As I’m sure you’ve noticed, we professors tend to tweak the syllabus as we go, so nothing is in stone here, but the syllabus is more or less set.  Also note that there are student posts below.  These are the work of prior students, and I’ve decided to keep them up in case anyone is interested in what your peers had to say about the readings in the past; they give a good flavor of the course if you’re interested in browsing.