Professor Schell (Section S/19)

Part IV Exemplary Lives: The "Good" Life      Schedule of Readings and Class Meetings

Text: Phillip Hallie's In The Eye of the Hurricane

 

Week 8 October 19th - 21st

Wednesday

Introduction of Part IV of the course. Video segment of Phillip Hallie.

Reading: Ch 1 and Ch 2 (3-20)

Thursday

Reading: "Magda and the Great Virtues" (21-46)
Friday

 *Class will meet 10:30-11:10 am. (President Ditzler's Inauguration.)

Reading: "The Eye of the Hurricane" (47-55).

Informal writing due.

Week 9 October 24-28th

Monday

Reading: "Decent Killers" (56-83)
Tuesday Reading: "The Hands of Joshua James" (143-173)

*Convocation: Off-campus study opportunities.

Wednesday Class will meet jointly with Professor Mato's class. Reading: Convocation-related reading on September 11, 1973 (Coup in Chile) (to be distributed). Class meets in HT 109
Thursday (10/27)

Convocation: Professor, Marjorie Agosin, Wellesley College

"Stitching a Life: Hope in a Time of Sorrow"

Week 10 October 31st - November 3rd

Monday

*Informal writing due.

Reading: "Katchen in Middletown" (174-208); afterword by Doris Hallie (optional).

Tuesday

Convocation: Dr. Mark Larrimore, Eugene Lang College,

"Exemplary Lives for Real People"

Wednesday Citation discussion. Response to Larrimore convocation. Discussion of paper theses. No new reading.
Thursday Class will meet in the MORGAN ROOM for presentation by the Wackerle Center on Career and Leadership.

Looking ahead:

Monday, November 7th Convocation: Jonathan Kozol

Tuesday, November 8th: Formal paper due. Details about assignment to be distributed.

Tuesday, November 15th 6pm. Dinner at the Quinby House with President and Mrs. Ditzler.

Reading: Louis Masur's 1831.