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Religious Studies 234—Genres of Western Religious WritingSection 2, Semester II 2018-19 (3 credits)MWF 9:55 – 10:45 a.m.Professor David HildnerOffice: 1038 Van Hise HallTel. 262-2191 / 262-2093dhildner@wisc.eduOffice Hours:Materials:Henrik Ibsen, Brand (trans. by Michael Meyer). This is the only text that needs to be purchased. Used copies should be readily available on book purchase websites.All other readings will be uploaded to the CANVAS page for our course and should be downloaded to the student’s computer (and printed in most cases).Course schedule: The dates given below for each text indicate the date by which you should have finished the reading. The actual days devoted to the discussion of each text may vary slightly.Wed., Jan 23 – Fri., Jan 25General IntroductionUnit 1: Scriptural TextsMon., Jan. 28 Hebrew Bible (Exodus 3:1 – 4: 19)Wed., Jan. 30New Testament (II Corinthians, ch. 11-12)Mon,Feb. 4Tariq Ramadan, In the Footsteps of the Prophet, ch. 9Wed., Feb. 6Qur’an, surah 8, ayaat 1-40Fri. Feb. 8Qur’an, surah 8, ayaat 41-end; surah 94 (complete)Unit 2: Expository and Rhetorical TextsMon., Feb. 11Al-Ghazzali, Book of Hope and Fear (excerpt)Wed., Feb. 13John Chrysostom, Homilies on Second Corinthians, no. 26Fri., Feb. 15Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, Liqqutei Moharan, I, 282Mon., Feb. 18Essay 1: first draft dueS. Kierkegaard, Concluding Unscientific Postscript (excerpt)Fri, Feb. 22David Foster Wallace, “This is Water” (commencement address at Kenyon College)Unit 3: NarrativeWed., Feb. 27Teresa of ?vila, Autobiography, ch. 1-6Mon., March 4Jewish Traditional Narratives (on Rabbis Schneur Zalman of Liadi and Nachman of Breslov)Wed., March 6Essay 2: first draft dueMiguel de Unamuno, Saint Manuel Bueno, Martyr (short novel)Mon., March 11Flannery O’Connor, “Greenleaf”Spring BreakUnit 4: Dialogue and DramaWed., March 27Essay 3: first draft dueErasmus of Rotterdam, Colloquies, “Cyclops”Fri., March 29Henrik Ibsen, Brand (full-length drama)Unit 5: PoetryMon., April 8Quatrains by RumiWed., April 10John of the Cross, “One Dark Night” (poem + commentaryFri., April 12NO CLASS (instructor will be at a conference)Wed., April 17Matthew Arnold, “Dover Beach”Fri., April 19Essay 4: first draft duePoem by Faiz Ahmed FaizMon., April 22Poems by Czeslaw MiloszFri., April 26Poems by W. H. AudenEssay 5 (only one version): Due Mon., May 6Essay guidelines: The format and possible topics for each essay, as well as more specific guidelines on the particular type of writing, format, etc. will be distributed and posted on Canvas at least two weeks before the due date of the first version. Students must consider feedback from the instructor and prepare a second version in order to receive credit for essays 1-3. Essay 4 will have only one version. The student’s grade for each essay will be based on the second version (except for Essay 4).Oral presentations: Each student will give two graded oral presentations (5-6 minutes each). The oral presentations will be scheduled throughout the semester (beginning in about the fourth week). Students will be notified of the format, subject matter, and dates of each presentation well in advance.Individual Conferences: The instructor will schedule a minimum of two 15-minute individual conferences with each student during the semester (although additional conferences can be scheduled). These will usually take place after a first draft has been handed in and returned with written comments, but before the second draft is ponents for final grade: The following components will enter into the determination of each student’s final grade for the course:Discussion/attendance/participation:20%Two 5-6-minute oral presentations:15%Four essays:65%Essay 1 (2-3 pages; ≈720-1000 words)10%Essay 2 (3-4 pages; ≈1000-1500 words)15%Essay 3 (5-6 pages; ≈1500-2000 words)20%Essay 4 (6-7 pages; ≈ 2000- 2500 words) 20%Grading Scale: Essays and oral presentations will be graded on the following scale:92-100A89-91 AB83-88B80-82BC71-79C65-70DLearning Outcomes: The course is designed to promote the follow learning outcomes established by the Religious Studies Program and the Writing Across the Curriculum program:Proficiency in close reading, interpretation, and written and oral analysis.Proficiency in categorizing, analyzing and comparing diverse systems of value and belief in a variety of contexts.Development of the following essential skills:critical reading, logical thinking, and the use of evidencethe use of appropriate style and disciplinary conventions in writing and speakingthe productive use of core library resources specific to the discipline.(over)How credits hours are met by the course: Three periods (50 minutes each) of classroom instruction each week with the expectation of about three hours of out of class student work for each class section over the approx. 15 weeks of class. ................
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