Humanities 411
Fall 2011 Syllabus
Each section of the course will be comprised of about 10-15 students and 3 faculty members from various disciplines. Participants will take turns hosting the class. In the first week, we will have a brief organizational meeting in the Vollum Lecture Hall to give everyone a chance to get acquainted.
Books are available in the bookstore. A few copies of each text will be on reserve in the library.
Requirements
The requirements of the course are attendance and active participation. You are expected to be present and prepared at every session, although illness or family emergencies will be taken into consideration. At the end of the semester, you will be given a questionnaire about the readings. Completion of this form is a requirement for course credit.
Schedule
August 30
Organizational Meeting, 7 pm, Vollum Lecture Hall
September 6
Zeitoun, Dave Eggers
(Monday classes don’t meet this week because of Labor Day)
September 13
Freakonomics, Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner
September 20
Whole Earth Discipline, Stewart Brand
September 27
Logicomix, Apostolos Doxiadis & Christos Papadimitriou
October 4
The Road, Cormac McCarthy
October 11
The Invisible Wall, Harry Bernstein
Fall Break
No reading
October 25
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, Rebecca Skloot
Film showing: Sunday, Oct. 30th, VLH, 7-9pm
The Lives of Others, dir. Donnersmarck
November 1
The Lives of Others (film), dir. Donnersmarck
November 8
The Honor Code, K. Anthony Appiah
November 15
Faust in Copenhagen, Gino Segré
November 22
Thanksgiving week. No classes, except for the Monday section, which reads Faust in Copenhagen
November 29
Fun Home, Alison Bechdel