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Anthropology 265 (3) - Ethnographic Genres - Newly scheduled course - Prerequisite: Three credits in anthropology or sociology or permission of the instructor. This course addresses how ethnographies are involved in power inequalities. Since the 1980s, Western ethnographers have explored how their own social and economic positions have shaped the ways they represent the people they study. Particular emphasis is placed on the challenges of writing ethnography in the modern world. Class discussions consider how theories of post-modernism, critiques of colonialism, the rise of feminism and the emergence of transnationalism have provided new ethnographic genres. Goluboff.

Biology 182 (1) - Use & Understanding of Biological Literature - Cancelled
 Biology 295A (1) - Evolutionary Research - topical description - Current research in evolutionary biology is explored by having each student read research and review articles in the professional literature. Students will make two oral presentations summarizing the readings and write a mini-review article on a topic of current importance. Knox
 Biology 295B (1) - Microbiological Petting Zoo - topical description - Current research papers on aspects of microbiology affecting humans and their world are discussed. Simurda
 Biology 295C (1) - Mammalian Reproductive Strategies - topical description - Prerequisites: Biology 112 and permission of the instructor. Consideration is given to such topics, among others, as environmental regulation of fertility; seasonal reproductive strategies; food as a proximate factor; temperature as a proximate factor; and regulation by social cues. I'Anson

Chemistry 100 (4) - Modern Descriptive Chemistry - next offered Fall 2000
 Chemistry 110 (4) - Chemistry of the Earth - completion of this course will NOT serve as a prerequisite for Chemistry 241 (4), Organic Chemistry I. Thus, this course is NOT appropriate for anyone contemplating medical school of any kind (where Organic chemistry is needed). The proper course for these people, as it always has been, is Chemistry 111 (4), General Chemistry
 Chemistry 241 (4) - Organic Chemistry I - Permission required - This is necessary in order to implement the "2.5 rule" which is in effect. (The "2.5 rule" may be found in the catalog in the prerequisites for Chemistry 241.)
 Chemistry 296 (1) - Hazardous Materials - Permission required - Pass/Fail only, which eliminates freshmen and indicates this course may not be used to fulfill major requirements.
 Chemistry 341 (4) - Biochemistry - reminder: prerequisite is Chemistry 242 (4), Organic Chemistry II

Chinese 111-112 (8) - First-year Chinese - This course is linked; the second term must be completed to receive any credit toward degree requirements for the first term
 Chinese 261-262 (8) - Second-year Chinese - This course is linked; the second term must be completed to receive any credit toward degree requirements for the first term

Classics/Literature in Translation 201 (3) - Classical Mythology - Newly scheduled course - An introduction to the study of Greek and Roman mythology, with an emphasis on the primary sources, both literary and visual. The myths are presented in their historical, religious and political contexts. The course also includes an introduction to some major theories of myth, and uses comparative materials drawn from the myths of other peoples and contemporary society. Crotty.

Computer Science 111 will ONLY be offered during the fall term this year. Computer Science 120 will be offered during the winter term.
 Computer Science 120 (4) - Procedural Programming - Cancelled
 Computer Science/Engineering 251 (3) - Laboratory Computer Applications - Cancelled
 Computer Science/Management 310 (3) - Management Information Systems - Cancelled
 Computer Science 317 (3) - Database Management - Newly scheduled course
 Computer Science 330 (3) - Operating Systems - Newly scheduled course

Economics 399A (3) - Introduction to Resource & Environmental Economics - topical description - Prerequisite: Economics 101. The purpose of this course is to apply microeconomic theory to environmental and resource problems. Our objective is to develop an economic way of thinking about all aspects of environmental and natural resource issues. We examine issues and problems related to the environment and the use of natural resources such as environmental protection, measurement of environmental values, strategies for pollution control, and the optimal use of natural resources. Casey
 Economics 399B (3) - Economic Demography - topical description - Prerequisites: Economics 101, 102 and at least junior standing. Application of standard economic principles to the analysis of demographic topics, including human fertility and mortality, population growth rates, the age distribution, urbanization and urban migration, international migration, age-sex specific labor force participation rates and unemployment rates, civil status, education, health and nutrition. The course concentrates on U.S. experience, supplemented by international comparisons. Herrick

