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Samford University Spring 2011
UCCP 102: CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES II UCCP 102: CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES II
Instructor: Dr. Mary McCullough UCCP 102-07: MWF 9:15-10: Telephone & voice mail: (205)726-2122 Brooks Hall 203 Email: memccull@samford.edu Office: Chapman 130 Office hours: Office Hours: MW 10:30-11: Th 10:00-11:00 and by appointment (please call ahead to ensure of availability) Course Description: This is a second in a two-semester sequence of an interdisciplinary, introductory course designed to introduce students to their cultural and intellectual heritage. Course Objectives: -To develop critical reasoning skills and evaluate different viewpoints and arguments; -To develop the ability to investigate an issue and construct a well-reasoned and coherent viewpoint; -To communicate ideas and arguments logically, clearly and persuasively through written and oral means; -To understand the world from multiple perspectives (ethnicity, gender, class) and different world views; -To explore religious and moral dimensions of critical issues -To appreciate how different disciplines (history, literature, philosophy, political science, religion, art) interact in their understanding of cultures; -To understand cultures other than one’s own. Texts to be purchased: Rosemary Fisk and John Mayfield, eds. Cultural Perspectives: A Sourcebook, Vol. II. Copley, MA: 2003. Voltaire (trans. Lowell Blair), Candide. New York : Bantam, 1959 & 1981. Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility. New York : Mineola, 1996. Karl Marx and Frederick Engels, The Communist Manifesto. New York: Penguin, 1967. Naguib Mahfouz (trans. Raymond Stock), Voices from the Other World : Ancient Egyptian Tales, 2004. Fatima Mernissi, Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood. Cambridge, MA: Perseus,
Grades: Participation (attendance, attentiveness, respect for instructor and classmates, class discussion): 20% Short response papers: 25% Quizzes (announced and unannounced) and tests: 25%
Presentation 10% Book Review: 10% Final Exam: 10% Grade Scale: 100-94 = A ; 93-90 = A- ; 89-87 = B+ ; 86-84 = B ; 83-80 = B- ; 79-77 = C+ ; 76-74 = C ; 73-70 = C- ; 69-67 = D+ ; 66-64 = D ; 63-60 = D- ; 59- 0 = F Student responsibilities: Students are responsible for having prepared all assignments by the date required. On occasion, your professor will ask you to post questions using Blackboard or to email questions to her. Some of these questions will be incorporated into the class discussion. The deadlines for posting/emailing these discussion questions must be respected (they will be given in class). Students must bring their assigned textbook(s) to class. Quizzes and exams may be made up only by giving your instructor a written excuse (such as a doctor’s note, a university excuse, or an excuse approved by your instructor). In the case of extenuating circumstances not covered by the conditions stipulated above, the instructor will determine the validity of a given situation and her judgment shall prevail. N.B. All students who are involved in school-sponsored activities that will require their absence from class on a regular basis must provide the instructor with a copy of their schedule at the beginning of the semester. Any excuse that is not presented to the instructor within seven days after returning to class will be considered invalid and the student will receive a failing grade for the assignment he/she missed. If a student is absent, it is her/his responsibility to find out from another student what was covered in class and if any additional assignments were given. Please exchange telephone numbers or emails with two other students in the class for that purpose. Class behavior: Students are expected to respect their classmates and instructor. Please turn off (or put on “mute”) cell phones, pagers and other electronic or satellite-controlled devices before entering the classroom. Please do not study for other classes, use your cell phones, Blackberries, iPhones, etc. or use laptops, read the newspaper/magazines/novels/comic books etc., listen to music, or take naps (or be appearing to take naps) in class. Please do not whisper or talk to other students unless your instructor has asked you to work in pairs or in groups. Assignments: All assignments, book reviews, tests and questions should be original and written specifically for this class by the student who submits them. Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated. Samford students are expected to maintain high standards of scholarship and integrity. Any student found guilty of dishonesty in academic work as described in the Student Handbook will
