Wednesday, February 5, 2020

2020 Draft Mock EU Council Roster

2020 Draft EU Mock Council Roster: Please see me for possible changes. In order to honor the multilingual character of the EU, groups crossed classes for language and heritage. It was challenging that no one signed up for many countries and others signed up for the same set of countries. Finally, a handful of students never signed up. Nonetheless, I am open to movement. Groups may not be larger than three and every country needs at least one representative.  If students want to switch, both students must agree to the switch. With some rebalancing, I'm particularly hopeful that groups with only one representative could have two. This is the master list on which Ms. Gerst will make approved changes.  It will have the most up-to-date roster.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Hegel's Philosophy of History and Romanticism Redux: Phillis Wheatley

#1 Please watch this video on Hegel. How does he view history?  
Hegel 

#2 Please watch this video on Phillis Wheatley. How does her church remember her today?
Phillis Wheatley and her Church

#3 Read Wheatley's poem On Imagination and find as many references to themes of Romanticism as you can. Annotate those and be ready to link to pages 507-509 in your textbook.

#4 If you missed class, read this argument about Wheatley's place in the tradition of Romanticism.  What does Shields argue?


OPTIONAL WATCHING:

Hume

Kant


How the Far Right Became Europe’s New Normal


https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/04/opinion/far-right-europe-austria.html?referringSource=articleShare