March 20, 2007
Syllabus Project — Steps 1 and 2
Further to my earlier post: a group of us met yesterday (those who could make the very short-notice meeting). Because we could decide only so much with a minority of us there and with limited time, it was decided that we would begin with readings and try to work then toward a structure, rather than begin with a structure and work toward the readings. Mattias has begun a wiki page on the ARC wiki, to which each of us need add two readings, with an explanation of why you think it should be included. Please include bibliographical information, and page numbers for your selections. Comments should be added through the “discussion” function of the wiki. You all might want to click “watch this page” on the syllabus project page so that you know when someone has added something. We already have three or four people’s suggestions (thanks to those folks).
Given this development, I’d like to suggest a new plan from the one above:
1. Everyone post his or her suggestions within the next few days.
2. Second face-to-face meeting will be the week after spring break (not the week of April 15). During this meeting, we will discuss structure again and then decide on our next step. For this meeting everyone should review everyone else’s suggestions and comment on them. We need to find a time when as many of us can come as possible. To that end, I’m proposing that we meet at my house for an “anthropological salon,” Friday, April 6, at 5:30. I live straight down College Avenue in Rockridge.
3. But, if that isn’t convenient, I’ve also made a “shared calendar” page on the wiki, which is no calendar but just a list of days of the week next to which I ask that everyone write the times they are always unavailable. From that we can determine in fact if there is any time when we are all free. I’m not sure there is!
Onward.