February
17th
Presentation: Calculus in We
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19th
Presentation I: Plato’s Republic and We
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Presentation II: Brave New World/1984 and We
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24th
Presentation: “Oedipus” and Envy
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26th
Presentation: “Hamlet” and Envy
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March 5th
Presentation: Platonov’s language
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SPRING BREAK
March 31st
Presentation: Goethe’s “Faust” and Master and Margarita
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April
2nd
Presentation I: Master and Margarita–Is there a new evangelist?
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Presentation II: Who wrote which manuscript?
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Guidelines for class presentations
At least two days before your presentation, discuss your topic with me, preferably after having read the relevant book. You’re welcome to consult me as you work, by e-mail or in person.
It is up to you to contact me to set a meeting time well in advance of your presentation, by e-mail or after class.
Gather and analyze your data; make a handout of the essential material, with page numbers for each quotation. Make a copy for everyone in the room (you’re welcome to use the copier in the Russian department office, 215 Fisk).
Outline your main topics and rehearse your presentation together with your partner to make sure it takes about ten minutes total for the two of you to give.
In class:
Use this occasion to practice pubic speaking; perform your findings. This includes speaking clearly while looking at your audience, avoiding asides. You don’t need to discuss each individual piece of evidence on your handout; you can go into one or two of the most relevant ones in detail, discussing their significance as fully as possible.
Build toward a conclusion. You can include your conclusion in a couple of sentences on your handout; in your presentation show more fully than on the handout how your conclusion helps us to read the work you discuss.
Remember that you will be the expert on your topic; don’t expect (as we all tend to do when we work on something) that everyone in the room has seen the connections you are making. Make them explicit, moving from the details to their larger significance as you talk.