The course will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 12 noon, in Gerard House 119. Typically, there will be lectures each day, but some Fridays will be devoted to discussion. On such Fridays, students should arrive appropriately prepared with questions, comments, or criticisms. Otherwise, it will be very quiet.
There will be problem sets of sorts from time to time throughout the semester, and there will be two short papers of about 3-5 pages, with a maximum length of 1500 words. Lists of 'topics' will be distributed on 3 October and 5 November; the papers will be due on 10 October and 14 November, respectively. The 'topics' will be short quotations from various of the papers we read, and the object of the exercise will be expository: You will be asked to explain the passage and its significance.
There will be a take home final examination, due on the day on which the final exam is scheduled. That date has not yet been set.
Warning: I do not accept late work, under any circumstances. On the other hand, I am extremely flexible about due dates. That is to say: If someone should need an extra day or two, she need only ask; no reason even need be given. If someone should need more time than that, then some reason does need to be given, but the request will usually be granted. Since I am so flexible, there can be no excuse for one's not asking for an extension. It's really just a matter of respect.