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CLST 389-01W / HIST 300B-01W - also elective option for Catholic Studies, Medieval Studies
Classical Backgrounds II: Augustine - Writing Intensive
Fall Semester 2018
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Aurelius Augustinus grew from (by his own account) a brainy, competitive child of an
African small town in the later fourth century to one of the most important thinkers
of the Western Christian tradition. This Writing-Intensive class will examine translated
texts of Augustine's own writings and other sources for the world in which he lived,
in order to develop an understanding of how late Roman provincial culture and Christian
society formed Augustine's intellect and its enduring responses to contemporary challenges.
Students will pursue research independently and collaboratively in seminar format.
Our work will pursue four main aims (plus the fifth, of having fun
with all of them):
- Acquiring historical knowledge
- to master the chronology of Augustine's biography
- to know the signal events, people, institutions, and productions that shaped Augustine's experience
- Thinking critically, to analyze selected texts written by Augustine in the light of
other relevant evidence, so as to understand
- the historical forces that shaped Augustine's world
- the social, religious, intellectual, and communicative resources with which Augustine
responded to events and social forces
- the nature and consequences of Augustine's responses
- Researching and reasoning across diverse cultural backgrounds from the present to
the later Roman empire,
- to identify distinctive patterns of thought and behavior
- to investigate Augustines's concerns
- to assess their contemporary and lasting significance
- Communicating thoughtfully and effectively, to participate in the process of
historical inquiry and formation of knowledge.
Monday - Wednesday - Friday, 10:25-11:15 AM
Life Science Building 412
Dr. Jacqueline Long
Office Hours: MWF 9:20am-10:10am, Sullivan Center 228, or by appointment
phone: 773-508-3511
e-mail:
jlong1@luc.edu
Texts
- Augustine, Sermons: Various Newly Discovered, tr. Edmund Hill
(New City Press 2000)
- Augustine, Letters, vol. 6, tr. Robert B. Eno (Catholic University of
America Press 1995)
- Augustine, On Christian Teaching, tr. R. P. H. Green (Oxford University
Press 2008)
- Augustine, Confessions, tr. Henry Chadwick (Oxford University Press 1998)
- Augustine, Political Writings, tr. Michael W. Tkacz and Douglas Kries (Hackett Publishing
1994)
- Garry Wills, Saint Augustine (Penguin Group Incorporated 2005)
- William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White, The Elements of Style, 4th edn. (Longman);
the 1st edn. (1918) is available on-line from
bartleby.com
- Additional resources in photocopy and on the Internet
Policies and Assessment
Schedule of Reading Assignments and Topics
Additional Resources
Studying, Research, and Writing Basics
- SQ3R for Primary-Source
Coursework: a method for effective studying
- Guide to
Writing Academic Papers: a strategic checklist devised by your
instructor (hint, hint)
- Guide to
Beginning Research on Topics in Classical Studies: suggestions and
resources
- Patrick Rael, Reading,
Writing, and Researching for History: a Guide for College Students (Brunswick, ME: Bowdoin
College 2004): developed by a historian of African American history and the American
Antibellum/Civil War/Reconstruction periods, as the illustrations suggest, but applicable to
our materials as well, and much more besides, at all stages of academic study
- Loyola Libraries' Subject Guide
to Classical Studies, prepared by Classical Studies
Bibliographer Jane Currie: a research guide to help identify and access core research
resources relating to Classical Civilization, ancient Greek, or Latin.
- Oxford
Bibliographies Online - Classics: annotated bibliographies compiled by leading scholars in the relevant
fields, including a historical overview of our period (look under History, Roman: Late Antiquity), some of
our major primary sources, and a couple of important cultural topics
- Loyola
Writing Program's
Statement of Grading Standards. It credits the Rhetoric Program of the University of Illinois
at Urbana; other universities also observe similar criteria: these expectations are held widely.
- 1st edn. (1918) of William Strunk, Jr. and E. B. White,
The Elements of Style: print
editions have been updated and it's well worth getting a copy if you don't own one already,
but in whatever edition you use it, Strunk and White is the
classic guide to desirable American prose style
- How to use apostrophes, or else.
- The the impotence of proofreading
by Taylor Mali.
Augustine and the Late Antique World
- Augustine's
web-page: nerve-center for teaching and research on Augustine on
the Internet, including articles, bibliographies, texts, commentaries,
images, records of an on-line seminar run in 1994 and 1995, and links
to other off-site resources; edited by James J. O'Donnell, Provost of Georgetown University
- Possidius's
Life of Augustine, tr. Herbert Theberath Weiskotten, on-line thanks to Roger Pearse of
www.tertullian.org
- Late Antiquity
in the Mediterranean: a clearinghouse of on-line resources for the study of late antiquity
(defined here as the Mediterranean region in the period A.D. 284-632),
with links to other sites. Scholarly; edited and managed by Steven
Muhlberger of Nipissing University.
