It does not mean that you attended class and have a vague idea of what's going on here. If you are not going to work hard in my class, I recommend you drop it now. The choice is yours. You will prepare two papers during the semester. These are to be around 1500 words long, are to be typed and footnoted as per proper style.
Readings are extensive, and are to be completed prior to the class assigned.
Creative development growing out of the reading, serious debate, intense engagement with the material, intellectual risk-taking is encouraged, and will be rewarded. If you do not do the readings, you will do poorly in the class.