Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2020 - HUM 302W D100

The Golden Age of Greece: An Integrated Society (4)

Class Number: 7535

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 9 – Dec 8, 2020: Wed, 5:30–7:30 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    45 units.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

The study of Athenian society in the 5th century BC, a period unique in the record of human achievement during which virtually all the major humanistic fields were either initiated or received significant new impetus. Students with credit for HUM 302 may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:



In his Gorgias, Plato’s Socrates describes rhetoric as the counterpoint of junk food.  At the beginning of his Rhetoric Aristotle describes it as the counterpoint of dialectic (philosophy).  In this course we’ll focus on a close reading of these texts, as well as others from that time, to develop polished, 10-page research papers.

COVIDIAN QUOTIDIAN  We‘ll meet for two hours each week (Mondays at 5:30 PM) synchronously, using Canvas Discussion.  I’ll also post a weekly 1-hour lecture, and I’d like to zoom weekly 20-minute chats with pairs of people to discuss their writing.

Grading

  • Participation 20%
  • Short papers (5% each) 20%
  • Draft 1 (3 pages) 10%
  • Draft 2 (6 pages) 20%
  • Draft 3 (10 pages) 30%

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Texts will all be available on line.  Any recent translation of Plato, Gorgias, and Aristotle, Rhetoric, would be useful, but not necessary.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2020

Teaching at SFU in fall 2020 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).