Fri. Jan. 28 th^ *Chapter 4, “Canons and Decrees of the Council of Trent” *Chapter 5, John Calvin, “Institutes of the Christian Religion” Mon. Jan. 31st *Chapter 3, Margaret Fell “Womens Speaking” *Chapter 7, Roger Williams, “Letter to the Town of Providence” Wed. Feb. 2nd^ Science and Reason Critical Thinking & Logic (lecture) *Chapter 11, René Descartes, “Discourse on Method” Fri. Feb. 4th^ *Chapter 9 Galileo Galilei, “Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina” Mon. Feb. 7th^ Enlightenment and Revolution *Chapter 17, Mary Wollestonecraft, “A Vindication of the Rights of Women” *Chapter 18, Abigail Adams and John Adams “Remember the Ladies” Wed. Feb. 9th^ Women’s rights (lecture)
- Chapter 19, “The Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Convention, 1848” Fri. Feb. 11th^ Voltaire, Candide , chapters 1- Mon. Feb. 14th^ Voltaire, Candide , chapters 11- Wed. Feb. 16th^ Voltaire, Candide , chapters 21- Fri. Feb. 18th^ Test # Mon. Feb. 21th^ Romanticism *Chapter 20, Romantic Poetry Wed. Feb. 23nd^ Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility , Vol. I, chapters I-XIV Fri. Feb. 25th^ Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility , Vol. I, Chapter XV-Vol. II, Chapter III Mon. Feb. 28th^ Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility , Vol. II, Chapters IV-XI Wed. Mar. 2st^ Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility , Vol. II, Chapter XII-Vol. II, Chapter VI Fri. Mar. 4rd^ Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility Vol. II, Chapter VII-end Mon. Mar. 7th^ Evolution *Chapter 22, Charles Darwin, “The Origin of Species and the Descent of Man” Wed. Mar. 9th^ *Chapter 23, Herbert Spencer, “The Dangers of Intervention” Fri. Mar. 11th^ Industrialism and Social Reform Marx and Engels, The Communist Manifesto (including the Introduction by Taylor) Mon. Mar. 14th^ Spring break; no class Wed. Mar. 16th^ Spring break; no class Fri. Mar. 18th Spring break; no class Mon. Mar. 20th^ *Chapter 24, Rebecca Harding Davis, “Life in the Iron Mills”; Wed. Mar. 22nd^ Test #
Fri. Mar. 25th^ Psychoanalysis *Chapter 26, Sigmund Freud, “Civilization and its Discontents” Mon. Mar 28th^ Existentialism and the Absurd *Chapter 28, Jean-Paul Sartre, “Existentialism” *Chapter 29, Albert Camus, “The Myth of Sisyphus” Wed. Mar. 30th^ Human Rights *Chapter 30, “Universal Declaration of Human Rights” (1948) *Chapter 31, Selected Writings by Mohandas K. Ghandi Deadline for book approval (for book review) Fri. Apr. 1st^ Human Rights and Poetry *Chapter 33, poems by Langston Hughes, pp. 349- “Strange Fruit” by Abel Meeropol (handout) Mon. Apr. 4rd^ Feminism Lecture on feminism *Chapter 25, Virginia Woolf, “A Room of One’s Own” Wed. Apr. 6th^ Colonialism, Decolonization, Nationalism and Postcolonialism Lecture Fri. Apr. 8th^ Lecture on Egypt Mon. Apr. 11th^ Naguib Mahfouz, Voices from the Other World (“Evil Adored;” “King Userkafs Forgiveness” and “The Mummy Awakens”) Wed. Apr. 13th^ Naguib Mahfouz, Voices from the Other World (“The Return of Sinuhe” and “A Voice from the Other World”) Fri. Apr. 15th^ Book Reviews due Lecture on Morocco Mon. Apr. 18th^ Mernissi, Dreams of Trespass , chapters 1- Wed. Apr. 20th^ Dreams of Trespass , chapters 8- Fri. Apr. 22st^ Dreams of Trespass , chapters 16- Mon. Apr. 25th^ Easter Monday; no class Wed. Apr. 27th^ Student Presentations Fri. Apr. 29th^ Student Presentations Mon. May 2st^ Student Presentations Wed. May. 4rd^ Student Presentations Fri. May 6th^ Test # 3 Final exam Wednesday, May 11th, 8:00-10:00 AM Extra credit: Students may earn extra credit (up to a maximum of 2 points to be applied to the general class average) by attending lectures announced by the instructor, films shown in the evening by