Engineering/Computer Science 251 (3) - Laboratory Computer Applications - Cancelled
 Engineering 302 (3) - An Intro to the Finite Element Method - Cancelled

English 101A (3) - Expository Writing: Popular Blockbusters - topical description - A study of the literary, cultural, sociological and economic significance of the mass market phenomenon known as the blockbuster. The course focuses on several best-selling novels and their movie tie-ins. Likely works include some, but not all, of the following: Birth of a Nation, The Prisoner of Zenda, The Wizard of Oz, The Thin Man, Rebecca, Gone with the Wind, Psycho, Valley of the Dolls, A Room with a View, Jurassic Park  and Schindler's List. Adams
 English 101B (3) - Expository Writing: Human Values & Beliefs - topical description - Beginning with Man's Search for Meaning, a classic description of the mental experiences of concentration camp inmates, students in this section read two books and several essays about the role of values and beliefs in human life, focusing especially on the life of college students. Smout
 English 101C (3) - Expository Writing: Individual & Community - topical description - In what ways do contemporary American cultural practices--in politics, clothing, family relations, and many other areas--shape individual identity? In what ways can and should individuals assert their rights, values, and ideas against the dominant culture? What do their communities -- the state, the college, the workplace -- owe them? What do they owe their communities? As they read essays exploring these interlocking questions, students in this section write short essays drawing on their own experience as well as their reading. Craun
 English 101D (3) - Expository Writing: Food, Shelter & Clothing: Writing About Essential of Self - topical description - Students us writing about "essential" human needs to explore how the individual is shaped by family, community and societal circumstances. Writing is divided into three sections: "Eat, Drink, man, Woman," "Gimme Shelter" and "The Clothes Make the Man (Woman). Such writing may well lead to consideration of global questions.  For example, when considering food, students might choose to explore famine in the world today, whether to be a vegetarian, or how certain foods have contributed to their sense of family or individuality. McClure

 English 105A (3) - Composition & Literature: The Supernatural in Human Experience - topical description - The course focuses on the changing notions of how humans encounter gods, demons, and other supernatural agents, and how these interventions affect human life. Possible readings: Oedipus Rex, Beowulf, Apuleius's Golden Ass, Macbeth, James's Turn of the Screw, John Gardner's Grendel and other works in verse on the topic. Evans
 English 105B (3) - Composition & Literature: The Supernatural in Human Experience - topical description - Same description as 105A. Evans
 English 105C (3) - Composition & Literature: Coming of Age - topical description - This course examines a number of literary works that all deal with the process of coming of age, that is, the fundamental human movement from a state of youth to adulthood, immaturity to maturity, naivete to awareness, innocence to experience. In discussions and essays, the focus is on the tensions, aspirations, pains, joys, myths, and realities of this transition. Major questions include: what are the crucial stages involved in coming of age? wow do issues such as authority, rebellion, and conformity affect one's coming of age? how does the process differ for men and women? what roles do sexuality and desire play in this process? what larger patterns -- mythic, religious, social, economic -- are reflected in this movement? how is coming of age related to love? to death? what happens if the "normal" pattern is broken? Readings include Hemingway's Complete Stories, selected poems by Wordsworth, Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, As You Like It, and Cymbeline, Austen's Sense and Sensibility, and selections from Wordsworth's Prelude. Conner
 English 105D (3) - Composition & Literature: Art & Nature - topical description - This course is an introduction to the study of poetry, fiction, and drama with a focus on the representation of nature in art. Works examined include Shakespeare's Green World, Wordsworth's nature poetry, and the fiction of Faulkner and Melville among others. Camuto
 English 105E (3) - Composition & Literature: Art & Nature - topical description - Same description as 105D. Camuto
 English 105F (3) - Composition & Literature: Initiations & Discoveries - topical description - A study of initiations in poetry, drama and short fiction, focusing on experiences involving entry into the world of consciousness, and considering the nature of psychological discovery and the consequences of leaving behind innocence. Representative texts include two Shakespeare plays with videotapes of appropriate scenes, lyric poetry by contemporary and earlier poets, and fiction by authors like Bernard Malamud and Flannery O'Connor. Stuart
 English 105G (3) - Composition & Literature: Literature & Technology - topical description - In this section, we examine novels, poetry and drama that investigate the relationship between subjectivity, technology and society. How do technologies shape who we are and how we experience -- and act in -- the world around us, and how do writers imaginatively explore this question in literature? Authors may include: William Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, H.G. Wells, Bertolt Brecht, J. G. Ballard, Samuel Delany, Angela Carter, Octavia Butler, Philip Dick, William Gibson and contemporary performance poets. Winkiel
 English 105H (3) - Composition & Literature: Revisions - topical description - In this section students analyze literary revisions: plays, films, novels, short stories, and poems which examine influential works from 20th-century perspectives. Readings include two sets of closely paired texts: Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Mary Reilly. Students also study the Grimm tales as adapted by Angela Carter and Anne Sexton, and Rita Dove's Mother Love, which treats the myth of Persephone. Wheeler
 English 105I (3) - Composition & Literature: Mysteries, Puzzles & Conundrums - topical description - Melville wrote that "significance lurks in all things." In other words, meaning exists everywhere, but it is hidden and sometimes difficult, even impossible to discover. Upon this belief rests the possibility of mystery. And it is with mysteries this section is concerned -- "mysteries" not in the generic sense of stories about crime and detection but mysteries of character, morality, religion, and art. Central to each of the works we read is some puzzle, secret, riddle, enigma, ambiguity, or complexity. Sometimes the work itself is the mystery, a kind of hieroglyph. Each of our readings, in its own way, raises questions about the methods and the limitations of human discovery. Oliver
 English 105J (3) - Composition & Literature: Revisions - topical description - Same description as 105H. Wheeler
 English 105K (3) - Composition & Literature: North & South - topical description - Students explore regional themes in the literary representation of "America" in 19th- and 20th-century American literature.  Readings may include Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Ellison, Lee Smith, Langston Hughes, William Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Alice Walker, Tennessee Williams, Woody Allen, Robert Frost, Eudora Welty, Carson McCullers, Walt Whitman, Zora Neale Hurston, Edith Wharton and F. Scott Fitzgerald, among others. McClure

