Honors 350:The Hidden OrderDavid Southward
in Literature and FilmOffice: HON 166A
Spring 2015Hours: MW 2:00-3:30
T R 2:00-3:15TR 3:30-5:00
HON 195e-mail:
Texts available at UWM and Neebo/Panther Bookstores:
Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus[978-0872204928]
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes [978-0486474915]
Hermann Hesse, Demian[978-0486414133]
Sigmund Freud, On Dreams [978-0393001440]
C. G. Jung, Man and His Symbols [978-0440351832]
Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49 [978-0060913076]
Course packet (at Neebo/Panther)
Jan27TIntroductions
29RPlato’s Allegory of the Cave: Republic Book 7(packet)
Feb 3TRepublic
5RSophocles,Oedipus Tyrannus
10TOedipus Tyrannus
12RFreud, excerpts from The Interpretation of Dreams (packet)
13FShort paper due in my office drop-box by 12:00 p.m.
17TFreud, On Dreams
19ROn Dreams; Dream Analyses
23M*Optional screening of The Science of Sleepat 7:00 p.m.
24TThe Science of Sleep
26RJung, Man and His Symbols
27FShort paper due in my box by 12:00 p.m.
Mar 3TMan and His Symbols
5 RHesse, Demian
10TDemian
12RDemian
13FShort paper due in my box by 12:00 p.m.
S P R I N G B R E A K
Mar24TTheAdventures of Sherlock Holmes
26RTheAdventures of Sherlock Holmes
31TThe Usual Suspects screened in class
Apr 2RThe Usual Suspects
3FShort paper due in my box by 12:00 p.m.
7THenry James, “The Figure in the Carpet” (packet)
9R“The Figure in the Carpet”
14TJorge Luis Borges, Labyrinths (packet)
16RLabyrinths
17FShort paper due in my box by 12:00 p.m.
21TPi screened in class
23RPi
28TThe Crying of Lot 49
30 RThe Crying of Lot 49
May 5TThe Crying of Lot 49
7RThe Crying of Lot 49
12TFinal paper duein my box by 12:00 p.m.
Policies
The format of this course will be seminar discussion—which means the less talking done by the instructor, the better!
Class preparation will entail: close reading of assigned texts for each class, looking up any words you don’t know; posting weekly discussionstarters on D2Laccording to a fixed schedule; organizing questions for two 25-minute discussions; and coming to class on time with your assignments, notes, and texts—ready to share your views and ideas.
Participation in discussion is mandatory and will be evaluated on the following scale for each class meeting, the final participation grade being an average for the term:
A = insightful comments that actively build on and promote discussion; timely
arrival; courteous behavior; attentiveness to instructor and classmates
B = relevant comments that show some insight or engagement; possible
tardiness, reluctance to speak, domination of others, and/or immaturity
C = few comments of relevance to the discussion; prolonged silence, apathy,
tardiness, or immature behavior
D = silence or irrelevant remarks only; inappropriate or disruptive behavior
F = absence from class
In addition, each student will lead two 25-minute discussions (instructions to follow).
Writing assignments include:
1)Four or five shortpapers (2-3 pp. each) on any relevant aspect of the reading, with an interpretive argumentthatgoes beyond class discussion of the topic. Students have the option of skipping one paper (of their choice)or writing all five and dropping the lowest grade. These papers will be evaluated on the originality of their arguments, close textual analysis, and style (in that order).
2)A longer final paper (8-10 pp.) requiring some research.
3)Weekly posts (150-250 words each) on D2L.
Grades will be based on class participation (including attendance and timeliness, degree and quality of involvement in discussion, and thoughtfulness of D2L posts = 25%); two rounds of discussion-leading (10%); and writing assignments (4 short papers = 40%; final paper = 25%). Only two absences are permitted; each subsequent absence will lower your final grade by one third (e.g., from A- to B+). Absences cannot be “excused,” though they can be made up by an extra assignment (arranged in advance and at the instructor’s discretion). Late papers will be penalized ⅓ grade for each day they are late. Extensions on papers will be granted to those in hardship, but see me in advance.
Please note: Any instance of plagiarism will result in failure of the assignment and possibly the course. If you are uncertain about what constitutes plagiarism, ask me or consult a writing manual such as Diana Hacker’s Writer’s Reference.
About my office hours: Use them! They are for you to try out your ideas, work on your writing, or express any concerns you may have about the class or your performance in it.
“Religious teachers, as much as scientific ones, try to show their pupils that there is an unseen world behind the observed one—and one which might overturn their most settled intuitions and beliefs.”
Thomas Dixon, Science and Religion