Basic Program Year Two: Winter
This course was available in the past and may be presented again as part of the Basic Program of Liberal Education curriculum.
The Year 2 Seminar follows three different journeys of self-discovery as the authors explore ideas of alienation, transformation, and homecoming. The Year 2 Winter tutorial will focus on a close reading of Plato's dialogue, Republic, which examines a broad range of topics from political theory, social morality, and the philosophic development of the self in the process of addressing the question, "What is Justice"?
Course Outline
For specific dates, see at right under each Section: SCHEDULE AND LOCATION. Reading schedule is identical across all Sections.
Seminar
| Week | Seminar |
|---|---|
| 1 | Homer, Odyssey Books 1-4 |
| 2 | Homer, Odyssey Books 5-8 |
| 3 | Homer, Odyssey Books 9-12 |
| 4 | Homer, Odyssey Books 13-16 |
| 5 | Homer, Odyssey Books 17-20 |
| 6 | Homer, Odyssey Books 21-24 |
| 7 | Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 1-2 |
| 8 | Joyce, Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, 3-5 |
| 9 | Woolf, A Room of One’s Own, 1-3 |
| 10 | Woolf, A Room of One’s Own, 4-6 |
Tutorial
| Week | Tutorial |
|---|---|
| 1 | Plato, Republic Book 1 |
| 2 | Plato, Republic Book 2 |
| 3 | Plato, Republic Book 3 |
| 4 | Plato, Republic Book 4 |
| 5 | Plato, Republic Book 5 |
| 6 | Plato, Republic Book 6 |
| 7 | Plato, Republic Book 7 |
| 8 | Plato, Republic Book 8 |
| 9 | Plato, Republic Book 9 |
| 10 | Plato, Republic Book 10 |
Required Texts
- Homer, The Odyssey (Fagles tr., Penguin, ISBN 978-0140268867).
- Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Penguin, ISBN 978-0142437346).
- Woolf, A Room of One’s Own (Harvest Books, ISBN 978-0156787338).
- Plato, Republic (Reeve Edition). Hackett Publishing. ISBN 978-0-87220-736-3.
Purchase
Books are available using the Textbook order form from the Gleacher Center Bookstore online, or by using the ISBN number to order the correct edition elsewhere.
Notes
Deadline for Online Registration: Online Registration for Winter Quarter courses will close on December 22 at 5pm CT. Register today to secure your place!
Taking a Graham School Remote Course: You will receive an invitation to join Canvas about a week before the course begins. Please accept the invitation and create a log-in for Canvas using your email as the user name and create a password. Then go to the Dashboard and click on your course. Next click on Zoom Professional Education and you will see the link to "Join" your classroom. Canvas houses the course information including the course syllabus, announcements, and discussions. You will not be able to participate in your online class unless you accept the Canvas invitation and set up your account.
For help visit, https://grahamschool.uchicago.edu/academic-programs/online/learning-resources/liberal-arts to find step by step instructions for Canvas and Zoom.