English 290A (3) - Seminar: Appalachian Studies - topical description - This seminar explores Appalachian themes, concepts, expectations, stereotypes (and possible remedies) through works of writers of the area.  We hope to come to some interpretation of the term "Appalachian writer."  The emphasis is primarily but not exclusively on fiction, with exploration also into nonfiction, autobiography, poems, songs, folklore.  Other themes might include isolation, mountain culture, genealogy, poverty, Bible Belt religion, and the displaced migrant.  Practice in research methods, library projects, several short critical pieces, culminating in one long research paper.  Students are expected to contribute research findings to each class discussion. Miller
 English 290B (3) - Seminar: Virginia Woolf & The Bloomsbury Group - topical description - This seminar is an intensive examination of the Bloomsbury Group and its contribution to Modernist thought and literature.  Though focussed on the literary output of the group, including literature by Virginia Woolf, E. M. Forster, and Lytton Strachey, contributions made by other members are examined, such as:  the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes, the theories of art by Clive Bell and Roger Fry, and the paintings by Vanessa Bell, Duncan Grant, and Carrington.  Students work through the process of researching and generating a 4000 to 4500-word paper integrating historical and critical secondary sources. Winkiel

 English 313 (3) - Chaucer's Canterbury Tales - Newly scheduled course
 English 316 (3) - Renaissance Literature: the 16th Century - Cancelled
 English 351 (3) -World Fiction in English - Newly scheduled course
 English 356 (3) - Contemporary British Fiction - Cancelled
 English 380 (3) - Advanced Seminar - Cancelled

Environmental Studies Program (see the 1999-2000 catalog, page 142):
Interdepartmental 110 (3) - Introduction to Environmental Studies - This course is the "gateway" course to the environmental studies program; fulfills general education requirements in the social science area; and will not require permission nor will it be capped.

