Course requirements:
1. Close, critical reading of all required readings.
2. Occasional presentation of short (4-5 pp) paper to initiate discussion of the readings for a given meeting.
3. Provision of copies of an outline (no more than one page in length) of short papers, to be distributed to seminar participants at beginning of meeting in question.
4. Judicious participation in discussion.
5. Writing of substantial critical paper (approximately 15 pp), on mutually agreed topic. Topic must be agreed in advance (by November 13). Paper deadline: Tuesday, December 9.
Grading:
The grade on the substantial critical paper will count for 60% of the course grade. The grade for seminar participation will count for the remaining 40%, with satisfactory seminar participation construed as involving (a) being consistently well-prepared for discussion, (b) presenting occasional papers (and outlines) that serve the task of initiating discussion, and (c) taking judicious part in discussion.
Office hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 2:15-3:30, and by appointment. Feel free to come in to discuss the seminar materials, including those on which you are about to make presentations. Phone: 864-3976 (office); 842-1921 (home).
E-mail: <jbricke@falcon.cc.ukans.edu>