FYS 342

Bates College - Fall '06

Syllabus


 

Week

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

1: 9/4, 9/6, 9/8

In Class

  • Introduction

Homework

  • Plato's Republic, Books 1-3
  • Game Packet
  • Ober's essay on historical context (Carnes & Ober, 103-115)

In Class

  • The Republic
  • Role Distribution

Homework

  • Plato's Republic, Books 4-6
  • Documents (Carnes & Ober, 73-102)

In Class

  • The Republic
  • Faction Meetings

Homework

  • meet with your factions and prepare position papers
2: 9/11, 9/13, 9/15

In Class

  • Public Session of Assembly

Homework

  • meet with your factions and prepare position papers

In Class

  • Public Session 2

Homework

  • meet with your factions and prepare position papers

In Class

  • Full Session 3
  • Speakers from 9/11 must hand in papers

Homework

  • meet with your factions and prepare position papers
3: 9/18, 9/20, 9/22

In Class

  • Full Session 4
  • Final first paper submissions

Homework

  • meet with your factions and prepare position papers

In Class

  • HTML session

Homework:

  • meet with your factions and prepare position papers

In Class

  • Full Session 5
  • Speakers from 9/18 must hand in 2nd paper

Homework

  • meet with your factions and prepare position papers
4: 9/25, 9/27, 9/29

In Class

  • Full Session 6
  • Speakers from 9/22 must hand in 2nd papers

Homework

  • meet with your factions and prepare position papers
  • movie - Barefoot in Athens - 7-8:30

In Class

  • Athens Post mortem
  • France Introduction
  • All outstanding 2nd papers due

Homework

  • Review game packet
  • Read Voltaire, Selections from the Philosophical Dictionary and Diderot Encylopedia entries

In Class

  • Professor Imber's famous plagarism lecture

Homework

  • much reading due in the next few classes - take the opportunity to read ahead
5: 10/2, 10/4, 10/6

In Class

  • .Class 1: Discuss Enlightenment, Voltaire and Diderot

Homework

  • Read game packet
  • Review basic rules
  • Rousseau, Social Contract, Books I & II
  • Rousseau, First Discourse or Carnes & Kates, 68-80

In Class

  • Class 2: Discuss Rousseau
  • Initial Role Assignment

Homework

  • Finish game packet
  • Rousseau, Social Contract, Books III & IV
  • First half of Gershop narrative (Carnes & Kates, p. 119 - 139)

In Class

  • Class 3: Discuss Rousseau and Gershoy
  • Complete role assignment

Homework

  • Finish Gershop (Carnes & Kates, 139-170)
  • Read excerpts from Burke, Reflections of Revolution in France (Carnes & Kates, 81-119)
6: 10/9, 10/11, 10/13

In Class

  • Class 4: Discuss Gershop and Burke
  • Faction Meetings - Faction leaders must identify their editor to the Magistra Ludi

Homework

  • prepare essay for first newspaper
  • indeterminates prepare biographies

 

In Class

  • Class 5: Faction meetings/ first National Assembly Discussion

Homework

  • each faction should complete its newspaper

In Class

  • Class 6: faction Newspapers due
  • National Assembly Discussion

Homework

  • begin work on 2nd essay
7: 10/16

In Class

  • Class 7: winner of Vol 1. Newspaper competition announced
  • Third National Assembly meeting

Homework

  • factions should complete vol. 2 of newspapers

October Break

October Break

8: 10/23, 10/25, 10/27

In Class

  • Class 8: Volume 2 newspaper due
  • Fourth meeting of the National Assembly

Homework

  • prepare essays for vol 3

In Class

  • Class 9: winnter of Vol 2 competition announced
  • Fifth meeting of the National Assembly

Homework

  • prepare volume 3

In Class

  • Class 10: Vol. 3 of newspapers due
  • Sixth meeting of National Assembly

Homework

  • prepare final presentations
9: 10/30, 11/1, 11/3

In Class

  • Class 11: Final meeting of National Assembly

Homework

  • Read, Kates essay, (Carnes & Kates, 170-183)
  • attend movie (place, tba; 7 - 9:30)

In Class

  • Class 12: Post Mortem
  • Discuss Kates

Homework

  • Review game packet for India game
  • Read Appendix B, India's Search for National Identity, 87 - 174 [stop at the end of section titled, "'Quit India' Resolution"]

In Class

  • India Class 1: Introduction, Hinduism & Islam

Homework

  • Sources of Indian Tradition, v. 2, p. 1-172 [especially Chapters 24]
10: 11/6, 11/8, 11/10

In Class

  • India Class 2: Discuss Sources
  • distribution of roles

Homework

  • complete Sources
  • Game packet, Appendix A (Embree & Carnes, 57 - 86)

In Class

  • India, Class 3: Discuss Sources

Homework

  • review readings for quiz on Monday

In Class

  • review Sources for quiz
  • short faction meeting

Homework

  • review readings for quiz on Monday
11: 11/13, 11/15, 11/17

In Class

  • India, Class 4: Quiz on Readings
  • Faction meetings

Homework

  • review readings relevant to your role

In Class

  • India, Class 5: British Governors General make initial statement
  • Faction meetings

Homework

  • Sikhs, Nizam, Maharaja and Communists prepare paper 1

In Class

  • India, Class 6: presentations by Sikhs, Nizam, Maharaja and Communists

Homework

  • Untouchables and Gandhi adherents prepare paper 1
12: 11/12

Thanksgiving Break!

Thanksgiving Break!

Thanksgiving Break!

13: 11/27, 11/29, 12/1

In Class

  • India, Class 7:Untouchables and Gandhi adherents present
  • Sikhs, Nizam, Maharaja and Communists paper 1 due

Homework

  • INC, Muslim League, prepare paper 1

In Class

  • India Game, Class 8: INC, Muslim League presentations
  • Untouchables and Gandhi adherents paper 1 due

Homework

  • Governors General prepare draft recommendations for Prime Minister

In Class

  • India Game, Class 9: Governors General offer recommendations
  • General Discussion

Homework

  • prepare replies to Governors General recomendations
14: 12/4, 12/6, 12/8

In Class

  • India, Class 10: replies to Governors General recommendations

 

Homework

  • prepare replies
  • movie (Gandhi, 7-10:00pm)

In Class

  • Class 11: replies to Governors General recommendation

Homework

  • finish Appendix B (174-182) in Game packet

In Class

  • Post Mortem

Homework

  • enough already!

 


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