From Round to Square (and back)

For The Emperor's Teacher, scroll down (↓) to "Topics." It's the management book that will rock the world (and break the vase, as you will see). Click or paste the following link for a recent profile of the project: http://magazine.beloit.edu/?story_id=240813&issue_id=240610

A new post appears every day at 12:05* (CDT). There's more, though. Take a look at the right-hand side of the page for over four years of material (2,000 posts and growing) from Seinfeld and country music to every single day of the Chinese lunar calendar...translated. Look here ↓ and explore a little. It will take you all the way down the page...from round to square (and back again).
*Occasionally I will leave a long post up for thirty-six hours, and post a shorter entry at noon the next day.

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Round and Square Syllabus, Autumn 2021

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

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Round and Square Syllabus
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Autumn 2021

Robert André LaFleur                                                             Office Hours:
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lafleur@beloit.edu                                                                   ...or by appointment.       

Week One
Syllabic Cycles—Introduction, a-d (read all four posts, not just the first one—but go quickly). 
Check the lunar calendar every day (posted at midnight). This link is to the RSQ home page. Just scroll down until you see the calendar if it is not right there!

Week Two
Quotidian Quizzes—Introduction, a-h (skim the first four posts, but read the last four carefully (they get to the heart of our course).
Check the lunar calendar every day (posted at midnight). This link is to the RSQ home page. Just scroll down until you see the calendar if it is not right there!

Week Three—September 8. 
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Styling Culture: Chicago-style Footnotes and Endnotes 

Week Four—September 13-14
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LaFleur, "Smoke Hole at the Center of the Universe" (.pdf sent on Friday 9/10).

Week Five—September 20-21
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LaFleur, "Theory Corner: Bricolage" (you must read all three posts). This is an important concept that will help you with a great deal of your work.

Week Six—September 27-28
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This is an important concept that will help you with a great deal of your work.

Week Seven—October 5-6
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The Thousand-Ask Question You need to read all three posts (important).
This is an important concept that will help you with a great deal of your work. Note that, even though the posts speak of ethnographic inquiry (in-person questioning), the skill can be turned toward historical study and, yes, translation. We'll discuss these matters in class.


 Week Ten—October 26-27
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The Philosophy of History of Philosophy (A History) Read the post and think about the many dimensions of "history." It is never, ever, just a timeline. We'll discuss the implications in class.

Week Eleven—November 2-3
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Just Do It...Over (Read this introductory post and the three, total, below)
Nine Lives (two posts; read both)

 Week Twelve—November 9-10
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 Week Thirteen—November 16-17
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