 Philosophy 260 (3) - Philosophy of Nature - one of the required courses for the env. studies program
 Economics 399 (3) - Environmental Economics - Fall 1999
 Politics 233 (3) - Environmental Policy - Winter 2000
 Interdepartmental 397 (3) - Environmental Senior Capstone Course - Winter 2000, Casey and Harbor

French 111-112 (8) - Elementary French - This course is linked; the second term must be completed to receive any credit toward degree requirements for the first term
 French 161-162 (6) - Intermediate French - This course is linked; the second term must be completed to receive any credit toward degree requirements for the first term
 French 195 (3) - Topics in Conversation and Culture - Cancelled
 French 331 (3) - Le sublime et le grotesque a travers les siecles - topical description - A chronological survey of French literature, this course focuses primarily on its thematic title and secondarily on the literary or artistic "-isms" pertaining thereto. Readings in French prose, poetry and theater occasion class lectures, discussions and analytic studies intended to improve writing skills. The course also aims to impart a notion of French literature's connection with French history. Fralin
 French 343 (3) - Contes et nouvelles - topical description - Not open to students who took French 324 in Fall 1998. Prerequisite: Nine credits from courses numbered 262 and above, or permission of the instructor. A study of selected short stories from French literature from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Through readings that will acquaint students with some of the better-known authors (Marie de France, Perrault, Balzac, Merimee, Flaubert, Maupassant, Le Clezio, Tournier, Yourcenar, etc...), this course explores the themes and techniques of the short narrative, and its relation to the cultural and historical context. Fregnac-Clave
 French 397 (3) - L'Affaire Dreyfus: su seuil du fascisme - topical description - This course examines carefully a landmark case in the history of French politics. Students cooperate to develop an electronic portfolio tracing the roots of the "Affair" during the early Third French Republic, the specifics of the trials surrounding the Dreyfus condemnation and particularly the role played by Emile Zola. We also look at this event that sharply polarized French politics in order to better understand the rise of antisemitism and fascism in France during the 20th century culminating in the collaborationist Vichy government during WWII.

Geology 195 (1) - Computer Applications in Geology - topical description - Permission required. Pass/Fail only. Introduction to computer software and hardware used in geology courses, including spreadsheets, graphing, mapping, digitizing, image analysis, web page, bibliographic and library research software. Harbor, Knapp
 Geology 330 (4) - Sedimentation & Stratigraphy - Cancelled

German 111-112 (8) - Elementary - This course is linked; the second term must be completed to receive any credit toward degree requirements for the first term
 German 261-262 (8) - Intermediate - This course is linked; the second term must be completed to receive any credit toward degree requirements for the first term

History 195 (3) - European Civilization, 325-1517 - topical description - Surveys European culture, politics, religion, social life, and Europe's relations with its neighbors, from the fall of Rome and the rise of Christianity, through the Middle ages and the Renaissance, to the Protestant Reformation. Peterson
 History 318 (3) - British Isles since 1688 - Newly scheduled course
 History 329 (3) - Early Medieval Europe, 325-1198 - topical description - Examines the culture and society of late Roman antiquity, the rise of Christianity, monasticism, Germanic migrations, Europe's relations with Islam and Byzantium, the Vikings, Charlemagne's empire, feudalism, manorialism and agriculture, gender roles and family structures, warfare and the Crusades, the growth of the papacy, monarchies, and the conflict between church and state, the revival of legal studies and theology, and the development of chivalric and romantic ideals in the cultural revival of the 12th century. Peterson

Interdepartmental 342 (3) - Medical Ethics - Cancelled
 Interdepartmental/Management 345 (3) - Business Ethics - Newly scheduled course

Japanese 111-112 (8) - First-year Japanese - This course is linked; the second term must be completed to receive any credit toward degree requirements for the first term
 Japanese 261-262 (8) - Second-year Japanese - This course is linked; the second term must be completed to receive any credit toward degree requirements for the first term

Journalism 295A (3) - The Electronic Media - topical description - May not be taken by students with credit for Journalism 226. The history, growth, organization, technologies, law, and support of commercial and public radio and television in the United States; management strategies, advertising, ratings and programming. Social and cultural effects. Appropriate for non-majors. MacDonald.
 Journalism 295B (3) - Journalism as History - topical description - Journalism has been called the "first rough draft of history," but since the essence of history is lengthened perspective, it is uncertain that the "rough draft" idea applies or can apply. Historians use contemporary accounts as documentary material but aside from that, what is the actual relationship. This course attempts to establish the relationship by examining contemporary accounts of notable historical episodes and comparing them with later accounts by historians. Yoder

