Fall 2010 schedule | ⇓ evaluations & wrap up
- ## | date | day | topic
Intro sessions
- 01 | 24 Aug | Tue | introductions
- 02 | 26 Aug | Thu | looking at the topic
How do we understand the other?
- 03 | 31 Aug | Tue | thinking about our cultural guides
- 04 | 02 Sep | Thu | how do we describe the world
- 05 | 07 Sep | Tue | considering the "Middle East"
- 06 | 09 Sep | Thu | considering a part of the "Middle East"
- 07 | 14 Sep | Tue | thinking about international program opportunities here
- 08 | 16 Sep | Thu | considering places we think we know
How do we think about things?
- 09 | 21 Sep | Tue | the syllogism & the tao
- 10 | 23 Sep | Thu | social origins of the mind
- 11 | 28 Sep | Tue | social life & sense of self
- 12 | 30 Sep | Thu | envisioning the world
- 13 | 05 Oct | Tue | logic vs. dialectics
- 14 | 07 Oct | Thu | longevity of differences
- *** | 12 Oct | Tue | University Day | no class
Communication styles aross and within cultures
- 15 | 14 Oct | Thu | some exercises to get us thinking
- 16 | 19 Oct | Tue | reflections on our understanding of communication styles
- *** | 21 Oct | Thu | Fall Recess | no class
Is culture dependent on our tongues?
- 17 | 26 Oct | Tue | nature of language history
- 18 | 28 Oct | Thu | Egyptian, Chinese, & Global Librarianship
- 19 | 02 Nov | Tue | Meaghan O'Connor & Global Libraries
- 20 | 04 Nov | Thu | spanish in the new world & Mapuche culture
- 21 | 09 Nov | Tue | in the train of empire & Jen Crye
- 22 | 11 Nov | Thu | the career of english
- 23 | 16 Nov | Tue | languages today & tomorrow & Daniel Beaver-Seitz
How do we relate to place & space?
- 24 | 18 Nov | Thu | Rebecca Vargha & German libraries after reunification
- 25 | 23 Nov | Tue | food & place
- *** | 25 Nov | Thu | Thanksgiving | no class
- 26 | 30 Nov | Tue | attachment to homeland, to mythical time & place
Wrapping up
- 27 | 02 Dec | Thu | where have we been & organizations
- 28 | 07 Dec | Tue | evaluations & wrap up
- *** | 17 Dec | Fri | 0800-1100 | final exam time | final product due