As this is a seminar, I will not give formal lectures. The success of the class depends on your coming to class willing to discuss issues that the reading addresses. You should be prepared to identify passages in your readings that support arguments you would like to make. Everyone needs to come to class with a copy of the book we are reading so that they are ready to read along and analyze the text under consideration. Books are available for purchase at Labyrinth.
Short papers are roughly five pages long.
The papers must be typed, coherent, and well written. There is no midterm or final exam. There is a final paper of 10-20 pages on a topic negotiated with the instructors. You should use material from the first short papers to compose this final paper. This is a pass-fail course.