Week 1 (Jan. 31 – Feb. 4): Introduction
Read: Course Syllabus; “Story of the Hunchback” (from A Thousand and One Nights)
Watch: “Start Here”: “Introduction” (by Prof. Václav Paris)
Complete: Introduction Lecture Quiz
Come to In-Person Discussion
Week 2 (Feb. 7 – Feb. 11): Creation Myths
Read: Huron Creation Myth; Creation Hymn from the Rig Veda; Genesis (Ch. 1-9 only)
Watch: “Creation Myths” (Part 1 and Part 2) (by Prof. Václav Paris)
Complete: Creation Myths Quiz
Come to In-Person Discussion
Write: a critical reader journal entry on “Creation Myths”; due by next week’s in-person meeting.
Week 3 (Feb. 14 – Feb. 18): The Odyssey
Read: The Odyssey, Books 1-5
Watch: “Odyssey” (Lecture 1 and Lecture 2) (by Prof. Václav Paris)
Complete: Odyssey I Quiz
Come to In-Person Discussion
Week 4 (Feb. 21 – Feb. 25): The Odyssey
Read: The Odyssey, Books 6-12
Watch: “Odyssey” (Lecture 3 and Lecture 4) (by Prof. Václav Paris)
Complete: Odyssey II Quiz
Come to In-Person Discussion
Week 5 (Feb. 28 – Mar. 4): The Odyssey
Read: The Odyssey, Books 13-24
Watch: “Odyssey” (Lecture 5 and Lecture 6) (by Prof. Václav Paris)
Complete: Odyssey III Quiz
Come to In-Person Discussion
Write: a critical reader journal entry on “The Odyssey”; due by next week’s in-person meeting.
Week 6 (Mar. 7 – Mar. 11): Sundiata
Read: Sundiata, the Epic of Mali (selections)
Watch: “Sundiata” (Part 1 and Part 2) (by Prof. Dan Gustafson)
Complete: Sundiata Quiz
Come to In-Person Discussion
Write: a critical reader journal entry on “Sundiata”; due by next week’s in-person meeting.
Week 7 (Mar. 14 – Mar. 18): Midterm Week
Come to In-Person Discussion (we will determine the substance of this free-format hour based on the class’s needs)
Week 8 (Mar. 21 – Mar. 25): Ancient Greek Theater
Read: “Antigone” by Sophocles
Watch: “Antigone” (Parts 1, 2, 3) (by Prof. Dan Gustafson and Prof. Mikhal Dekel)
Complete: Antigone Quiz
Come to In-Person Discussion (will be held on Zoom due to pre-existing schedule conflict)
Write: a critical reader journal entry on “Antigone”; due by next week’s in-person meeting.
Week 9 (Mar. 28 – Apr. 1): Tale of Genji
Read: Tale of Genji (chapter 1)
Watch: “Tale of Genji” (by Prof. Václav Paris)
Complete: Tale of Genji Quiz
Come to In-Person Discussion
Write: a critical reader journal entry on “Genji”; due by next week’s in-person meeting.
Week 10 (Apr. 4 – Apr. 8): Dante
Read: The Inferno, Cantos 1-4
Watch: (by Prof. Marco Cadebò)
Complete: Dante Cantos 1-4 Quiz
Come to In-Person Discussion
Week 11 (Apr. 11 – Apr. 15): Dante
Read: The Inferno, Cantos 5, 26, 32-33
Watch: (by Prof. Marco Cadebò)
Complete: TBD
Come to In-Person Discussion
Write: a critical reader journal entry on “The Inferno”; due by next week’s in-person meeting.
SPRING BREAK
Week 12 (Apr. 25 – Apr. 29): Shakespeare
Read: “Othello” by William Shakespeare
Watch: “Othello” (Part 1, Episodes 1 and 2) (by Prof. Andras Kisery)
Complete: Othello (first week) Quiz
Come to In-Person Discussion
Week 13 (May 2 – May 6): Shakespeare
Read: “Othello” by William Shakespeare
Watch: “Othello” (Parts 1, 2 and 3) (access via a DropBox link only)
Complete: Othello (second week) Quiz
Come to In-Person Discussion
Write: a critical reader journal entry on “Othello”; due by next week’s in-person meeting.
Week 14 (May 9 – May 13): Final Week
Come to In-Person Discussion (we will determine the substance of this free-format hour based on the class’s needs)
