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Readings by Session
For some of the readings, links to e-texts are provided below.
Course readings.
| SES # |
TOPICS |
READINGS |
| 1 |
Introduction: On course themes and writing expectations |
(no readings) |
| 2 |
Eating: Hunger, taste, and smell |
Rozin, P., and A. E. Fallon. "A Perspective on Disgust." Psychological Review 94 (1987): 23-41. (The article's abstract is available.) |
| 3 |
Disgust |
| 4 |
Bible |
Dietary Laws: Genesis 2:24-3:16, 8:20-9:11, Levictus 11 |
| 5 |
Tazria & Metzorah: Levictus 12:1-15:33, 2nd Kings 4:42-5:19, 7:3-20 |
| 6 |
Acts 10, Acts 11, Mark 7:14-22 |
| 7 |
Bible as Literature |
| 8 |
Mary Rowlandson |
Mary Rowlandson's Bible: Rowlandson, Mary. "Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson." |
| 9 |
Rowlandson and Survival |
| 10-13 |
Melville, Typee |
Melville, Herman. Typee. Reprint ed. New York, NY: Penguin Classics, 1996. ISBN: 9780140434880. |
| 14 |
Library research workshop |
The Information Navigator: A self-help guide to quality information (MIT Libraries) |
| 15 |
Kafka |
Kafka, Franz. "Letter to My Father." In The Complete Stories. New York, NY: Schocken, 1995. ISBN: 9780805210552. |
| 16 |
Kafka, Franz. "The Metamorphosis." In The Complete Stories. New York, NY: Schocken, 1995. ISBN: 9780805210552. |
| 17 |
Kafka, Franz. "The Hunger Artist." In The Complete Stories. New York, NY: Schocken, 1995. ISBN: 9780805210552. |
| 18 |
Kafka: Parental Expectations, Body Image, Eating Disorders |
| 19-23 |
Shakespeare, Twelfth Night |
Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night. |
| 24 |
Reports on research papers |
(no readings) |
| 25-26 |
Desai, Fasting, Feasting |
Desai, Anita. Fasting, Feasting. Mariner Books, 2000. ISBN: 9780618065820.
|
| 27 |
Conclusion |
(no readings) |