Meeting 3 • 15 January 2013 • Tuesday
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picture of the week
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thought-bite of the week: "I reckoned that it was my duty… to record all the data obtained from reliable sources.… The further man is from civilization, the more he enjoys astonishing people…. He says he has seen what he imagines may have been seen by others."(Humboldt, "Personal Narrative", from Jaguars and Electric Eels, ed. & trans. Wilson, pp. 19 & 46) |
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mini-text of the week (start): "At midday we stopped at a deserted spot called Algodonal.… I walked along the beach to observe a group of crocodiles asleep in the sun.… [M]y stroll almost cost me my life.… "Humboldt, "Personal Narrative", from Jaguars and Electric Eels, ed. & trans. Wilson, p. 74 (read more) |
Helferich & Humboldt (e-)books; other books related to the course. need to return to this
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(5') Thought-bite of the week (from week 1, actually): What do you and others mean by "unity of nature"? "Nature" - what does it mean? Where do you and others "find out" about "nature' and that unity? How does this relate to sustainability? |
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(10') Review & expansion of Prof. Fuller's background presentation at meeting #2: What / Whom did he talk about (or not talk about)? Kant; Romanticism; Enlightenment; Marx(ism); Darwin; Frederick the Great; Louis XIV / XVI; Beethoven; Greece; Locke; Goethe; Mozart; Napoleon; Austria; Neptunism / Vulcanism; American Revolution; industrialization; ?? |
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(15') Maybe: Beliefs and facts about 1800: group poll, maybe with online fact-checking; |
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(15') The Weitsch portrait of Humboldt; some other portraits; scoring for the portrait writing sample: 6 = A+ = you did it; 0 = F = you didn't do it (in-between grades for samples turned in really late) |
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(15') maybe: More about scoring guides, with an example in detail and a work sample ("Leaving Home") |
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(5') Importance of teamwork and, whether during group or individual work, recognizing and then bringing forth your individual experiences and skills. Short example: You think you may have taken a course that relates to our course. Find someone else who has taken that or a similar course; report back. |
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(5') So what was I doing in Hawaii? Link to Lyon Arboretum; in search of the endangered Cyanea humboldtiana; at the Foster Botanic Garden; and a three-day academic conference (details Thursday) |
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(5') Previews: mentor workshops and n |