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This site contains the essays and media-rich material assigned for the Fall quarter of Humanities Core 2016-2017.

Please note that the SYLLABUS is subject to change. It provides details on readings in course books and for more information about assignments. This reader also contains information about HOW TO USE THIS BOOK, and HELP WITH DIGITAL TOOLS. Happy reading!

For more information about this year's theme, and for general course information, please visit our website: core.humanities.uci.edu

 
 
  1. 9/26: Said, "Exile."
  2. 9/28-10/19: Aeneid, (not Bk. 5)
  3. 10/19: Rousseau, pp. 1-27
  4. 10/21: Kant: Enlightenment
  5. 10/24: Rousseau, pp. 28-97 
  6. 10/31: Naqoyqatsi
  7. 10/31-11/7: Volney, Ruins
  8. 11/9-11/16: Coetzee, Barbarians
  9. 11/14: Said, Orientalism, Intro
  10. 11/21-11/28: Greenberg, selections
  11. 11/30: Zitkala-Sa pp. 7-47
 
 
  1. 9/26: Humanities and Empire
  2. 9/26: Genre
  3. 9/26: Blogging + Web Design--draft
  4. Sample Blogroll
  5. 9/28: Literary Analysis
  6. 9/28: Writing and Transl.
  7. 10/3: Claims+Paragraphs
  8. 10:3: Evidence+Warrants
  9. 10/5: Antiquity and Evidence
  10. 10/10: Transitioning
  11. 10/19: Philosophical Analysis
  12. 10/26: Image Analysis
  13. 10/31: Analyzing Film
 
 
  1. 9/26: In-Class Diagnostic
  2. Blog Assignment--draft
  3. 10/17: Essay 1: Literary Analysis
  4. 11/21: Essay 2: Visual Analysis
  5. Essay 3: Historical Analysis
  6. Essay 4: Comparative Analysis
  7. Essay 5: Research Paper
  8. Oral History Assignment