Humanities 411 (Senior Symposium)
Syllabus - Fall 2004
Vollum 137 (7622)
Each section of the course will be comprised of about 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.
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.
September 2 Organizational Meeting
September 7 To Begin the World Anew, Bernard Bailyn
September 13 The Anatomy of Fascism, Robert Paxton
September 20 Austerlitz, W. G. Sebald
September 27 Regarding the Pain of Others, Susan Sontag
October 4 The Fifth Book of Peace, Maxine Hong Kingston
October 11 Mathematics Elsewhere, Marcia Ascher (Monday classes donÕt meet this week because of Fall Break)
Fall Break
October 25 Omeros, Derek Walcott
November 1 The MinerÕs Canary, Lani Guinier
November 8 Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage, Alice Munro
November 15 The Art of the Common-Place, Wendell Berry
November 22 No Classes Š Thanksgiving week Š except for Monday sections which will read Ascher
November 29 The Responsibility of Intellectuals, Edward Said