Attendance at all meetings of the course is extremely important. This course is broadly conceived and organized as a seminar in which student participation is essential. Such a course succeeds for students only if they take full advantage of its opportunities and accept its responsibilities. Students who know in advance that they can not attend all class meetings should speak to me about the problem. Further directions and recommendations with respect to the papers will be given in class.
Papers are due at the end of the semester.
A specific due date will be announced. During the second part of the course, students will give oral presentations to the class on the themes of their research. A schedule of presentations will be set sometime during the first part of the semester. In conjunction with each presentation there will also be as-signed reading related to the theme so that everyone can participate in the discussion in an informed way. Throughout the semester discussion will be an essential part of the course and therefore attendance at every session is required.