/5
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Assignments from your seminar leader
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M 10/8
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Assignments from your seminar leader
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W 10/10
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Assignments from your seminar leader
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F 10/12
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Fall Break: no classes
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M 10/15
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Review Day
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W 10/17
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Exam 1
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Scientific Journeys
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F 10/19
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*Lecture on Western Science* - Dr. David Hales
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M 10/22
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*Lecture on Darwin and Natural Selection*- Dr. George Harper
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W 10/24
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Introduction to and selections from Darwin, Origin of Species in Journeys: Selected Readings, 68-106
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F 10/26
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Discussion of Origin of Species continued
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M 10/29
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Stephen Jay Gould, two essays from Hen’s Teeth and Horse’s Toes in Journeys: Selected Readings, 107-121
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Democratic Journeys
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W 10/31
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*Lecture on Democratic Journeys*- Dr. Deborah Skok
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F 11/2
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Introduction to and selections from Locke in Journeys: Selected Readings, 124-136
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M 11/5
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Locke continued in Journeys: Selected Readings, 136-145
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W 11/7
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Jane Addams, Twenty Years at Hull-House, 59-96, 106-114, and 243-252
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F 11/9
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Jane Addams, Twenty Years at Hull-House, 114-147, 180-190, and 232-238
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M 11/12 |
Discussion of paper |
W 11/14
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*Lecture on Reading and Responding to Rhetorical Texts* - Dr. Dorian Stuber
Paper 2 due
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F 11/16
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W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, “The Forethought” and chapters 1, 3, and 5
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M 11/19
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W.E.B. Du Bois, The Souls of Black Folk, chapters 11, 13, and 14
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W 11/21
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Thanksgiving Break: no classes
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F 11/23
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Thanksgiving Break: no classes
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M 11/26
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Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions: chapters 1-4
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W 11/28
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Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions: chapters 5-7
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F 11/30
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Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions: chapters 8-10
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M 12/3
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Review day
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T 12/11
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Exam 2 and Final Essay: 8:30-11:30 for 2nd period Journeys classes
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T 12/11
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Exam 2 and Final Essay: 2:00-5:00 for 5th period Journeys classes
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