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ENG 6077 Forms (Section 5338) Fall 2009

P O ST H UM A NI T I E S : T H E

A NI M A L A ND HU M A N

EXCE P T I O NA L I S M

INSTRUCTORJohn Leavey

4328 Turlington Hall392.6650 x 273Office Hours: Tuesday, noon to 12:50 pmOther times by appointment

TIME Tuesday, Periods 6-8

The animal is a topic of significant import for posthumanities. Thiscourse will look at certain writers regarding the animal, animalrights, and the industry of the animal.

In order to establish some boundaries for this type of seminar, wewill look at what are the constraints of and for animals and humanexceptionalism. We will examine through theoretical and literaryreadings the topics of human and animal, queer and posthumanities,exceptionalism and politics in order to get some sort of handle onthis thing called the animal.

Course requirements

A fifteen-page paper (4500 words) (75%)Seminar presentation (15%)Seminar participation (which includes being responsible for

class discussion in general and for a particular hour of

the seminars discussion) (10%)

Readings

Agamben,The Open: Man and A nimalCoetzee, The Lives of A nimalsDonovan and Adams, ed.,The Feminist Care Tradition in A nimal

Ethics

Deleuze and Guattari,A Thousand Plateaus

Derrida,The Animal that Therefore I AmHaraway,When Species MeetKafka,Metamorphosis and Other StoriesLawlor,This Is Not SufficientLippit,Electric A nimal: Toward a Rhetoric of WildlifeQuiroga,The Decapitated Chicken and Other StoriesWolfe,Zoontologies

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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

August

September

25 Introductory Remarks

1 Coetzee

8 Agamben

15 Deleuze and Guattari

22 Haraway

29 HarawayOctober

6 Wolfe

13 Derrida

20 Derrida

27 LawlorNovemb

er

3 Kafka, Quiroga, Coetzee

10 Donovan and Adams

17 Lippit

24 Research and WritingDecember

1 Research and Writing

8 Presentations and

Concluding Remarks

AbsencesAny absence from class affects your final grade.

Seminar PresentationsEach of you must make a research presentation based on your finalpaper on 8 December 2009. The presentation is approximately tenminutes (like a conference paper) followed by comments and discussion.

Seminar ParticipationYou will have responsibility for discussion. The presentations will berelated to the readings of the day or will take up a topic encom-passingthe readings over several weeks. Remember, this is your time to workwith each other on topics of mutual interest. Evaluations will be basedon evidence, argument, and interest/ import.

Fifteen-Page PaperEach of you will have to present a 4500-word paper by 9 December 2009

on a topic approved for this class.

The Disability Resource Centerin the Dean of Students Officeprovides students and faculty with information and support regardingaccommodations for students with disabilities in the classroom. Formore information, see:http:/ /www.dso.ufl.edu/drc/

UF provides an educational and working environment for its students,faculty, and staff that is free fromsex discrimination and sexualharassment. For more about UF policies regarding harassment, see:

http:/ /www.dso.ufl.edu/ sccr/ sexual/

All students are required to abide by theStudent Honor Code. Formore information about academic honesty, including definitions ofplagiarism and unauthorized collaboration, see:http://www.dso.ufl.edu/ sccr/honorcodes/honorcode.php

Grading Policy: For grades of the Graduate School, seehttps:// gradschool.ufl.edu/catalog/current-catalog/catalog-general-regulations.html

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