{"id":8269,"date":"2020-06-19T15:41:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T22:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/core.humanities.uci.edu\/?page_id=8269"},"modified":"2020-10-12T11:43:48","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T18:43:48","slug":"2019-2020-fall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/core.humanities.uci.edu\/index.php\/history-and-archives\/2019-2020-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"2019-2020 Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We explore premodern ways of thinking about classification, sovereignty, religion, the environment, and interspecies cohabitation. How do concepts and practices such as metamorphosis, translation, and virtue work in cultural and biological spheres, in earlier periods and today?<\/p>\n

Students will read classics of world literature by Attar, Chaucer, Marie de France, Obeyd-i-Zakani, Ovid, and Shakespeare, among others, while investigating genres of wisdom literature, epic poetry, drama, and political satire. We will consider textual materiality, transmission, and interrelation with images with digitized manuscripts of the Bible, medieval bestiary, and Kal\u012blah wa Dimnah<\/em>. In seminar, students will build a basic website to display ongoing multimodal projects and will compose two expository essays: a rhetorical analysis of a medieval animal fable and a literary analysis of A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nResearch
\nHelp<\/a><\/i>
\nWriting
\nCenter<\/a><\/i>
\nUCI
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LECTURING FACULTY<\/h4>\n

Prof. Rebecca Davis<\/a> (Dept. of English) Office hours:\u00a0Thursday 10:30-12:30 HIB 350<\/p>\n

Prof. Julia Lupton<\/a> (Dept. of English) Office hours:\u00a0Tuesday 1-3 p.m. HIB 207<\/p>\n

Prof. Nasrin Rahimieh<\/a> (Dept. of Comparative Literature and Humanities Core Program)<\/p>\n

REQUIRED MATERIALS<\/h4>\n

Important: The course requires the specific editions and translations listed below.<\/p>\n

Attar. The Conference of the Birds<\/em>. Translated by Sholeh Wolp\u00e9. Norton, 2017. ISBN: 9780393292183 (Available at the bookstore<\/a> packaged with Marie de France: Poetry<\/em> at a discounted price, ISBN: 9780393433661)<\/p>\n

Beauchamp, Tamara, ed. Humanities Core Handbook: Animal\/Culture 2019\u20132020<\/em>. XanEdu, 2019. ISBN: 9781593999667<\/p>\n

Marie de France. Marie de France: Poetry<\/em>. Translated and edited by Dorothy Gilbert. Norton, 2015. ISBN: 9780393932683 (Available at the bookstore packaged with The Conference of the Birds<\/em> at a discounted price, ISBN: 9780393433661)<\/p>\n

Ovid. Metamorphoses<\/em>. Translated by Rolfe Humphries. Annotated by Joseph D. Reed. Indiana University Press, 2018. ISBN: 9780253033598<\/p>\n

Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em>. Edited by Wolfgang Clemen. Signet Classics, 1998. ISBN: 9780451526960<\/p>\n

FALL 2019 LECTURE CALENDAR<\/h4>\n
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Lectures are held:
\nM\/W 9:00-9:50am in BS3 1200<\/a>
\nM\/W 11:00-11:50am in BS3 1200<\/a>
\nTu\/Th 9:30-10:20am in ALP 1300<\/a><\/p>\n

Students in Humanities Core enroll in a lecture and in a corresponding writing seminar. This calendar (subject to change<\/em>) provides information about the lecturing faculty, readings, writing assignments, and special events such as Friday Forums. The reading assignment for each lecture should be completed before<\/em> the lecture. The password for downloadable pdfs will be provided to enrolled students. When lecture slides are available for a particular lecture, a link to download them will be provided.<\/p>\n

For information about your writing seminar, please sign in to EEE+ GrandCentral<\/a> and follow the link to your seminar’s Canvas site.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Date<\/b><\/td>\nLecture<\/strong><\/td>\nReadings<\/strong><\/td>\nEvents<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wk 0<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9\/26, 9\/27<\/td>\nNo lectures this week, but seminars do meet: TuTh seminars meet for the first time on Thursday, 9\/26, and MWF seminars meet for the first time on Friday, 9\/27.<\/em><\/td>\nBeauchamp, \u201cCritical Thinking in Humanities Core,\u201d<\/a> Humanities Core Handbook<\/em> (pp. 11\u201320)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wk 1<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9\/30, 10\/1<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Rahimieh:<\/p>\n