Literature in Translation/Classics 201 (3) - Classical Mythology - Newly scheduled course - An introduction to the study of Greek and Roman mythology, with an emphasis on the primary sources, both literary and visual. The myths are presented in their historical, religious and political contexts. The course also includes an introduction to some major theories of myth, and uses comparative materials drawn from the myths of other peoples and contemporary society. Crotty.
 Literature in Translation 254 (3) - Modern Continental Drama - Cancelled
 Literature in Translation 269 (3) - Italian Lit of the Renaissance in Translation - Cancelled
 Literature in Translation 295 (3) - European Short Fiction - topical description -Stories, novellas and short novels of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Writers considered include Turgenev, Tolstoy, Chekhov,Balzac, Flaubert, Zola and Mann. Yoder

Management/Computer Science 310 (3) - Management Information Systems - Cancelled
 Management/Interdepartmental 345 (3) - Business Ethics - Newly scheduled course

Mathematics 101X (3) - Calculus I - reserved for students who have never had any previous work in calculus
 Mathematics 101Z (3) - Calculus I - reserved for students who have had some previous work in calculus
 Mathematics 221A (3) - Multivariable Calculus - freshmen only
 Mathematics 383 (3) - Seminar - Cancelled

Any W&L student may enroll in Army ROTC courses for degree credit at VMI. You should sign up for the "ghost" course MS 100, 200, 300 or 400 during W&L registration, depending on which course sequence you will be taking at VMI. No specific REGISTRATION permission is required. These W&L registrations are not graded and do not count toward your term course load. You will receive transfer credit from VMI upon completion of each course with a grade of C or better. Check the VMI ROTC web page, phone 464.7187 (CPT Chris Whittaker at VMI) or see the W&L University Registrar.

Neuroscience 395 (3) - Special Topics in Neuroscience - Cancelled

Philosophy 108 (3) - Ethics & the Environment - Cancelled
 Philosophy 256 (3) - Philosophy & Literature - Cancelled
 Philosophy 260 (3) - Philosophy of Nature - Newly scheduled course
 Philosophy 265 (3) - Nietzsche - Newly scheduled course

IMPORTANT -- Sign up for PE classes through web registration now.  Read the instructions!
Physical Education - Students may express a preference for up to three skills courses as part of web registration.  These preferences will be examined after the academic schedule is set and, if open and not in conflict with the academic courses, one may be placed in the schedule.   Changes or additional sections may still be handled during the drop/add period.
Physical Education - The following courses have an additional charge, billed to the student's account after registration.
 Physical Education 170 - Horsemanship
 Physical Education 178M - Dance
 Physical Education 304 - First Aid/CPR
 Physical Education 152 - Football - Cancelled
 Physical Education 169 - Aerobics - Cancelled

Politics 250 (3) - African-American Politics - Cancelled
 Politics 380A (3) - Politics & Government in Western Democracies - topical description - Prerequisite: Politics 100 or 101. A survey of the constitutions, political institutions, political processes and electoral behavior that characterize European and American democracies. Special emphasis will be on constitutional development, electoral laws and organization, political parties, federalism, the role of the judiciary, and a comparison of parliamentary and presidential systems. Rush
 Politics 380B (3) - Comparative Political Change - topical description - Prerequisite: Politics 101 or instructor's permission (via e-mail to craig@nws.aubg.bg) This course compares the efficiency of different strategies for political change from non-competitive to competitive regimes. Coordinates for comparison include the Balkans and the Russian Federation. Open to majors and non-majors. McCaughrin
 Politics 397 (3) - Seminar: Abraham Lincoln & the American Political Tradition - topical description - Prerequisite: Politics 100. This course examines the political thought of Abraham Lincoln as an expression of the principles and practices of the American regime. We will focus on his speeches, supplemented by writings of the American founding era, scholarly commentary on his statesmanship, and readings in the history of Antebellum America. Our aim is to understand Lincoln's actions as a public figure in light of his political principles and the prevailing public opinion. Morel

Psychology 431A (1) - Brain & Behavior Laboratory - Newly scheduled course - Corequisite: Psychology 111 and freshman or sophomore standing. Limit: 10 students. The laboratory course will not be required of all Psychology 111 enrollees. The optional laboratory offers students an opportunity to explore some of the applications of basic neuroscientific concepts to everyday life (e.g. the theory behind lie detectors, and the effects of neuropathology). The laboratory exercises reinforce topics covered in Psychology 111, including principles of neuronal conduction, and basic neural anatomy. Students are introduced to techniques for communicating scientific findings in written and oral forms. J. Stewart, R. Stewart

