RLG245 begins tomorrow (yes!). We’ll meet in RW143 (across from Robarts Library on the corner of St. George and Harbord) from 11am-1pm. I’ll be distributing some course materials, and will discuss student blogs. As is outlined on the syllabus (see above), each of you will be asked to create a personal blog using whatever host site you prefer (wordpress.com, blogspot, blogger, and so on). Once you have created your own blog please send the following information to the email address <silkroadtoronto@gmail.com>:
1. Your name and student number
2. The name of your blog, as well as any aliases you will be using on your blog
3. The web address of your blog (please send a hot link)
In addition to some basic housekeeping, we will also be setting the stage for our year together. To do that, we’ll discuss Peter Hopkirk’s Foreign Devils on the Silk Road, as well as the “Introduction” to Said’s Orientalism, a copy of which can be found on Blackboard. See you tomorrow. -akg
