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 |
