Required
By Friday 4-Sept, please post (in comment below) top 4 selections / requests of two days responsible for starting class discussion of readings —beginning Wed 9-Sept, as part of Attendance/Participation credit.
Review Schedule (updated 05-Sept)
Review Schedule (updated 05-Sept) —to choose feasible and preferable dates for yourself personally (i.e. avoiding any problematic/difficult days)
By now, hopefully you’ve looked into our novels, in order to make somewhat of an “informed choice” (or at least less blindly) — for example, by reading / inquiring about the author or novel, or perhaps briefly examining the style:
- except Jazz (NB: Morrison’s most experimental and least characteristic novel)
- Note: City of Glass can be found here.
- Curious as to how the “Common Terms and Phrases” will relate to your reading (experience)…consider differences between when we say “what this book is about” versus “what this book is” — we will explore both, but mostly the latter.
Additionally, and along these lines of database tags, try the Literature Map, for a superficial comparison / study… - Note: City of Glass can be found here.
- Google Books has previews for all,
As I’ve said, I do not encourage reading reviews in order to choose — we’re not reading these “for pleasure / leisure,” after all (ah, but what of the experience? to contemplate and discuss later). Rather, these are part of our experiment, our objects of study (much more on this, soon…)
Practical Notes:
please consult students’ requests before submitting, in order to avoid texts/days (already) in high demand.
There are certain dates that are conducive to two presenters: e.g. 14-18 Sept (1 Gatsby + 1 Cambridge); 28-Sept; 19-Oct, 16-Nov.
We will negotiate in order to resolve, particularly with the second date. I will confirm (and negotiate conflicts/preferences) selections/dates via email.
To that end, ideally everyone will choose dates in each half of the term (fairly closely divided, around homecoming) — but this is not imperative.
Exclusions:
- 12 & 14 Oct
- 13-Nov
- 23 & 25 Nov
- 07 & 09 Dec
- 13-Nov
my top 4 request for starting the class discussion are
M 16-Nov Pynchon: The Crying of Lot 49 (through Chapter 3)
Pynchon Wiki: Annotations
W 18-Nov Crying of Lot 49 (Chapters 4-5)
-or-
M 05-Oct Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse Five (through Chapter 5)
W 07-Oct Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse Five (Chapters 6-8)
My top 4 requests for starting the class discussions are:
Oct 9- Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse Five (Chapters 9-10)
Oct 19- Silko: Ceremony (through p. 141)
Oct 23- Silko: Ceremony (pp. 199-242)
Nov 30- Foer: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (through p. 173)
1. Monday September 14 (The Great Gatsby)
2. Friday October 9 (Slaughterhouse Five)
3. Friday September 11 (The Great Gatsby)
4. Wednesday October 7 (Slaughterhouse Five)
W 28-Oct Jazz (Chapters 6-8)
F 30-Oct Jazz (Chapters 9-10)
W 04-Nov City of Glass (Chapters 7-8)
W 18-Nov Crying of Lot 49 (Chapters 4-5)
1. Friday September 11 (Great Gatsby)
2. Monday September 21 (The Bell Jar)
3. Wednesday October 28 (Jazz)
4. Monday September 14 (Great Gatsby)
1. W 09-Sep Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby (through Chapter 4)
2.M 05-Oct Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse Five (through Chapter 5)
3. M 14-Sep Gatsby (Chapters 7-9)
4. M 28-Sep Burroughs: Naked Lunch
Preferences
1. F 02-Oct Naked Lunch
(“Coke Bugs” through end + “Post Script”)
2. W 28-Oct Jazz (Chapters 6-8)
3. W 02-Dec Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (pp. 174-259)
4. W 18-Nov Crying of Lot 49 (Chapters 4-5)
1. W 02-Dec Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (pp. 174-259)
2. M 26-Oct Morrison: Jazz (through Chapter 5)
3. W 21-Oct Ceremony (pp.142-198)
4. W 23-Sep The Bell Jar (Chapters 10-14)
1. M 14-Sep Gatsby (Chapters 7-9) plus Cambridge / Narrative Chp 7-8
2. M 21-Sep Plath: The Bell Jar (through Chapter 9)
3. W 07-Oct Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse Five (Chapters 6-8)
4. M 05-Oct Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse Five (through Chapter 5)
1. F 2-Oct Naked Lunch “Coke bugs”-”Post Script”
2. W 7-Oct Slaughterhouse Five Ch. 6-8
3. M 19-Oct Ceremony p. 1-141
4. W 4-Nov City of Glass Ch. 1-6
My top 4 request for starting the class discussion are
M 19-Oct Silko: Ceremony (through p. 141)
W 21-Oct Ceremony (pp.142-198)
W 09-Sep Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby (through Chapter 4)
F 11-Sep Gatsby (Chapters 5-6)
1) M 02-Nov Auster: City of Glass (through Chapter 6)
2) W 04-Nov City of Glass (Chapters 7-8)
3) M 28-Sep Burroughs: Naked Lunch
(“Deposition” + beginning through “Ordinary Men & Women”)
4) M 21-Sep Plath: The Bell Jar (through Chapter 9)
Here are my top 4 choices for the reading presentations in class:
1.) Bell Jar
– Sept 21
2.) Ceremony
– Oct 19
3.) Bell Jar
– Sept 25
4.) Ceremony
– Oct 25
My top four selections are:
M 9-Nov. Auster: City of Glass (Chapters 9-13)
M 16-Nov. Pynchon: The Crying Lot 49 ( Through Chapter 3)
W 18-Nov. Crying of Lot 49 (Chapters 4-5)
F 20-Nov. Crying of Lot 49 (Chapter 6 + online reading)
Fri. Oct. 2- Naked Lunch
Fri. Sept. 18- Cambridge/Narrative
Mon. Sept. 21- Bell Jar
Mon. Sept. 28- Naked Lunch