Round and Square Syllabus (Spring 2016)

Click here for the introduction to the Round and Square series "Syllabic Cycles"

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On this date in Round and Square History
18 January 2015—The Accidental Ethnographer Syllabus 2015
18 January 2015—China's Lunar Calendar: 2015 01-18
18 January 2014—China's Lunar Calendar: 2014 01-18
18 January 2013—Channeling Liam: Celsius (get over it)
18 January 2012—Seinfeld Ethnography: Swimming in East River
18 January 2011—Cultural and Intellectual History Tweets: Resource Center

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Round and Square Syllabus

All Classes

Spring 2016

Robert André LaFleur                                                             Office Hours:

Morse Ingersoll 111                                                                 Tuesday           12:00-1:30 

363-2005                                                                                   Thursday         12:00-1:30

lafleur@beloit.edu                                                                    …or by appointment

NYRB and Round and Square readings are due on Tuesdays, and will be a part of both the quiz and class discussion on Tuesdays.

Week One—January 21 (Thursday—this week only)
Syllabic Cycles—Introduction, a-d (read all four posts, not just the first one—but go quickly). 
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Week Two—January 26
Quotidian Quizzes—Introduction, a-h (skim the first four posts, but read the last four carefully (they get to the heart of our course).
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Week Three—February 2
Styling Culture: Chicago-style Footnotes and Endnotes 
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Week Four—February 9
Theory Corner: Bricolage 
(If you find the concept of bricolage useful, there are two more linked posts).
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Week Five—February 16
The Philosophy of History of Philosophy: A History (Introduction)
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Week Six—February 23
HIST 210 (Japan): Kanji Mastery
ANST 351 (Senior Seminar): Kanji Mastery 
HIST 310 (Confucius): La Pensée Cyclique (Marcel Granet)

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Week Seven—March 1
The Thousand Ask Question (read the first post; the next two are highly recommended).
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Week Ten—March 22
Structure, History, and Culture (it is important this week that you read both posts. Please understand that the perspective in these posts will play key roles in the rest of our work.
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Week Eleven—March 29
Structure, History, and Culture—NCAA Basketball
Structure, History, and Culture—Electoral College
*(Just one more week of two posts; it is vital that you read both, and it will pay off). 
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Week Twelve—April 5
The Cortex Chronicles: Introduction
The Cortex Chronicles: Punting and Strategy 1a
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Week Thirteen—April 12
The Cortex Chronicles: Punting and Downs 1b
The Cortex Chronicles: Punting and Trolleys 1c
The Cortex Chronicles: Punting and Thinking 1d
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Week Fourteen—April 19
The Cortex Chronicles: Long Synapse Punting 1e
The Cortex Chronicles: Contrapuntal 1f
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