Course requirements: two shorter papers (3-5 pages); one longer paper (5-7 pages); a revision of one paper (either short or long); a midterm exam; and a final exam.
| M 1/5 | Milgram, Obedience to Authority |
| W 1/7 | Milgram, Obedience to Authority - lecture by Peter Glick |
| F 1/9 | Milgram, Obedience to Authority |
| M 1/12 | Milgram, Obedience to Authority |
| W 1/14 | Instructor’s choice |
| F 1/16 | Gilliam, Brazil |
| M 1/19 | NO CLASS - MLK DAY |
| W 1/21 | Gilliam, Brazil - lecture by Tim Troy |
| F 1/23 | Gilliam, Brazil |
| M 1/26 | Bjørnerud, Reading the Rocks |
| W 1/28 | Bjørnerud, Reading the Rocks - session with Marcia Bjørnerud |
| F 1/30 | Bjørnerud, Reading the Rocks |
| M 2/2 | Bjørnerud, Reading the Rocks |
| W 2/4 | Instructor’s choice |
| F 2/6 | MIDTERM EXAM |
| M 2/9 | Borges, selected fictions |
| W 2/11 | Borges, selected fictions - lecture by Rosa Tapia |
| F 2/13 | NO CLASS - READING PERIOD |
| M 2/16 | Borges, selected fictions |
| W 2/18 | Borges, selected fictions |
| F 2/20 | Borges, selected fictions |
| M 2/23 | Instructor’s choice |
| W 2/25 | Ridley, The Agile Gene |
| F 2/27 | Ridley, The Agile Gene |
| M 3/2 | Ridley, The Agile Gene - lecture by Nancy Wall |
| W 3/4 | Ridley, The Agile Gene |
| F 3/6 | Chuang Tzu, Basic Writings |
| M 3/9 | Chuang Tzu, Basic Writings - lecture by Karen Carr |
| W 3/11 | Chuang Tzu, Basic Writings |
| F 3/13 | Chuang Tzu, Basic Writings |
