Revised Schedule for the Remainder of the Term
Mon Oct 30 War, Violence, and Imperialism
Reading Due: KV 80-82, 94-109, 130-136, 139, 144-147,
150-152, 168-175,
190, 207-209; EC 138-165; Jamaica Kincaid, “On Seeing
England for the First
Time,” in DY, 100-110; George Orwell, “Shooting an
Elephant,” in DY, 144-151
Wed Nov 1
Violence and Race
Reading Due: Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter from
Birmingham Jail,” in DY 112-129
Fri Nov 3
Reading Due: EC 4-11, 21-22, 30, 36, 45-49, 59, 67-69,
72-137, 221-235; Henry Louis Gates, Jr., “In the
Kitchen,” in DY 69-76
Race and Identity
Mon Nov 6
Race and Identity [cont.]; Humanism
Reading Due: KV 25, 83-85, 113-116, 147
Tues Nov 7 **Rough Draft of Essay 3 Due in groups**
Wed Nov 8 Times and locations TBA
Thurs Nov 9
**Final Draft of Essay 4 Due**—turn in either by
e-mail no later than 11 am or to the Department of
Philosophy (Bryan 316)
Fri Nov 10 **No Class—Veteran’s Day**
Mon Nov 13 Suffering and Art
Reading Due: EC 35, 61-71; Alice Walker, “Beauty: When
the Other Dancer is
the Self,” in DY, 186-193;
Dostoevsky excerpts [tbd]
Wed Nov 15 **Film Review 2 due**
Definitions, Analogies, Metaphors, Neologisms, Clarity
Reading Due: Annie Dillard, “Living Like Weasels,” in
DY, 46-50; VirginiaWoolf,
“The Death of the Moth,” in DY, 203-206; DY10-14
Neologism Contest
Fri Nov 17 No Class
Mon Nov 20-Fri Nov 24 **No Class—Thanksgiving Break**
Mon Nov 27 No Class
Wed Nov 29 **Revisions of Essay 1 due in class**
Fri Dec 1
No Class—Student-Teacher conferences (OPTIONAL)
Mon Dec 3
Wed
Portfolio Tips; Concluding Lecture
**Instructor Evaluations**
Dec 5 No Class
Fri Dec 7
**Portfolios Due**