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ENGL 151-05-06, Negotiating Limits, Spring 2008
Dolphin, William
Dolphin, William
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This class doesn't ask you to think for yourself; it requires it. As part of a community of writers
with shared goals and problems, your own experiences and ideas will be fodder for writing,
reading,a nd discussionY. our first taskw ill be apractical,c ollaborativee xplorationo f how
classroomb oundariesa re seta nd experiencedT. ogetherw ith your classmatesy,o u will investigate
the range of your personal evaluative experiences as you negotiate a self-constituting document
for the class.I nsightsw e gain from this processw ill thenb e broughtt o bearo n other questions:
How can language be both a prisonhouse, constraining our ability to comprehend and
communicatea, nd the key to breakingo ut? How do societiess ubsumet he identitieso f the people
that comprise them? How does human interaction with nature find limits? Readings, films, and
discussionw ill augmento ur experiencea, sw e considers uchs pecificp roblemsa s the placeo f
performance-enhancingd rugs in sports,h ow people and plants cultivate propertiesi n eacho ther,
and if we can distinguish between our role in nature and a responsibility to the environment.
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This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.