- IAHS
- Late Antiquity: part of the
Internet
Ancient History Sourcebook, an index of on-line translations of
primary sources, focused on "the end of antiquity" - some texts as
early as the first and second centuries AD, but mostly third and
fourth; the main site covers ancient history comprehensively.
Scholarly compilation for teaching purposes, relying principally on
older translations in the public domain; edited by Paul Hallsall, then
of Fordham University where the Sourcebook is maintained.
- IMS
- the End of the Classical World: part of the
Internet
Medieval Sourcebook, an index of on-line translations of
primary sources, a few texts as early as the second and third
centuries AD, but mainly focused on the fourth and fifth; the main
collection is the largest of on-line medieval texts. Scholarly; edited
by Paul Hallsall, then
of Fordham University where the Sourcebook is maintained.
- Journal of
Late Antiquity (access provided by Loyola University Chicago through
Project Muse): a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary
journal covering the world of Late Antiquity, broadly defined as the late Roman, western
European, Byzantine, Sassanid, and Islamic worlds, ca. AD 250-800, i.e., the late
and post-classical world up to the Carolingian period.
- Journal of Late Antique Religion
and Culture: a full text open access online journal, edited by members and associates
of the Centre for Late Antique Religion and Culture and published by
Cardiff University Press.
- Centre for Late
Antique & Medieval Studies: research center at King's
College London.
- Oxford Centre for Late Antiquity:
research center at the University of Oxford.
- Committee for the Study of Late Antiquity:
interdisciplinary committee, forum for discussion of research, sponsor of lectures
and symposia, Princeton University
- De Imperatoribus
Romanis: an on-line encyclopedia of Roman emperors, including
empresses, junior emperors, and ultimately non-successful claimants of
imperial power - classical, later Roman, and Byzantine. Includes
interlinked biographical articles with bibliography, imperial stemmata,
the DIR/ORB Ancient and Medieval Atlas, and an index of
select major battles. Scholarly, peer-edited; editorial boards
currently under the presidency of Richard Weigel of Western Kentucky
University (Classical through Later Roman Empire) and Lynda Garland of
the University of New England, New South Wales (Byzantine).
- The Perseus Digital Library,
collection of texts and images for the study of the Greek and Roman worlds, not excluding their late periods.
- Lacus
Curtius, a staggeringly rich treasurehouse of on-line resources for
Roman archaeology and topography (especially); compiled by Bill Thayer.
Academic and other support-resources at Loyola University Chicago
- Academic Advising & Support Services, Sullivan Center,
Suite 260, 6339 Sheridan Rd., LSC; 773-508-7714,
FSYAdvising@luc.edu
- Behavioral Concerns Team:
website includes links to Wellness Center resources
for faculty and staff responding to emotionally distressed students and to an
on-line form for
reporting student-behaviors that indicate distress, cause disruption to the community of the campus,
or pose a threat to the safety, health, or well-being of any member of the campus community; or
BCT Hotline, 773-508-8300; e-mail BCT@luc.edu,
Amber Miller, Assistant Dean of Students, or
Tim Love, Associate Dean of Students
- Campus Safety: general, 6427 N Sheridan Road and
asksafety@luc.edu; Campus Safety Dispatcher, 773-508-6039;
on-campus emergency x4-4911; City of Chicago emergency 911
- CARE
services: coordinated assistance intending to help students become aware of or get access to
helpful resources; website includes link to an
on-line form; or Dean of Students'
Office, 773-508-8840, or e-mail Kimberly Moore, Assistant
Dean of Students
- Dean of Students' Office, Student Life & Engagement, Damen
Student Center, South Wing, Suite 300, LSC; 773-508-8840,
deanofstudents@luc.edu
- Equity-Based
Discrimination and Misconduct Services (including Title IX): report through the
EthicsLine
or 24/7 Ethics Hotline 855-603-6988; see too
Critical
Title IX Information
- EthicsLine
reporting link or 24/7 Ethics Hotline 855-603-6988
- Information Technology Services, 773-508-4ITS,
helpdesk@luc.edu
- Office of Student Conduct & Conflict Resolution, Centennial
Forum Student Union 112, LSC, 773-508-8890, osccr@luc.edu
- Services for Students with Disabilities, Sullivan Center,
Suite 117, LSC; 773-508-3700; sswd@luc.edu
- Tutoring Center, Sullivan
Center Room 245, LSC; 773-508-7708 and 773-508-3194;
tutoringcenter@luc.edu
- University Libraries: Cudahy Library, LSC, 773-508-2632;
Lewis Library, 25 E Pearson, WTC, 312-915-6622; Ask a
Librarian
- Writing Center: graduate and undergraduate
tutors as well as professional instructors including ESL specialists
Revised 18 July 2018 by
jlong1@luc.edu
http://www.luc.edu/classicalstudies/