| Class outline for Tut100 -- Evolution and Society | |||
| Date | Topic | Reading | Assignment |
| Due | |||
| EE = Evolution Extended | |||
| ER = Evolution of Racism | |||
| H=Handout | |||
| R = Reserve in Science Library | |||
| 24-Aug | Introduction and Library Orientation | H: Genesis 1-2 | |
| 29-Aug | Creation myths (student presentations) | Student choice | Note 1 |
| 31-Aug | Darwin -- Origin of species | ER: Chapt 1, H: Darwin , EE: 67-78 | |
| 5-Sep | Darwin -- Origin of species | H: Darwin | Essay 1 |
| 7-Sep | T.H. Huxley: Darwin's Bulldog | ER: Chapters 2 and 3 | |
| 12-Sep | Evolution in literature | Byatt: Morpho Eugenia pp. 1-84 | Note 2 |
| 14-Sep | Evolution in literature | Byatt: Morpho Eugenia pp. 84-end | |
| 19-Sep | Angels and insects (FILM) | Essay 2 | |
| 21-Sep | Evolution in Germany | ER: Chapts. 4 and 5 | |
| 26-Sep | Evolutionary Racism | ER: Chapts 6 and 7 , H: Darwin | Citation ex. |
| 28-Sep | Genetics of Evolution | ER: Chapts. 8 and 9 | |
| 3-Oct | Evolutionary Politics | ER: Chapts. 10, 11 and 12 | Note 3 |
| 5-Oct | Genetics of Racism | ER: Chapts 13, 14 and Epilogue | |
| 10-Oct | Evolution and Women's Rights | H: Darwin, Ferrero, Spencer, Weir | Essay 3 |
| 12-Oct | Evolution and Women's Rights | H:Blackwell | |
| Fall Break | |||
| 24-Oct | Feminist evolution -- male aggression | R: Smuts | Note 4 |
| 26-Oct | Feminist evolution -- female sexuality | R: Small and H:Buss | |
| 31-Oct | Meaning and metaphors | EE: 78-118 | Essay 4 |
| 2-Nov | Self-organisation and initiative | EE: 119-142 | |
| 7-Nov | Pre-registration | No class | 4-year plan |
| 9-Nov | Embracing the cosmos | EE:145-175 | |
| 14-Nov | Banishing cosmic meaning | EE: 178-203 | Note 5 |
| 16-Nov | Evolution as religion | EE: 221-258 | |
| 21-Nov | Oral presentations | ||
| 23-Nov | Thanksgiving | ||
| 28-Nov | Responding to creationism | EE:258-285 | |
| 30-Nov | Darwin and Huxley on morality | H: Darwin and Huxley | Speech |
| 5-Dec | Modern evolutionary ethics | R: Ruse, Williams | |
| 7-Dec | Peer review | Essay 5 draft | |
| 12-Dec | Essay 5 due by 5 pm |