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Fall 2009-2010* HUM 216 (LA)
Interdisciplinary Approaches to Western Culture I: Literature and the Arts
Sarah
M.
Anderson
Daniel
Cloud
Andrew
L.
Ford
Daniel
Heller-Roazen
Hester
E.
Schadee
P.
A.
Sitney
ENROLLMENT BY APPLICATION OR INTERVIEW. DEPARTMENTAL PERMISSION REQUIRED.
This course, along with HUM 217, form the first part of an intensive yearlong exploration of the landmark achievements of the Western intellectual tradition. With an interdisciplinary team of faculty drawn from the humanities and social sciences, students examine pivotal texts, events, and artifacts of European civilization from antiquity to the middle ages as part of an ongoing cultural conversation. The course is enhanced by guest lectures and cultural excursions to museums, concerts, and plays. The two courses, taken together, total six hours a week and fulfill distribution requirements in both LA and HA.
Sample reading list:
Homer, The Odyssey
Aeschylus, The Oresteia
Ovid, Metamorphoses
Tacitus, Annals of Imperial Rome
Apuleius, The Golden Ass
Dante, Divine Comedy
Reading/Writing assignment:
200-400 pages of reading per week. 4 papers.
Requirements/Grading:
Final Exam - 20%
Papers - 60%
Precept Participation - 20%
Prerequisites and Restrictions:
This course is primarily directed to exceptional freshmen and sophomores, but qualified students may apply at any point in their undergraduate careers..
Other information:
In the fall, students must enroll in both 216 and 217, which together include a thrice weekly 50-minute lecture and a twice weekly 80-minute class. In the spring, students may continue on to HUM 218-219, which covers the Renaissance through the modern period.
Website: http://humanities.princeton.edu
Schedule/Classroom assignment:
| Class number | Section | Time | Days | Room | Enrollment | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26103 | L01 | 11:00 am - 11:50 am | T W Th | East Pyne Building 010 | Enrolled:43 Limit:48 | |
| 26101 | C01 | 1:30 pm - 2:50 pm | T Th | Henry House 15 | Enrolled:16 Limit:16 | Closed |
| 26105 | C02 | 3:00 pm - 4:20 pm | T Th | Henry House 15 | Enrolled:12 Limit:16 | |
| 26107 | C03 | 1:30 pm - 2:50 pm | T Th | East Pyne Building 239 | Enrolled:15 Limit:16 |