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GTBOOKS 191 - Great Books

Fall 2022, Section 001

Instruction Mode: Section 001 is In Person (see other Sections below)

Subject: Great Books Program (GTBOOKS)

Department: LSA Classical Studies

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Details

Credits:

Requirements & Distribution:

HU, FYWR

Other:

Honors

Credit Exclusions:

No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in GTBOOKS 201 or CLCIV 101.

Advisory Prerequisites:

First-Year students in the Honors Program.

Repeatability:

May not be repeated for credit.

Primary Instructor:

Dufallo,Basil J

Start/End Date:

Full Term 8/29/22 - 12/9/22 (see other Sections below)

NOTE: Drop/Add deadlines are dependent on the class meeting dates and will differ for full term versus partial term offerings.
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Description

In this course we’ll read a series of works from Greco-Roman antiquity long held to be among the “Great Books” of world literature. We’ll explore the ways in which these texts can still speak to us today because of their intense focus on central questions of human existence, such as: What makes you who you are? What makes a good life? What is justice? What is your relation to people different from yourself, whether because of their ethnicity, class, or gender? At the same time, however, we’ll ask why these texts in particular became “Great Books” because of the answers they provide to these questions, and whether these answers are still our answers. Students will, in addition, have the option of writing about modern literature and film related to the ancient texts but coming from diverse perspectives and traditions. The course as a whole will feature the theme of “texts in conversation with other texts” as a way to prepare students for this and other assignments.

Intended Audience:

Honors Students

Class Format:

2 one hour lectures and 2 one hour discussion sections per week.

Schedule

GTBOOKS 191 - Great Books

Section

Class Instruction Mode

Class
Number

Enrollment
Status

Open
Seats

Open Restricted Seats

Waitlist

Day/Time Location

Start/End Date

Schedule Listing

Section:

001 (LEC)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

11287

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

9:00AM - 10:00AM

AUD A AH

8/29/22 - 12/9/22

Note: STUDENTS ARE AUTO-ENROLLED IN LECTURE WHEN THEY ELECT A DISCUSSION.

Section:

002 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

11288

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

LSA Hnrs

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

9:00AM - 10:00AM

1628 CHEM

8/29/22 - 12/9/22

Section:

003 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

11289

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

4:00PM - 5:00PM

2060 SKB

8/29/22 - 12/9/22

Section:

004 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

11290

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

9:00AM - 10:00AM

G115 AH

8/29/22 - 12/9/22

Section:

006 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

11292

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

2:00PM - 3:00PM

2155 NQ

8/29/22 - 12/9/22

Section:

007 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

11293

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

4:00PM - 5:00PM

2229 SEB

8/29/22 - 12/9/22

Section:

008 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

11294

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

LSA Hnrs

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

3:00PM - 4:00PM

2135 NQ

8/29/22 - 12/9/22

Section:

010 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

11296

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

LSA Hnrs

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

1:00PM - 2:00PM

210 WH

8/29/22 - 12/9/22

Section:

011 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

11297

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

10:00AM - 11:00AM

4088 EH

8/29/22 - 12/9/22

Section:

012 (DIS)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

24873

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

LSA Hnrs

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

1:00PM - 2:00PM

3207 LSA

8/29/22 - 12/9/22

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