| 1/12
Exercise: The theatrical metaphor
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1/14
Lecture: The theatrical metaphor
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1/16
Discussion: theatricality
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| 1/19
No class
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1/21
Exercise: Pseudo-events
(from Boorstin, The Image)
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1/23
Lecture: The Image
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| 1/26
Exercise: Gyge’s Ring
(Republic, I.4 (357b-367e))
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1/28
Lecture: Educating the Guardians
(Rep., II-1-2 (368a-375a,
cont.), III.1a-c (376d-398b,
cont.)
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1/30
Discussion: Republic
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| 2/2
Exercise: Defining justice
(Rep. V.1 (428d-434d))
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2/4
Lecture: Plato’s metaphysics
(Rep., VII.3-5 (487b-509c,
cont.,
cont.))
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2/6
Discussion: Republic
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| 2/9
Exercise: The Cave
(Rep., VII.7 (514a-521c))
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2/11
Discussion: Plato and pseudo-events
(Rep., X (595a-608b))
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2/13
Lecture: Reading plays
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| 2/16
Exercise: The wooing of Anne
(Richard
III, Act
I.scene 2)
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2/18
Discussion: The wooing of Anne
(RIII,
I.2)
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2/20
Lecture: Richard as actor
(RIII,
III.5, III.6)
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| 2/23
Exercise: Richard as actor
(RIII, III.7)
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2/25
Lecture: Iago as deceiver
(Othello,
III.3)
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2/27
Lecture: Iago as deceiver
(Othello,
III.3,
IV.1)
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| 3/1
Draft Term Paper due
|
3/3
Exercise: Scepticism
(Descartes)
|
3/5
Lecture: Scepticism and theatricality
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| 3/8
Exercise: “Bad faith”
(Sartre)
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3/10
Lecture: Role-playing
(Henry IV)
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3/12
Discussion: Henry IV
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Spring Break
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| 3/22
Exercise: Religious theatricality
Term Paper Drafts returned
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3/24
Lecture: Religion and theatricality
(Tartuffe)
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3/26
NO CLASS
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| 3/29
Missed class--my apologies!
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3/31
Lecture: Tartuffe and epistemology
(Tartuffe, III.vi, IV.iii)
|
4/2
Exercise: Spectatorship
(Tartuffe, IV.iv-vi)
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| 4/5
Exercise: Two views of the origin of theatricality in social life
(Misanthrope,
I.i-ii)
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4/7
Lecture: Theatricality and social life
(Misanthrope, II.v)
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4/9
Discussion: Theatricality and personal relationships
(Misanthrope, V)
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| 4/12
Exercise: Theatricality in moeurs
(from Rousseau, First Discourse)
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4/14
Lecture: Two forms of self-love
(from Rousseau, Second Discourse)
Term Paper (final version) due
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4/16
Discussion: The evolution of social life
(from Rousseau, Second Discourse)
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| 4/19
Exercise: Theatricality and the birth of society
(from Rousseau, Second Discourse)
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4/21
Lecture: Introducing the Letter to d'Alembert
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4/23
Discussion: The content of theater
(Letter to d'Alembert, II-V)
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| 4/26
Lecture: Theater as an institution
(Letter to d'Alembert, VI-X)
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4/28
Exercise: Socially beneficial theatricality
(Letter to d'Alembert,
XI)
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4/30
Semester Review
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Tuesday, 5/4
Final exam
8:00-10:00 AM
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