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.

Monday, January 17, 2022

Round and Square Syllabus, Spring 2022

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

[a] Round RF
Round and Square Syllabus
All Classes
Spring 2022

Robert André LaFleur                                                        Office Hours:
Morse Ingersoll 206                                                            Monday        12:00-13:30
363-2005                                                                              Wednesday  12:00-13:30
lafleur@beloit.edu                                                              ...or by appointment.        

We will be reading short essays from my 
blog for Mondays. These range from necessary information 
 for class in the first half of the term (very important) to essays
that are meant to stimulate broad thinking about our  class materials. 
All items are required and will be on quizzes and tests.

Week One—January 24
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—January 31
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—February 7 
All Classes
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 Four—February 14
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! 
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All Classes


Week Five—February 21
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! 
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All Classes
Just work on your papers.


Week Six—February 28
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! 
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All Classes 
LaFleur, "Smoke Hole at the Center of the Universe" (.pdf file)


Week Seven—March 7
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! 
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All Classes 
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—March 28
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! 
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All Classes
Exilic Response. Read this post carefully, and think about examples.
Take a quick look at these two examples of what Rob calls "exilic response."
Week Eleven—April 4
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! 
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All Classes (even if you are new to writing characters, the themes will be useful in both HIST 150 and HIST 210)
Kanji Mastery. Read this post carefully, and think your character writing.
If you would like to go deeper into East Asian reading matters, here are some more posts (not required):
There are many more of these...just look under "Kanji Mastery" under "Topics" on the right side of the homepage.


Week Twelve—April 11
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! 
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All Classes (these ideas will make sense in terms of historical thinking as we head into the last month of the term).
Structure, History, and Culture (two posts; it's important to read both)

Week Thirteen—April 18
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! 
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All Classes (these posts should help you think more about how structures are at work at all levels in our lives, and in the lives of people we study historically)

If you wish to go a little further (these aren't required), and can stomach all of the basketball.

Week Fourteen—April 25
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! 
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All Classes: This is a very important concept, and it is a useful way to tie several course themes together. Please read all three posts.

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