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1. The world of work and sexual repression. o Using Bataille, Marx, and Reich, what are the relations between the world of work, capitalism, and neurosis? 2. The passing of transgression and religious sensuality. o Using Evans, Bataille, and Nietzsche, what is the significance of the triumph of Christianity over paganism? 3. The discursive explosion on sex. o What is Foucault’s criticism of the repressive hypothesis and what evidence does he use to present his criticism? 4. The objectification of sex. o Using Bataille and Foucault, connect Bataille’s criticisms of psychoanalysis in Erotismto Foucault analyses of the scientific discourses on sex starting in the 18th century. *FORMATTING FOR WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS ? FIVE FULL PAGES MINIMUM FOR ESSAYS (does not includequotes, title, name, date, extra spaces inserted into the text etc.). ? 12 point Times New Roman font ? Double spaced, no extra spaces between paragraphs. ? Formatted to have 1” margins on all sides. *GUIDELINES: • QUOTES & CITATIONS: You may use an average of one one-sentence quote per page (including block quotes). o I require that you explain what the author is saying in each quote. o The more you quote, the more you have to explain. o Unexplained parts of a quote will count against you. o USE CHICAGO STYLE CITATIONS (See http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org for guidelines) • PARAPHRASING: Since you need to carefully analyze the text and have a limited number of quotes at your disposal, you will need to rely on paraphrasing to convey the ideas of the author(s). When you paraphrase an author directly (i.e., when you take a statement from an author and simply translate it into your own words), you need to provide a citation. • PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENTATION: One of the goals of a philosophical essay is to formulate an argument that is clear and complete. An argument is a set of premises that leads to a conclusion. Therefore, you must provide supporting premises for every major claim that you make in your argument. Do not leave major claims hanging without supporting reasons. See the ‘Tips for Arguments and Philosophy Papers’ handout for details. • INTELLECTUAL INTEGRITY AND OUTSIDE RESOURCES: DO NOT PLAGIARIZE. CITE YOUR SOURCES AND GIVE CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE. CASES OF PLAGIARISM WILL RESULT IN FAILING THIS ASSIGNMENT AND POTENTIALLY THIS COURSE. NO EXCEPTIONS. Covered readings • 3 Nietzsche - Human, All-Too-Human [Excerpts] • 4 Nietzsche - On The Genealogy of Morals & Ecce Homo • 5 Freud - Three Essays, Anal Eroticism, Ego & Super-Ego • 6 Bataille - The Practice of Joy of Death • 7 Marx - Communist Manifesto • 8 Benjamin Capitalism-as-Religion • 9 Reich - The Sexual Revolution • 10 WITCHCRAFT AND THE GAY COUNTERCULTURE • 11 D & G - 'Balance Sheet' &Hocquenghem - 'Family, Capitalism, Anus' • 12 Deleuze and Guattari Anti-Oedipus [Excerpt] • 13 Deleuze&Guattari - A Thousand Plateaus-How Do You Make Yourself a BwO [Excerpt] • 14 Foucault - Selected Essays • 15 Guyotat - Eden EdenEden [Excerpt]