The New School
Fall Semester 1999
Society and Culture 0461
Now that we have worked on descriptive and critical response papers and covered a reasonably broad range of concepts and discourses on culture, it's time to try applying what you've learned. So, for the final assignment, I would like you to write an essay on one of the works listed below:
You may approach your essay from any angle you like. The only constraint is that you make use of the concepts and ideas discussed in class. Note that you are not required to adopt a particular discourse from which to examine the work, although you may if you like. Most important is that you make use of the concepts coming out of liberal humanism, hermeneutics, materialism, and psychoanalysis that you find most effective as tools for thinking through the work in question.
All papers should be approximately 7-10 pages in length. This is a rough guideline. If you write fewer than seven pages, you are probably not being thorough enough. If you write more than ten pages, your paper may be lacking in focus.
All papers must be typed. You will be graded on the form and content of your paper, so pay close attention to both appearance and grammar. All papers must be double-spaced with one-inch margins with the appropriate endnotes or footnotes (as you prefer). Be sure to cite all of your sources in your notes, including both the title of the work and page number. If you need additional instructions or guidelines, see me.
© T. R. Quigley, 1999