Course requirements: three short papers (1-2 pages); two longer papers (3-5 pages); a revision of one paper (either short or long); a midterm exam; and a final exam.

F 9/9 Davis, The Return of Martin Guerre
 
M 9/12 Davis, The Return of Martin Guerre
W 9/14 Davis — lecture by Edmund Kern
F 9/16 Davis, The Return of Martin Guerre
 
M 9/19 Instructor's choice
W 9/21 Shakespeare, The Tempest
F 9/23 Shakespeare, The Tempest
 
M 9/26 Shakespeare—lecture by Garth Bond
W 9/28 Shakespeare, The Tempest
F 9/30 Shakespeare, The Tempest
 
M 10/3 Instructor's choice
W 10/5 MIDTERM EXAM
F 10/7 Plato, The Republic
 
M 10/10 Plato, The Republic
W 10/12 Plato — lecture by Kevin Tracy
F 10/14 Plato, The Republic
 
M 10/17 Plato, The Republic
W 10/19 Plato, The Republic
F 10/21 READING PERIOD
 
M 10/24 Plato, The Republic
W 10/26 Instructor's Choice
F 10/28 Kandinsky, Improvisation 28, "Concerning the Spiritual in Art"
 
M 10/31 Kandinsky — lecture by Elizabeth Carlson
W 11/2 Kandinsky, Improvisation 28, "Concerning the Spiritual in Art"
F 11/4 Instructor's Choice
 
M 11/7 Bechdel, Fun Home
W 11/9 Bechdel—lecture by David McGlynn
F 11/11 Bechdel, Fun Home
 
M 11/14 Bechdel, Fun Home
W 11/16 Instructor's choice
F-Sa 11/18-19 READING PERIOD
Su-T 11/20-22 EXAMS