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 1/4 | Milgram, Obedience to Authority |
| W 1/6 | Milgram, Obedience to Authority |
| F 1/8 | Milgram — lecture by Peter Glick |
| M 1/11 | Milgram, Obedience to Authority |
| W 1/13 | Instructor's choice |
| F 1/15 | Bjørnerud, Reading the Rocks |
| M 1/18 | MLK |
| W 1/20 | Bjørnerud — lecture by Jeff Clark & Jake Frederick |
| F 1/22 | Bjørnerud, Reading the Rocks |
| M 1/25 | Bjørnerud, Reading the Rocks |
| W 1/27 | Instructor's choice |
| F 1/29 | Stravinsky — lecture by Jill Beck & Julie McQuinn |
| M 2/1 | Stravinsky, Rite of Spring |
| W 2/3 | Stravinsky, Rite of Spring |
| F 2/5 | Stravinsky, Rite of Spring |
| M 2/8 | Instructor's choice |
| W 2/10 | Midterm Exam |
| F 2/12 | READING PERIOD |
| M 2/15 | Borges, Collected Fictions |
| W 2/17 | Borges — lecture by Rosa Tapia |
| F 2/19 | Borges, Collected Fictions |
| M 2/22 | Borges, Collected Fictions |
| W 2/24 | Borges, Collected Fictions |
| F 2/26 | Instructor's choice |
| M 3/1 | Zhuangzi, Basic Writings |
| W 3/3 | Zhuangzi — lecture by Karen Carr |
| F 3/5 | Zhuangzi, Basic Writings |
| M 3/8 | Zhuangzi, Basic Writings |
| W 3/10 | Zhuangzi, Basic Writings |
| F 3/12 | Instructor's choice |
