fall syllabus
difference and desire
glossary
contemplative study — a style of sustained academic inquiry and deep learning that practices the three pillars of quiet and thoughtful reflection: relaxation of body, centering of mind, and clarification of speech and ideas
skills practicum — in-class and on-line instruction and practice with college learning skills, including contemplative study habits, peer-review article research, english rhetoric and grammar, etc.
writing practice — in-class, informal writing done the old school way – with paper and pen – to help summarize, organize, and retain ideas and insights from the day’s discussions
Week 1, Sept 24-28 – establishing a foundation
monday sept 24
12:00 – introductions and planning
1:30 – understanding contemplative study
thursday sept 27
12:00 – critical practices for history and film
1:00 – feature film: splendor in the grass (1961)
3:30 – film discussion
friday sept 28
12:00 – program business meeting
12:45 – book seminar: Making Sex by Tom Laqueur
Week 2, Oct 1-5 – the americas before and after Columbus
monday Oct 1
12:00 – history class
1:30 – team meetings
3:00 – skills practicum
thursday Oct 4
12:00 – book seminar: circles and lines by John Demos; writing practice
2:30 – film/guest lecture
friday Oct 5
12:00 – getting started in photo
Week 3, Oct 8-12 – American revolution and early republic
monday Oct 8
12:00 – history class
1:30 – panel presentations: American Sexualities 56-72
- team 6 – Reis ch3 “Indian Women, French Women, and the Regulation of Sex”
- team 3 – Peiss ch2 “Sexual Encounters in the New World”
3:00 – skills practicum
thursday Oct 11
12:00 – book seminar: Stolen Childhood by Wilma King; writing practice
2:00 – photo lab
friday Oct 12
12:00 – history class, writing practice
2:00 – film – a patch of blue (1965)
Week 4, Oct Oct 15-19 Market revolution and separate spheres
monday Oct 15
12:00 – history class
1:30 – panel presentations: American Sexualities 11-24
- team 2 – Reis ch1 “Bodies in Doubt; Intersex in Early America”
- team 4 – Peiss ch3 “Regulating Sexuality in the Anglo-American Colonies”
3:00 – skills practicum
thursday Oct 18
12:00 book seminar: Wicked River by lee sandlin; writing practice
2:00 photo lab
friday Oct 19
12:00 – photo critique
2:00 – film
Week 5, Oct Oct 22-26 eastern cities and western frontier
monday Oct 22
12:00 – history class
1:30 – panel presentations: American Sexualities 82-94
- team 7 – Reis ch4 “Rape and Sexual Power in Early America”
- team 6 – Peiss ch4 “Gender Conflict and Sex Reform in the 19th Century”
3:00 – midterm team conferences
thursday Oct 25
12:00 – book seminar: One Thousand Deserts by brian delay; writing practice
2:00 – photo lab/midterm conferences
friday Oct 26
12:00 – photo critique and midterm photo review
2:00 – self evaluation/academic statement practicum
Week 6, Oct 29-Nov 2 Antebellum slave life and abolitionist movements
monday Oct 29
12:00 – history class
1:30 – panel presentations: American Sexualities 147-160
- team 3 – Reis ch7 “White Women, Black Men, and Adultery in the Antebellum South”
- team 7 – Peiss ch7 “Sexuality, Race, and Violence in Slavery and Freedom”
3:00 – skills practicum
thursday Nov 1
12:00 – book seminar: rereading sex, pt 1 by h l horowitz; writing practice
2:00 – photo lab
friday Nov 2
12:00 – history class, writing practicum
2:00 – film
Week 7, Nov 5-9 civil war north, south, east, west
monday Nov 5
12:00 – history class
1:30 – panel presentations: American Sexualities 101-114
- team 1 – Reis ch5 “The Overflowing of Friendship”
- team 5 – Peiss ch6 “Love and Intimacy in 19th Century America”
3:00 – skills practicum
thursday Nov 8
12:00 book seminar: rereading sex, pt 2 by h l horowitz; writing practice
2:00 – photo lab
friday Nov 9
12:00 – history class
2:00 – film
Week 8, Nov 12-16 Reconstruction north, south, east, west
monday nov 12
no classes – veteran’s day
thursday Nov 15
12:00 book seminar: emancipation’s diaspora by leslie schwalm; writing practice
2:00 – photo lab
friday Nov 16
2:00 – lecture
3:30 – panel presentations: American Sexualities 122-134
- team 4 – Reis ch6 “Sex Among the Rabble”
- team 2 – Peiss ch7 “Free Love, Free Speech, and Sex Censorship”
7pm – 9pm – contemplative studies retreat
saturday Nov 17
9am – 4pm – retreat
Sunday Nov 18
9am – 12:00pm – retreat
Thanksgiving Week, Nov 19-23
no classes
Week 9, Nov 26-30 Industrial revolution and the end of the frontier
monday nov 26
no classes
thursday Nov 29
12:00 – panel presentations American Sexualities 34-46
- team 5 – Reis ch2 “Transgressive Male Sex in Early America”
- team 1 – Brick* “Nomads, Bunkies, Cross Dressers, and Family Men: Cowboy Identity and the Gendering of Ranch Work”; “White Men, Red Masks: Appropriations of ‘Indian’ Manhoood in Imagined Wests”
2:00 – photo lab
friday nov 30
12:00 – history class
1:30 – book seminar: west from appomattox by heather cox richardson; writing practice
3:30 – photo critique, portfolio workshop
week 10, Dec 3-7 writing self evals and planning winter
monday dec 3
12:00 – history class
1:30 – self evaluation/academic statement workshop
3:00 – fall quarter integrative discussion seminar
Thursday dec 6
12:00 – winter planning
1:30 – potluck, photo critique
materials due
- photo portfolio
- writing/skills portfolio
- draft self eval
- draft academic statement
Friday dec 7
no classes
Evals week, Dec 10-14
monday dec 10
12:00-4pm – eval conferences
Tuesday dec 11
12:00-4pm – eval conferences
wednesday dec 12
12:00-4pm – eval conferences
