SYLLABUS FOR GLOBAL
PERSPECTIVES: HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF EUROPE
Term: Summer 033
Course Number: ENG 232X
Instructor:
Dr. Valerie Pennanen
E-mail: vpennanenccsj@hotmail.com
Home
Phone: (219) 937-0341
Course
Time: Tuesday and Friday, 8:50 – 10:20 a.m.
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.
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
(6) 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:
|
Grade |
Points |
|
A |
100-92 |
|
A- |
91-90 |
|
B+ |
89-88 |
|
B |
87-82 |
|
B- |
81-80 |
|
C+ |
79-78 |
|
C |
77-72 |
|
C- |
71-70 |
|
D+ |
69-68 |
|
D |
67-62 |
|
D- |
61-60 |
|
F |
59 and below |
Week
and Dates Topic-Assignment
Week
# 1, session a (Tuesday, Sept. 2) Welcome
and introduction.
Week # 1, session b (Friday, Sept. 5) The early
Greek world: Minoans and
Mycenaeans. HOMEWORK:
Read Bentley & Ziegler chapter 10 and selections (to be announced in
class) from Homer’s Odyssey.
Week
# 2, session a (Tuesday, Sept. 9) The
Greek “Dark Ages” and the birth of epic poetry.
Week
# 2, session b (Friday, Sept. 12) The
Greek world matures (Orientalizing through Archaic periods). HOMEWORK:
Review for Quiz # 1; ALSO, read Euripides’ Medea and Aristophanes’ Lysistrata.
Week
# 3, session a (Tuesday, Sept. 16) QUIZ
# 1; the classical Greek world.
Week
# 3, session b (Friday, Sept. 19) Alexander
the Great and the Hellenistic Greek world.
HOMEWORK: Review for Quiz # 2;
ALSO, read Bentley & Ziegler chapter 11 and part of chapter 12 (closing
section on fall of Roman Empire).
Week
# 4, session a (Tuesday, Sept. 23) QUIZ
# 2; the rise of Rome (monarchy through Republic).
Week
# 4, session b (Friday, Sept. 26) The
Roman empire; Roman patriotism and piety.
HOMEWORK: Review for Quiz # 3;
ALSO read Bentley & Ziegler chapter 13, selections from the New Testament,
and St. Augustine’s Confessions.
Week
# 5, session a (Tuesday, Sept. 30) QUIZ
# 3; the transition from paganism to Christianity.
Week
# 5, session b (Friday, Oct. 3) The
Byzantine empire. HOMEWORK: Prepare Essay # 1; ALSO read Bentley &
Ziegler chapters 17 and 20.
Week
# 6, session a (Tuesday, Oct. 7) The
early Middle Ages (through Charlemagne and his successors).
ESSAY
# 1 DUE.
Week
# 6, session b (Friday, Oct. 10) The
High Middle Ages and the Crusades.
HOMEWORK: Review for Quiz # 4;
ALSO read Dante’s Inferno and Bentley
& Ziegler chapter 22 (skim, omitting sections on China’s Ming Dynasty).
Week
# 7, session a (Tuesday, Oct. 14) QUIZ
# 4; Dante and his times.
Week
# 7, session b (Friday, Oct. 17) The
end of the Middle Ages (NOTE: Chaucer’s
Canterbury Tales will be introduced
in this session) and transition to the Renaissance. HOMEWORK: Prepare Essay #
2; read Bentley & Ziegler chapters 23 (skim) and 24 (opening pages only, through
section on Spanish Inquisition).
Week
# 8, session a (Tuesday, Oct. 21) Highlights
of the Renaissance; the Protestant Reformation. ESSAY # 2 DUE.
Week
# 8, session b (Friday, Oct. 24) The
Counter-Reformation; introduction to the 17th century. HOMEWORK: Read Bentley & Ziegler chapter 24
(remaining sections); ALSO Shakespeare’s Hamlet
and selections from Cervantes’ Don
Quixote.
Week
# 9, session a (Tuesday, Oct. 28) Highlights
of 17th century literature (Shakespeare).
Week
# 9, session b (Friday, Oct. 31) 17th
century literature, continued (Cervantes).
HOMEWORK: Review for Quiz # 5; read Bentley & Ziegler chapter 30 and
Voltaire’s Candide.
Week
# 10, session a (Tuesday, Nov. 4) QUIZ
# 5; introduction to the 18th century—“Reason” and revolutions.
Week
# 10, session b (Friday, Nov. 7) Highlights
of Enlightenment literature (Voltaire).
HOMEWORK: 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.”
Week
# 11, session a (Tuesday, Nov. 11) The
Industrial Revolution, the development of modernism, and the Romantic reaction
(late 18th through early 19th century).
Week
# 11, session b (Friday, Nov. 14) Realism
in 19th-century arts and literature. HOMEWORK: Do QUIZ # 6
(TAKE-HOME); also skim Bentley & Ziegler chapters 34 through 37 and read
Borowski’s “Ladies and Gentlemen, to the Gas Chamber” (photocopied handout).
Week
# 12, session a (Tuesday, Nov. 18) World
War I: from its origins through its aftermath.
(NOTE: Some brief literary texts
will be introduced during this session.)
Week
# 12, session b (Friday, Nov. 21) The
Great Depression and World War II.
HOMEWORK: Skim Bentley &
Ziegler chapters 38 through 40.
Week
# 13, session a (Tuesday, Nov. 25) Highlights
of European political, social, economic, and technological history since 1945;
the European Union, and Europe as part of the new “global village.”
NO CLASS FRIDAY, NOV. 28 (Thanksgiving weekend)
Week
# 14, sessions a-b (Tuesday, Dec. 2 and BEGINNING
OF FINAL, IN-CLASS
Friday, Dec. 5) PRESENTATIONS;
FINAL PAPERS
DUE
BY FRIDAY, DEC. 5
Week
# 15, sessions a-b (Tuesday, Dec. 9 and CONCLUSION
OF FINAL, IN-CLASS
Friday,
Dec. 12) PRESENTATIONS.
Center
for Academic Excellence:
Tutoring assistance is free to all students of Calumet
College of St. Joseph. Students who wish to excel in this class are urged to
sign up to receive tutoring assistance for all their writing assignments. Call
the Center for Academic Excellence (CAE), 473-4287, to make an appointment at.
The Center has experienced and well-trained tutors in most subject areas to
help students do their best work in their courses. Regular weekly tutoring
sessions are likely to improve your grade.
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.
Please note: The English program
subscribes to Turnitin.com and all English papers can and may be submitted for
checks on plagiarism from the Internet/Electronic sources/Databases.
Citation
Guidelines:
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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).