Russian 111-112 (8) - Elementary - This course is linked; the second term must be completed to receive any credit toward degree requirements for the first term
 Russian 261-262 (8) - Intermediate - This course is linked; the second term must be completed to receive any credit toward degree requirements for the first term

Spanish 111-112 (8) - Elementary Spanish - This course is linked; the second term must be completed to receive any credit toward degree requirements for the first term
 Spanish 161-162 (6) - Intermediate Spanish - This course is linked; the second term must be completed to receive any credit toward degree requirements for the first term
 Spanish 396 (3) - Spanish-American Seminar: Nobel Laureates - topical description - An intensive examination of the Nobel laureates of 20th-century Spanish America, including Gabriel Mistral (poetry), Miguel Angel Asturias (prose), Pablo Neruda (poetry),  Gabriel Garcia Marquez (prose), and Octavio Paz (poetry/essay).   In addition to textual analyses of representative works, the seminar addresses various dynamics of society and  literature, such as the role of the laureate as spokesperson, the function of literary prizes in Spanish America, and the reception  of Third-World writers by the West, among others.  Additionally, students lead discussion and complete an extensive term project. Barnett

Theatre 397 (3) - Seminar: Theatre Management - topical description - The basic principals of running a theatre from the management point of view. Gorman

University Scholars 200A (1) - Intro to T'ai Chi Ch'uan - topical description - Prerequisite: University Scholar. Pass/fail only. T'ai chi ch'uan is a traditional Chinese exercise practiced for health, relaxation, meditation and self-defense. Its value lies in its emphasis on total body integration and development of internal strength, relaxation and coordination. This class introduces the postures and sequence of the first third of the Yang Style Short Form as interpreted by Cheng Man Ching. Participants also study and discuss works form the literary tradition that present a philosophical perspective on the physical practice. Cass

 University Scholars 200B (1) - Practicum in Electronic Communication - topical description - Prerequisite: University Scholar. Pass/fail only. Aimed at exploration of the World Wide Web as a communication medium. Other electronic tools and resources also play a part: Adobe Acrobat, PhotoShop, Novell applications, etc. While the immediate objective is to provide opportunity to develop practical skills in web page creation, the longer-run aim is to develop strategies for extending creative uses of these and other electronic resources to the W&L community. Blackmer

 University Scholars 201 (3) - Absurdity in Contemporary World Literature - topical description - Students study the theme of absurdity in contemporary literature of various genres from several regions of the world. This literature in translation course attempts to expose students to the complex and intriguing concept of absurdity from the varying perspectives of several different cultures. The course provides an overview of absurd works from Spain, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan. During the first week, background information on the concept of absurdity, as well as an introduction to the structure of the course, is provided, followed by three, three- week long segments offering a more specific examination of absurdity as it relates to the contemporary works of specific geographical regions. Students are encouraged to explore this theme through a series of discussions, lectures, papers of varying lengths, and presentations. Lambeth, Mayock, E.L. Williams, Youngblood

 University Scholars 203 (3) - Love and Friendship - topical description - This course examines the nature of and relationship between love and friendship as depicted in some of the most important philosophic, literary, and religious texts of the Western tradition.. The examination is both thematic and historical, a survey of classical Greek and Roman, medieval, modern, and postmodern sources. Primary texts and authors considered for the course may include: The Bible (Genesis 1-3, along with Muslim, Christian, and Jewish commentaries), Plato's Phaedrus, Lysis, and/or Symposium, Aristotle's Politics and Nichomachean Ethics, Plutarch's Moralia, Montaigne's Essays, Bacon's Essays, Shakespeare's sonnets and selected plays, Hume's Treatise and Essays, Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Man (and Woman), Kant's Lectures on Ethics, Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Emerson's Essays, Kierkegaard's Works of Love, Nietzsche's Gay Science and Human All Too Human, Foucault's The History of Sexuality, Bataille's The Accursed Share, and Derrida's The Politics of Friendship. Secondary sources include, but are not restricted to: Dennis de Rougemont's Love in the Western World, A History of Private Life, Stone's The Family, Sex, and Marriage in England 1500-1800, and Elias' The Civilizing Process. Our readings may be supplemented by an examination of art, music, and film, likely to be led by guest speakers and to include visits to museums or concerts. Velásquez.