Introduction to Humanities Core <\/i> PDF<\/a><\/td>\n

Rahimieh, \u201cIntroduction to the Humanities and Animal\/Culture,\u201d<\/a> Humanities Core Handbook<\/em> (pp. 1\u20137)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/2,\u00a0 10\/3<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Davis:<\/p>\n

Naming Animals, Reading Nature <\/i> PDF<\/a>
\n<\/i> Playlist<\/a><\/td>\n

\nNo Friday Forums Oct. 4. Optional, drop-in help sessions: Setting up a simple website. 9-9:50am, 11-11:50am in BioSci3 1200<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wk 2<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/7, 10\/8<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Davis:<\/p>\n

The Medieval Bestiary <\/i> PDF<\/a> or high-res PDF requiring @uci.edu login<\/a>
\n<\/i> Playlist<\/a><\/td>\n

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Please complete or follow the\u00a0study information directions to opt out of the online survey<\/a> by Oct. 7.<\/p>\n

First meeting of the HumCore reading group<\/a>, Oct. 7. 4-5pm in ALP 3700 (LARC)<\/td>\n

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10\/9, 10\/10<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Davis:<\/p>\n

Becoming Animal\/Becoming Human in the Beast Fable <\/i> PDF<\/a>
\n<\/i> Playlist<\/a><\/td>\n

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Wk 3<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/14, 10\/15<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Davis:<\/p>\n

Skins and Transformation <\/i> PDF<\/a>
\n<\/i> Playlist<\/a><\/td>\n

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  • Marie de France, Bisclavret<\/em> and source texts on werewolves in Marie de France: Poetry<\/em> (pp. 48\u201365, 243-255)<\/li>\n
  • Riddle 24 from the Exeter Book (PDF);<\/li>\n
  • Fogli, \u201cGenerating Claims and Structuring a Paragraph,\u201d Handbook<\/em> (pp. 122\u2013134)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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10\/16, 10\/17<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Davis:<\/p>\n

Animals Behaving Badly: Violence in the Beast Epic <\/i> PDF<\/a>
\n<\/i> Playlist<\/a><\/td>\n

Selections from Jacobs (ed.), The Most Delectable History of Reynard the Fox<\/em>\u00a0(ch. 1-5, 8-10, 12 PDF)<\/td>\nOptional film screening, Oct. 17: Wes Anderson’s The Fantastic Mr. Fox<\/em>, 7-9pm in HG 1070<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/18<\/td>\n<\/td>\nBrinkman and Quezada, \u201cThe University Library,\u201d Handbook<\/em> (pp. 114\u2013121)<\/td>\nFriday Forum, Oct. 18: Introduction to the UCI Libraries (9-9:50am and 11-11:50am, BS3 1200<\/a>. Video<\/a> to be made available after the event.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wk 4<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/21, 10\/22<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Davis:<\/p>\n

Animals and Storytelling <\/i> PDF<\/a>
\n<\/i> Playlist<\/a><\/td>\n

Chaucer, The Nun\u2019s Priest\u2019s Tale<\/em> (PDF)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/23, 10\/24<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Lupton:<\/p>\n

Metaphor and Metamorphosis [PDF]<\/a><\/td>\n

Ovid, Metamorphoses<\/em> (pp. 3\u201327 [commentary on 399\u2013410], 61-64 [420], 83\u201387 [425\u20136], 367-369 [503-4])<\/td>\nRecommended event, Oct. 24: Conversation with Patience Agbabi<\/a> (5-6:15pm in Crystal Cove)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/25<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFriday Forum, Oct. 25: Poet and performer Patience Agbabi<\/a> (11-11:50am in BS3 1200) spoken word performance: Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wk 5<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/28, 10\/29<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Lupton:<\/p>\n

Orphic Tales: Life and Death, Art and Animals [PDF]<\/a><\/td>\n

Ovid, Metamorphoses<\/em> (pp. 234\u201363 [commentary on 461\u2013471])<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10\/30, 10\/31<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Lupton:<\/p>\n

Shakespeare\u2019s Amazons: Sex, Gender, and Animal Life [PDF]<\/a><\/td>\n

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Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em> (Act 1, pp. 1\u201316)<\/p>\n

