SYLLABUS FOR GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF EUROPE

 

 

Term: Summer, 2003

Course Number: ENG 232X

Instructor: Dr. Valerie Pennanen

Office:  Room # 524

Office Phone: (219) 473-4285

E-mail:  vpennanenccsj@hotmail.com

Home Phone: (219) 937-0341

Office Hours: By Appointment

 

Course Time: Monday, 6:30 - 10:00p.m.

 

Course Description:

This course traces the development and interconnections of major civilizations of Europe. It explores European culture and ideas from classical antiquity through medieval, Renaissance, Enlightenment, and Modern Periods. This course utilizes primary text and literary readings which reflect the culture and historical activities of their times.

 

Instructor Background: 

B.A., Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology and Ancient Greek (Bryn Mawr College); M.A. and Ph.D, Classical Art and Archaeology (The University of Michigan); teaching experience in classics, art history, art appreciation, liberal studies, and world literature.

 

Prerequisites:  ENG 103

 

Textbooks and Materials:

 Jerry Bentley and Herbert Ziegler, Traditions and Encounters (2nd edition, 2003);

 The Norton Anthology:  World Masterpieces (expanded edition in one volume, 1999);

Class handouts and notes (very important!).

 

Learning Strategies:  Lectures, general class discussions, group work (if appropriate), individual research, writing and in-class presentations.

 

Learning Outcomes/ Competencies:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: 

 1) Write a confident, well organized academic essay that is reflective, analytic, and    evaluative;

 2) Make a confident, well organized, and sufficiently documented oral presentation;

 3)Listen attentively to the opinions and ideas of teachers, authors and leaders with an open but critical mind;

 4) Analyze these ideas with careful and coherent observations, judgments, and communications;

 5) Make careful analyses of academic ideas, papers, themes, positions, art forms, and the elements that contribute to their eminence;

 6) Synthesize materials, ideas and themes.

 

Class Policy on Attendance:

Regular attendance is crucial to your success in this class.  If you miss more than nine (9) hours of class, you will automatically receive a failing grade.

 

Classroom Policy on Electronic Devices:

 Tape recording of class sessions is permitted, although not encouraged.  If you feel that you absolutely must carry a cell phone, beeper or paging device, please speak with the instructor before class.

 

Classroom Decorum:

Please be considerate and respectful towards your fellow students and towards the instructor. 

Any student who deliberately disrupts a class will be asked to leave and will be marked absent for the day.

 

Class Policy For Assignments:

If a student misses a quiz, he/she must contact the instructor within 48 hours to arrange for a makeup.  The 48-hour rule also applies to a missed paper/presentation deadline.  Makeups and extensions will be granted ONLY in case of illness or family emergency.

 

 

Assessment:

 

            Quizzes (3)                                                        30 % of grade

            Take-home essays (2)                                                20 % of grade

            Class participation                                          20% of grade

            Final paper with accompanying presentation            30% of grade

 

Grading Scale:

A: 92-100            A-: 90-91         B+: 88-89         B: 82-87         B-: 80-81         C+: 78-79

C: 72-77            C-: 70-71         D+: 68-69         D: 62-67         D-: 60-61         F: 59 and below

 

 

 

Class Assignments:

 

Session Number and Date                                        Topic-Assignment

 

Session # 1 (May 12)                                    Welcome and introduction.  The early 

Greek world (Minoans, Mycenaeans, and Greek Dark Ages); introduction to Homer’s Odyssey.

HOMEWORK:  Read Bentley & Ziegler chapter 10; selections from Homer’s Odyssey; Euripides’ Medea; and Aristophanes’ Lysistrata.

                       

 

Session # 2 (May 19)            The Greek world from the Orientalizing (or Lyric) period through classical and Hellenistic times.

                                                                                    HOMEWORK:  Study for Quiz # 1; AND  read Bentley & Ziegler chapter 11 and part of chapter 12 (closing section on fall of Roman Empire).

