The reading list:
Lead with primary source material, moving out when necessary to secondary sources.
Secondary reading sources have back stories, i.e. Harvard Norton Lecture Series.
Recover the originary moment.
Small wedges into opening things out.
Observe reverberations and echoes of the origin. Are they soft or loud?
Observe abandoned futures/alternate possibilities. What are the untold stories?
What was the context for a critical mass? What were those events? When was a stronger currency developed and a wider reach achieved?
Investigative approaches:
What does the occasion demand?
Class members respond to class discussions and readings with traces which can be shared through multiple avenues.
This seminar is meant to interrogate and investigate exactly what we are actively engaged in: education.
