Syllabus

Assignments:
In addition to the readings for each week, there are written assignments for each week.  The conference will be divided into three groups.  Each group will be responsible for one of the three kinds of written assignments in turn.  The first writing assignment is to create a venn diagram, based on similarities or differences you see between the representations of consciousness in one literary and one theoretical text.  The second writing assignment is a single-spaced journal page which is a record either of your thoughtful reaction to the literary text, an imitation of that text's most salient way of representing consciousness, or an account of some aspect of your own consciousness.  The third writing assignment is a 3-4 page paper (double spaced) in which you create an argument analyzing 1 paragraph from the literary text using claims made in the theoretical text or vice versa. All writing, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, is due in hard copy at the beginning of conference.  You should always be prepared to present the content of your writing to the conference orally; you will frequently be requested to do so. There will be no writing due the week before fall break and none due the last week of class.  There will be no other written assignments or exams.

Part 1: Developing consciousness through language, the social world, and embodiment

Part 2: Models of Sense Experience, Temporality, Emotion, and Memory

Part 3: Consciousness and Language: Object Relations, Mental Imagery, and Intersubjectivity