READING AND VIRTUAL CLASSROOM SCHEDULE
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Location |
| Wednesday, September 3: Introduction to Course; Orientation to Beachboard software program, Webmail, on-line library resources | PH1-140 |
| Virtual classroom: 9/3 (2:00 pm) - 9/9 (noon): Send e-mail to entire class introducing yourself, major, career goals - Use Beachboard Class e-mail list to entire class under "Communication" (2 points) (deadline: 9/9-noon) | Beachboard |
| I. Disciplines and methodologies for the Course | |
| Wednesday, September 10:
Reading: On the World Wide Web "The Humanities and the Constitution," by Paul A. Freund http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/452_r1.html "The Shift in Twentieth-Century Legal Theory," by Mark Kelman http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/452_r2.html |
PH1-140 |
| Virtual classroom: 9/10 (2:00 p.m.) - 9/16 (noon): Identify three post-baccalaureate programs on the Web (law school, graduate school, business school) and determine technology uses for students. Post results and URLs to Beachboard threaded discussion group (under "Communications"). (2 points) (deadline: 9/16-noon) | Beachboard |
| II. Freedom of Expression vs. Freedom from Harassment | |
| Wednesday, September 17* [Attendance
point available]
Reading: On the World Wide Web "On Liberty" (excerpts), J.S. Mill http://www.csulb.edu/~jvancamp/452_r3.html Reading: On CSULB Library/Electronic Resources/Lexis American Booksellers Association v. Hudnut, 771 F.2d 323 (7th Cir. 1985) |
PH1-140 |
| Virtual classroom: 9/17 (2:00 p.m.) - 9/23 (noon) On-line threaded discussion group on Mill and American Booksellers (4 points) (deadline 9/23-noon) | Beachboard |
| Monday, September 22: OPTIONAL: Training: Finding reading assignments for future classes from Lexis, JSTOR, Project Muse (cases, law review articles, journal articles, newspapers articles) (2 points extra credit) | Library 421
12:30-1:45 Greg Armento,
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| Wednesday, September 24* [Attendance
point available]
Reading: On CSULB Library/Electronic Resources/Lexis Catherine A. MacKinnon, "Pornography as Defamation and Discrimination,"Boston University Law Review (71 B.U.L. Rev. 793) (November 1991) Short paper assignment available on-line on Class Beachboard site |
PH1-140 |
| Virtual classroom: 9/24 (2:00 p.m.) - 10/1 (noon)Write short paper due at class 10/1 | Beachboard |
| Wednesday, October 1
Short papers due: 12 noon in Turn-it-in.org PLUS hard copies in class at 12:30 p.m.: In-class critiques in small groups |
PH1-140 |
| Virtual classroom: 10/1 (2:00 p.m.) - 10/7 (noon): On-line peer review on improvements to short papers (2 points) (deadline: 10/7-noon) | Turnitin.org |
| Wednesday, October 8 * [Attendance
point available]
Reading: On CSULB Library/Electronic Resources/JSTOR Rae Langton, "Speech Acts and Unspeakable Acts," Philosophy and Public Affairs, 22:4 (Autumn, 1993), pp. 293-330. Revised short papers due to Beachboard Dropbox by 12 noon |
PH1-140 |
| Virtual classroom: 10/8 (2:00 p.m.) - 10/14 (noon): On-line quiz on Langton (4 points) (deadline: 10/14-noon) | Beachboard |
| Wednesday, October 15 * [Attendance
point available]
Reading: On CSULB Library/Electronic Resources/Lexis-News Alan Dershowitz, "Putting a Gender Bias on Free Speech," The Buffalo News, July 27, 1993 Daniel Jacobson, "Freedom of Speech Acts? A Response to Langton,"Philosophy and Public Affairs, 24:1 (Winter, 1995), pp. 64-79. |
PH1-140 |
| Virtual classroom: 10/15 (2:00 p.m.) - 10/21 (noon) On-line quiz on Dershowitz and Jacobson (4 points) (Deadline: 10/21-noon) | Beachboard |
| Wednesday, October 22: 12:30-1:45
p.m.
In-class open book essay mid-term exam (You may use a laptop if you wish, but are not required to) |
Beachboard |
| Virtual classroom: 10/22 (2:00
p.m.) - 10/28 (noon)
Brief Lawrence v. Texas (2003) and submit WP file to Dropbox |
Beachboard |
| III. Law, Literature, and Morality | |
| Wednesday, October 29 * [Attendance
point available]
Reading: On CSULB Library/Electronic Resources/Lexis Lawrence v. Texas, U.S. Supreme Court (June 26, 2003) |
PH1-140 |
| Virtual classroom: 10/29 (2:00 p.m.) - 11/4 (noon): Find one law review article on Lawrence v. Texas in Lexis; send citation and two-sentence abstract to instructor by e-mail (4 points) (Deadline: 11/4-noon) | Beachboard |
| Wednesday, November 5 * [Attendance
point available]
Reading: On CSULB Library/Electronic Resources/Lexis Gerald Dworkin, "Devlin was Right: Law and the Enforcement of Morality,"William & Mary Law Review (40 Wm and Mary L. Rev. 927) (March 1999) Jeffrie G. Murphy, "Moral Reasons and the Limitation of Liberty," William & Mary Law Review (40 Wm and Mary L. Rev. 947) (March 1999) |
PH1-140 |
| Virtual classroom: 11/5 (2:00 p.m.) - 11/11 (noon): Written Web Page Plan due at class (4 points) (Deadline: 11/11-noon) | Beachboard |
| Wednesday, November 12 * [Attendance
point available]
TBA: Journal article on Lawrence v. Texas from Lexis |
PH1-140 |
| Virtual classroom: 11/12 (2:00 p.m.) - 11/18 (noon): on-line quiz on Dworkin and Murphy (4 points) (Deadline: 11/18-noon) | Beachboard |
| Wednesday, November 19 * [Attendance
point available]
Reading: On CSULB Library/Electronic Resources/Project Muse Richard Posner, "Against Ethical Criticism," Philosophy and Literature 21:1 (1997), 1-27. |
PH1-140 |
| Virtual classroom: 11/19 (2:00 p.m.) - 12/2 (noon): on-line quiz on Posner (4 points) (deadline: 12/2-noon) | Beachboard |
| Wednesday, November 26: (Thanksgiving
week)
No in-person class Web pages due on-line at 12/2 (noon) |
Beachboard |
| Wednesday, December 3 * [Attendance
point available]
In-class critiques of Web pages |
PH1-140 |
| Virtual classroom: 12/3 (2:00 p.m.) - 12/9 (noon): constructive critique of two web pages not discussed in class; send by 'select users' e-mail on Beachboard to Web page author and instructor (2 points) (deadline: 12/9-noon) | Beachboard |
| Wednesday, December 10 * [Attendance
point available]
In-class critiques of web pages REVIEW for final exam |
PH1-140 |
| FINAL EXAM-Open Book (Law, Literature, Morality): Wednesday, December 17: 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. : You must be logged into the Internet from any computer (campus lab, home, office). Exam available on Beachboard at 12:30 and due in Beachboard Dropbox at 2:30. |
Last updated: August 20, 2003