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Fall 2012-2013
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Evaluation* COM 411 (LA)
Origins of Language
An examination of explicit and implicit accounts of the origin of language and the necessity of these to the larger literary and theoretical practices and projects they inform.
Sample reading list:
Rousseau, Essay on the Origin of Languages
Rousseau, Second Discourse
Kant, Critique of Judgment
Kleist, Stories
Wordsworth, The Prelude; Prefaces
Hegel, Aesthetics
Reading/Writing assignments:
200 pages of reading per week
Requirements/Grading:
Papers - 50%
Oral Presentation(s) - 20%
Class/Precept Participation - 30%
Schedule/Classroom assignment:
| Class number | Section | Time | Days | Room | Enrollment | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22985 | S01 | 7:30 pm - 10:20 pm | Th | East Pyne Building 127 | Enrolled:8 Limit:15 |