MIDTERM in seminar, Wed 10\/30, Th 10\/31, or Fri 11\/1<\/td>\n

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Wk 6<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/4, 11\/5<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Lupton:<\/p>\n

Shakespeare\u2019s Animated Forest [PDF]<\/a><\/td>\n

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11\/6, 11\/7<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Lupton:<\/p>\n

Ovid Translated [PDF]<\/a><\/td>\n

Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night\u2019s Dream<\/em> (Acts 4-5, pp. 59\u201386)<\/td>\n\n

Film screening, Nov. 7<\/span>: Globe Theatre’s\u00a0A Midsummer Night’s<\/em> Dream<\/em> (6-9pm in ALP 1300<\/span>) Note change in day and location!<\/span><\/p>\n

The Globe film is also available as streaming video<\/a> with closed captions, courtesy of the library (On-campus access or VPN use required).<\/p>\n

Video of the New Swan\/UCI Shakespeare Center is on Youtube<\/a><\/td>\n

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Wk 7<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/11, 11\/12<\/td>\nVeterans Day holiday: No lectures Monday or Tuesday. Tuesday seminars will meet.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/13, 11\/14<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Lupton:<\/p>\n

Animals \/ Anima \/ Imagination [PDF]<\/a><\/td>\n

Short, \u201cEvaluating Essay Organization and Transitioning,\u201d Handbook<\/em>\u00a0(pp. 160\u2013169)<\/td>\n\n

Film screening, Nov. 14<\/span>: Taymor’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream<\/em> (6-9pm in ALP<\/span> 1300<\/span>) Note change in day and location!<\/span><\/p>\n

The Taymor production film is also available as streaming video<\/a> with closed captions, courtesy of the library (On-campus access or VPN use required)<\/td>\n

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11\/15<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFriday Forum, Nov. 15: Actor Thomas Varga (11-11:50am in BS3 1200. Video<\/a> to be made available after the event.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wk 8<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/18, 11\/19<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Rahimieh:<\/p>\n

Travels in World Literature [PDF]<\/a><\/td>\n

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  • Attar, The Conference of the Birds<\/em> (pp. 27\u201337, 41\u201350, 83\u2013106)<\/li>\n
  • Frouzesh, \u201cComparative and World Literature,\u201d Handbook<\/em> (pp. 50\u201359)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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11\/20, 11\/21<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Rahimieh:<\/p>\n

Voyages of Self-Discovery [PDF]<\/a><\/td>\n

Attar, The Conference of the Birds<\/em> (pp. 252\u2013256, 262\u2013264, 272\u2013274, 280\u2013281, 290, 298, 318\u2013319, 323\u2013343)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/22<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\nFriday Forum, Nov. 22: Poet and translator Sholeh Wolp\u00e9 (11-11:50am in BS3 1200. Video<\/a> to be made available after the event.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wk 9<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/25, 11\/26<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Rahimieh:<\/p>\n

Mirrors for Princes [PDF]<\/a><\/td>\n

Kalila wa Dimna: Fables from a Fourteenth-Century Arabic Manuscript<\/em> (pp. 33\u201354) (PDF)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11\/27, 11\/28<\/td>\nNo lectures Wednesday or Thursday (Thanksgiving holiday). Wednesday seminars will meet. N<\/em>o seminars Thursday or Friday.\u00a0<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wk 10<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/2, 12\/3<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Rahimieh:<\/p>\n

Animal Fables from Sanskrit to Arabic [PDF]<\/a><\/td>\n

Kalila wa Dimna: Fables from a Fourteenth-Century Arabic Manuscript<\/em> (pp. 9\u201310, 55\u201360, 61\u201367, and 12\u201332) (PDF)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12\/4, 12\/5<\/td>\n\n

Prof. Rahimieh:<\/p>\n

Political Satire [PDF]<\/a><\/td>\n

Zakani, Gorby and the Rats<\/em> (pp. 7\u201357) (PDF)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Your (one) final exam is\u00a0scheduled according to your seminar time.<\/a><\/p>\n

Image: \u201cThe Trapped Cat and the Frightened Mouse (Rat?)\u201d from a Kalila wa Dimna<\/em>. 18th century, Metropolitan Museum, New York. https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/453133<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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