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Section Course Materials

The following is a list of primary resources for the course. There may be additional readings distributed during the course.

Subsection Required Texts

These text are available through the Linfield Bookstore.
  • Prisoner’s Dilemma, Poundstone, Doubleday, 1992.
  • They Say I Say, 6th ed., Graff and Birkenstein, Norton, 2024.

Subsection Other Readings

These articles will be distributed in the course.
  • “Battles of Wits and Matters of Trust: Game Theory in Popular Culture,” Nordstrom, Mathematics and Popular Culture: Essays on Appearances in Film, Literature, Gaming, Television and Other Media, eds, E. Sklar and J. Sklar, McFarland, 2012.
  • “Game Theory and Literature,” Brams, Games and Economic Behavior , 6, 32-54, 1994.
  • “The Tale of Happiton,” Metamagical Themas: Questing for the Essence of Mind and Pattern, Hofstadter, Basic Books, 1985.

Subsection Required Films

These films are available to borrow in the Linfield Library. You may also watch them through your own services. If requested, I can arrange a group showing of these films.
  • Dr. Strangelove (1964)
  • Return to Paradise (1998)
  • The Dark Knight (2008)
  • Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
  • Footloose (1984)

Subsection Other Required Materials

  • Note cards for discussion questions. You can get these from me if you need some.
  • Paper and pen or pencil. Bring to class every day. We will often do technology-free writing in class.
  • Access to a printer for response papers and drafts. These need to be printed before class. There is access to free printing in the Taylor Hall Computer Lab (2nd floor), Graf (first floor), Library. Please give yourself sufficient time to deal with printing issues and travel time between buildings before papers are due.
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