Great Books Unbound: Self and Other (FYS)
COL 150F
Fall 2021
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Where, how, and why do we draw the boundaries of self and other? In this course, we will discover, analyze, and debate how texts from antiquity to the present have generated and questioned ideas of me and you, us and them: from Shakespeare's tale of love's language ("Romeo and Juliet"), to Descartes's philosophical account of the self as a thinking substance ("Meditations") to Komnene's strategies for vindicating her family's political legacy and her own authority to write a history ("Alexiad"), to Shelley's story of monstrosity and belonging ("Frankenstein").
This course equips students to unbind influential texts from their traditional readings using the collaborative and interdisciplinary approach of the College of Letters. This course combines small FYS discussion sections with weekly mini-lectures by three professors from different disciplines (philosophy, literature, history), and occasional writing workshops. Designed as a gateway course to any of the core humanities disciplines, Great Books Unbound is not a prerequisite for a College of Letters major, but students considering the major are strongly encouraged to enroll. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA COL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Credit/Unsatisfactory |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Anna Komnene, ALEXIAD; Shakespeare, ROMEO AND JULIET; Descartes, MEDITATIONS ON FIRST PHILOSOPHY; Shelley, FRANKENSTEIN
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Examinations and Assignments:
Four 3-4 page (800-1200 word) essays, plus drafts and revisions of these. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course will cultivate skills of reading and argument in history, literature, and philosophy, which build to an interdisciplinary approach to humanistic texts. |
| Instructor(s): Smyth,Daniel Times: ..T.... 02:50PM-04:10PM; ....R.. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: FISK208; RLANB2; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
| SECTION 02 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Anna Komnene, ALEXIAD; Shakespeare, ROMEO AND JULIET; Descartes, MEDITATIONS ON FIRST PHILOSOPHY; Shelley, FRANKENSTEIN |
Examinations and Assignments:
Four 3-4 page (800-1200 word) essays, plus drafts and revisions of these. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course will cultivate skills of reading and argument in history, literature, and philosophy, which build to an interdisciplinary approach to humanistic texts. |
| Instructor(s): Torgerson,Jesse Wayne Times: ..T.R.. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: FISK208; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: -2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 1 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
| SECTION 03 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Anna Komnene, ALEXIAD; Shakespeare, ROMEO AND JULIET; Descartes, MEDITATIONS ON FIRST PHILOSOPHY; Shelley, FRANKENSTEIN |
Examinations and Assignments:
Four 3-4 page (800-1200 word) essays, plus drafts and revisions of these. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course will cultivate skills of reading and argument in history, literature, and philosophy, which build to an interdisciplinary approach to humanistic texts. |
| Instructor(s): Ponce-Hegenauer,Gabrielle Piedad Times: ..T.R.. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: FISK208; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 1 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 1 |
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