 

NO CLASS MONDAY, MAY 26 (MEMORIAL DAY)

 

Session # 3 (June 2)            QUIZ # 1.  Overview of Roman history (Republic through high Empire).  A look at Virgil’s Aeneid.

                                                                                     HOMEWORK:  Read selections from the New Testament and St. Augustine’s Confessions; also Bentley & Ziegler chapter 13.

 

Session # 4 (June 9)            The transition from paganism to Christianity.  The Byzantine Empire. 

                                                                                    HOMEWORK:  Study for Quiz # 2.

 

Session # 5 (June 16)            QUIZ # 2.  Overview of the Middle Ages.

                                                                                    HOMEWORK:  Read Bentley & Ziegler chapters 17 and 20; also Dante’s Inferno. 

                                                                                   

Session # 6 (June 23)             The late Middle Ages.  (NOTE:  Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales will be introduced in this session.)  The transition to the Renaissance.

                                                                                    HOMEWORK:  Prepare Essay # 1; skim Bentley & Ziegler chapters 22 (omit section on China) and 23.

 

Session # 7 (June 30)             ESSAY # 1 DUE.  The Protestant Reformation and the Counter-Reformation.   Introduction to the 17th century.

                                                                                    HOMEWORK:  Skim Bentley & Ziegler chapter 24; also read Shakespeare’s Hamlet and selections from Cervantes’ Don Quixote.

 

Session # 8 (July 7)            The 17th century, continued.

                                                                                    HOMEWORK:  Read Bentley & Ziegler chapter 30; also Voltaire’s Candide.

 

Session # 9 (July 14)             Overview of the 18th century.

                                                                                    HOMEWORK:  Prepare Essay # 2; read

                                                                                    Bentley & Ziegler chapter 31; also selections from Blake’s Songs of Innocence, Wordsworth’s “Ode on Intimations of Immortality,” and Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilyich.”

 

Session # 10 (July 21)            ESSAY # 2 DUE.  The Industrial Revolution, the development of modernism, and 19th-century literature (Romanticism and realism).

                                                                                    HOMEWORK:  Study handouts on 20th century; answer questions on Quiz # 3 (take-home); AND prepare term paper and accompanying presentation.

 

Session # 11 (July 28)             Overview of the 20th century through STUDENT PRESENTATIONS; TERM PAPER AND QUIZ # 3 (TAKE-HOME) DUE.

 

                                                                                               

 

 

Statement of Plagiarism:

If an instructor or other Calumet College of St. Joseph personnel find that a student has plagiarized or been involved in another form of academic dishonesty, the instructor or other personnel may elect to bring the matter up for judicial review. The maximum penalty for any form of academic dishonesty is dismissal from the College. The procedures for judicial review are listed under the section of CCSJ handbook that addresses student grievances. (Academic Planner 2001/2002 p.27)

 

Citation Guidelines:

Calumet College of St. Joseph adheres to citation guidelines as prescribed by the particular discipline (i.e., MLA, APA, and Chicago Manual of Style or Turabian.).  All of these guidelines are available in the Calumet College of St. Joseph library or bookstore.  These texts outline how to cite references from a variety of sources, including electronic media.

 

Withdrawal from Classes Policy:

After the last day for class changes has passed (see College calendar), students may withdraw from a course in which they are registered with permission from the faculty member conducting the course. A written request detailing the reason(s) for the withdrawal must be filed with the Registrar. Written request for withdrawal must be received by the Registrar by the last day of classes prior to the final examination dates specified in the catalogue. Written requests may be mailed to the Registrar or faxed to the College fax number 219-473-4259. Students are to make note of the refund schedule when withdrawing from courses. The request is forwarded to the faculty member, who makes the final determination to accept or deny the request. If the request is honored, the student will receive notification of official withdrawal; if denied, the notification will indicate why the withdrawal is disallowed. Note: Degree Completion Division (DCD) students should consult the DCD Student Handbook for information on DCD withdrawals.

 

An official withdrawal is recorded as a "W" grade on the student's transcript. Dropping a course without written permission automatically incurs an "F" grade for the course (see Refund Schedule).