Format:
- 30-50 min. workshops focusing on close reading of texts
- time management: reading prior to the meeting or slow/silent reading during the meeting
- discussion: sharing observations - correlations - interpretations - applicability
Location: Hamilton 111
Time: TBD by the participants involved in it
Choice of Texts: primary sources in translation, influential books, articles etc.
Suggested steps:
1. Observation - TEXT (reader's ignorance versus the author's knowledge) - what is the author saying? Look in particular for the concepts or metaphors, the models, the argument, the method, the data backing up the claim(s).
2. Correlation - INTERTEXTUALITY (how does it compare with other texts?) - the agreements, the disagreements, the gaps.
3. Interpretation - MEANING (why was it written?) - the text versus the world it was written for (origin story, author identity, what impact it had)
4. Applicability - SIGNIFICANCE - (So what?) - the text versus the world today - what is today's situation that the text can help with? How exactly?
A reading on close-reading:
http://nieonline.com/tbtimes/downloads/CCSS_reading.pdf
The following are some examples of close reading workshops that we organized over the years.
September 14
Preface (pp. xvii)
Ch. 1. A Disquieting Suggestion (pp. 1-5)
September 21
Ch. 2. The Nature of Moral Disagreement Today and the Claims of Emotivism (pp. 6-22)
Ch. 3. Emotivism: Social Content and Social Context (pp. 23-35)
September 28
Ch. 4. The Predecessor Culture and the Enlightenment Project of Justifying Morality (pp. 36-50)
Ch. 5. Why the Enlightenment Project of Justifying Morality Had to Fail (pp. 51-61)
October 5
Ch. 6. Some Consequences of the Failure of the Enlightenment Project (pp. 62-78)
Ch. 7. Fact, Explanation and Expertise (pp. 79-87)
October 12
Ch. 8. The Character of Generalizations in Social Science and their Lack of Predictive Power
(pp. 88-108)
Ch. 9. Nietzsche or Aristotle? (pp. 109-120)
October 19
Ch. 10. The Virtues of Heroic Societies (pp. 121-130)
Ch. 11. The Virtues of Athens (pp. 131-145)
October 26
Ch. 12. Aristotle’s Account of the Virtues (pp. 146-164)
Ch. 13. Medieval Aspects and Occasions (pp. 165-180)
November 2
Ch. 14. The Nature of the Virtues (pp. 181-203)
Ch. 15. The Virtues, the Unity of a Human Life and the Concept of a Tradition (pp. 204-225)
November 9
Ch. 16. From the Virtues to Virtue and after Virtue (pp. 226-143)
Ch. 17. Justice as a Virtue: Changing Conceptions (pp. 244-255)
November 16
Ch. 18. After Virtue: Nietzsche or Aristotle, Trotsky and St. Benedict (pp. 256-263)
Ch. 19. Postscript to the Second Edition (pp. 264-278)
Tech Talks
Facilitator: Romulus D. Stefanut
Goal: highly informative and practical sessions intended to motivate students, faculty, and staff on how to use LITS technology efficiently and creatively.
Format:
Meeting times: Wednesdays,12:15 -12:45 pm
Location: duPont Library (Torian Room)
Topics of Interest:
Advent 2016
Virtual and Augmented Reality (Greg Banwarth) - September 21
Top 7 Library Tools for everyone (Romulus D. Stefanut and panel of Librarians) - October 19
Managing On-line Privacy (Vicki Sells & IT panel) - November 16
Easter 2017
Digital Preservation for Personal Archives
Effects of Technology on Student Behaviour
Social Media Analytics for Academics
Religion and Film Workshop
Facilitator: Romulus D. Stefanut
Goal: to create a casual learning experience by watching and discussing cultural products at the intersection between
Format:
Opening comments
Film viewing & popcorn
Moderated discussion
Time: (Wednesday evenings 6:30-9:00 )
Place: Torian Room, other venues (Screening Room)
Refreshments: Pop & Popcorn
Fall Quarter: Documentaries
CS Lewis - Shadowlands (September 14)
Francis d’Assisi - Brother Sun Sister Moon (October 12)
Dietrich Bonhoeffer - Pastor Pacifist, Natzie Resister (November 16)
Martin Luther - Luther Movie (December 7)
Other Possible Series:
History of Religion - Documentaries
Anglican History and Religion
Portraits of Jesus (from Zeffirelli to Mel Gibson)
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