TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF READINGS AND ACTIVITIES (all readings are to be prepared for the designated class day; underlining indicates hypertext link):
UNIT I: WHAT BRINGS THESE BEAUTIFUL MINDS AMONG US?
August 27 A Beautiful Mind (Orientation film in Francis Frazier Comstock Theatre)
August 29 Sylvia Nasar Lecture and Discussion Memorial Auditorium
August 30 Introduction of Course Objectives and Expectations; "Purpose of Concordia" Handout; Discuss Nasar and Convocation
If you have not seen the film A Beautiful Mind yet, please see it this weekend to be prepared for Monday's discussion
September
2 Nasar, "The Lost Years of a Nobel Laureate";
Agenda
Goals for Academic Life (handout); Cronon (handout); Keen (handout);
[Recommended Reading: Light, Making the Most of College Ch. 1-2]
September 4 Descartes 1-22
September 6 Damasio 3-79
September 9 Damasio 223-267; Descartes 31-34; "Me, My Brain, and I"; Practice Fishbowl
September
11 Plato, Euthyphro
(Five
Dialogues 5-22 or read in hypertext);
[Recommended Reading: Light, Making the Most of College Ch. 3]
September 13 Plato, Apology (Five
Dialogues 23-44 or read it in hypertext);
FISHBOWL
#1
September 15 and 16 Princess Mononoke will be shown in its entirety each evening in Science 212S, beginning at 7:00 p.m.--Attendance is optional. Read the Study Guide.
September 16 Plato, Apology and Crito (Five
Dialogues 23-56 or hypertext);
FB #2
September 18 ESSAY I DUE FOR WORKSHOP
September 20 ESSAY I DUE; Beethoven,
Shankar, and Musical Genius Introduction
September 22 and 23 The Seventh Seal will be shown in its entirety each evening in Science 212S, beginning at 7:00 p.m.--Attendance is required at at least one of these two showings. Read the Study Guide.
September 23 Beethoven, Shankar, and Musical Genius (handout); FB #3
September 25 FISHBOWL #4 on The Seventh Seal; be sure to read the script which can be found on the study guide
September
27 The Book of Job 1-14
September 30 Job 15-31
October 2 Job 1-42; FISHBOWL #5
October 4 Augustine, Confessions Books 1-2
October 3-11: Conference #1: Bring Notebooks,
Notebook Self-evaluations, and Discussion Self-Evaluations to Academy 304
at arranged time.
October 7 Augustine, Confessions Books 3-5; [Recommended Reading: Light, Making the Most of College Ch.4]; FISHBOWL #6
October 9 Augustine, Confessions Books 6-7; Team Project
October 11 Augustine, Confessions Books 8-9
October 13-14 Looking For Richard will be shown in its entirety each evening in Science 212S, beginning at 7:00 p.m.--Attendance is optional. Read the Study Guide.
October 14 Augustine,
Confessions Book 10; FISHBOWL #7
October 16 Augustine,
Confessions Book 11: ESSAY II DUE
Mid-Semester Recess
October 23 Malcolm X introduction and Chapters 1-2 ( ix-40); [Recommended Reading: Light, Making the Most of College Ch. 5]
October
25 Malcolm
X Chapters 3-5 (41-86); [Recommended Reading: Light, Making the
Most of College Ch. 6]; FISHBOWL #8
October 27 and 28 Smoke Signals will be shown in its entirety each evening in Science 212S, beginning at 7:00 p.m.--Attendance is required at at least one of these two showings. Read the Study Guide.
October 29-November 12: Conference #2: Bring Notebooks, Notebook Self-evaluations, and Discussion Self-Evaluations to Academy 304
October 28 Malcolm X Chapters 6-8 (87-136); TEAM PROJECT
October 30 Malcolm X Chapters 9-10 (137-171); FISHBOWL #9 on Smoke Signals
November 1 Malcolm X Chapters 11-12 (172-214)
November 3 and 4 True Colors film and panel presentation in the Centrum beginning at 7 p.m.--Attendance is required at at least one of these two evenings.
November
4 Short Readings on Reserve: Summerfield:
McIntosh; Rothenberg 1-25, 89-95
November 6 Status
on Equal Opportunity; Teagle Study; Rothenberg 29-85
November 8 9:20 a.m. Community Time: Principia Assembly focussing on institutional transformation in Memorial Auditorium--attendance required
November 8 "Continuum on Becoming an Anti-Racist Multicultural Institution"; Rothenberg 103-137; FISHBOWL #10
November 10 and 11 Focus will be shown in its entirety each evening in Science 212S, beginning at 7:00 p.m.--Attendance is required at one of these two showings. Read the Study Guide.
November 11
Malcolm
X Chapters 13-14 (215-270); [Recommended Reading: Light, Making
the Most of College Ch. 7]; FISHBOWL #11
November 12 Malcolm
X Chapters 15 (271-293); FISHBOWL #12 on Focus
November 14 Malcolm
X Chapters 16-17 (294-348); [Recommended Reading: Light, Making the
Most of College Ch. 8]
November 17 and 18: Contact will be shown in its entirety each evening in Science 212S, beginning at 7:00 p.m.--Attendance is optional. Read the Study Guide.
November
18 Malcolm
X Chapters 18-19 (349-389); TEAM PROJECT
November 20 Malcolm
X epilogue (390-466); FISHBOWL #13
November 22 ESSAY III DUE; get a start on Sula (3-29)
November 25 Sula
3-85; [Recommended Reading: Light, Making the Most of College Ch.
9]; TEAM PROJECT
November 27 Sula
complete
(89-174); FISHBOWL #14
Thanksgiving Recess
December 3-12 Conference #3: Bring Notebooks, Notebook Self-evaluations, and Discussion Self-Evaluations to Academy 304
December 2
LaDuke 17-71
December 4
LaDuke 72-125
December 6
LaDuke 126-187; FISHBOWL #15
December 9
LaDuke 188-247; TEAM PROJECT
December 11
LaDuke complete FISHBOWL #16
December 13 Essay IV Due; Final Discussion and Wrap-up
December 16 1:00 p.m. Retrospective Essay Due during Final Exam period
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