Instructor: Joseph Hogan
Office: Heide 431
Phone: 472-5048
E-mail: hoganj@uwwvax.uww.edu
Home Page: http://facstaff.uww.edu/hoganj/hoganhom.htm
Office Hours: WF 9:50-10:50, MW 2:05-3:30, T 5:00-6:00, and by
appointment.
BOOKS FOR THE COURSE:
Bookstore:
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, Confessions, Penguin.
Stone, Elizabeth, Black Sheep and Kissing Cousins: How Our Family
Stories Shape Us, Penguin.
Abelard and Heloise, The Letters of Abelard and Heloise, Penguin.
Schreiber, Flora Rheta, Sybil, Warner Books.
Kotre, John, White Gloves: How Our Memories Tell Us Who We Are,
Norton.
Minatoya, Lydia, Talking to High Monks in the Snow: An Asian-American
Odyssey, HarperPerenial.
Textbook Library:
Ballou, Robert O. ed. The Portable World Bible, Penguin.
Sartre, Jean-Paul, Existentialism and Human Emotions, Citidal.
PURPOSE:
This course will focus on the issue of human identity. The ideas
that surround it and the ways we have thought about it will be
explored in a number of texts, both theoretical and autobiographical.
We will look at questions such as how we develop a sense of self?
What role do our own actions play in this? Our own reflections
on who we are? Our memory? Our family? Our culture? Our religion?
What role does time play in creating our sense of self? Is the
self continuous or discontinuous? Does place play a role?
GRADING:
Your grade for the course will depend upon your performance on
two essay exams (40%), one paper (30%), and a number of short
exercises, quizzes, and class participation (30%). Late work will
not be accepted unless arrangements have been made ahead of time.
Class attendance will also be a factor in your grade (see the
attendance policy below).
CLASS ATTENDANCE:
You are expected to not only attend the full class, keep up with
the assignments, and have your book with you, but also to talk
in class and participate fully in class activities. Mere physical
presence is not enough to be counted as attending class. If you
have not prepared, you may be considered as absent under this
attendance policy. Since each class is the equivalent of a full
week, the second unexcused absence will result in a reduction
of your grade by one letter grade, each subsequent unexcused absence
will result in a reduction of your final grade by one more letter
grade (i.e., if you have a B for the course and miss class three
times, you will receive a D for the course). Leaving class after
the break will be considered an unexcused absence.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is dedicated to a safe, supportive and non-discriminatory learning environment. It is the responsibility of all undergraduate and graduate students to familiarize themselves with University policies regarding Special Accommodations, Misconduct, Religious Beliefs Accommodation, Discrimination and Absence for University Sponsored Events. (For details please refer to the Undergraduate and Graduate Timetables; the "Rights and Responsibilities" section of the Undergraduate Bulletin; the Academic Requirements and Policies and the Facilities and Services sections of the Graduate Bulletin; and the "Student Academic Disciplinary Procedures" [UWS Chapter 14]; and the "Student Nonacademic Disciplinary Procedures" [UWS Chapter 17]).
Calendar, Spring 1999
January
19: Introduction.
26: Kotre, White Gloves, 1-120.
February
2: Kotre, White Gloves, 121-245.
9: Sartre, Existentialism and Human Emotions 9-59, 68-83.
16: Rousseau, Confessions, 17-190.
23: Rousseau, Confessions, 191-373. Midterm handed out.
March
2: Abelard and Heloise, The Letters of Abelard and Heloise, 9-160.
9: Stone, Black Sheep and Kissing Cousins 3-122. Midterm due.
16: Stone, Black Sheep and Kissing Cousins 122-244.
22-26: Spring Break.
30: Minatoya, Talking to High Monks in the Snow 3-134.
April
6: Minatoya, Talking to High Monks in the Snow 135-269.
13: Hinduism in The Portable World Bible, ed. Ballou 17-31, 37-38,
39-53, 58-69, 72, 76-77, 80-91.
20: Schreiber, Sybil 13-241.
27: Schreiber, Sybil 241-450. Final handed out.
May
4: Conclusion. Paper due.
11: Exam period–Final due