Schedule: Readings, Class Discussions, and Assignments (updated 27-Sept)
M 24-Aug First Meeting
W 26-Aug Course Intro. cont’d. (introductory lecture: post-war U.S. history and postmodern fiction)
F 28-Aug Cambridge Introduction to Narrative Preface & Chapter 1 (Read for class discussion)
Note: Deadline to Drop/Add Courses
M 31-Aug Cambridge / Narrative Chp 2-3 plus
Willa Cather: “The Affair at Grover Station” (1900)
& Zora Neale Hurston: “Spunk” (1925)
W 02-Sep Cambridge / Narrative Chp 4-5 plus
Dorothy Parker: “You Were Perfectly Fine” (1929)
& Parker: “The Last Tea” (1932)
F 04-Sep Cambridge / Narrative Chp 6 plus
Katherine Anne Porter: “Theft” (1929)
Due: First Blog Entry
M 07-Sep No classes— Labor Day
W 09-Sep Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby (through Chapter 4) (Caroline Geist)
F 11-Sep Gatsby (Chp. 5-6) (Hillary Silvestri)
M 14-Sep Gatsby (Chp. 7-9) plus Cambridge / Narrative Chp 7-8
(Audrey Bannon) & (Jeff Rudderman)
W 16-Sep Cambridge / Narrative Chapters 10 & 12
F 18-Sep Cambridge / Narrative Chapters 11 & 14
Due: Response 1
M 21-Sep Plath: The Bell Jar (through Chp. 9) (Sarah Zimmerman)
W 23-Sep The Bell Jar (Chp. 10-14) (Krystal Sardinas )
F 25-Sep The Bell Jar (Chp. 15-20) (Jessica Brousseau)
Due: Response 2
M 28-Sep Burroughs: Naked Lunch
(“Deposition” + beginning to “Ordinary Men & Women” p.101)
(Phil Cafaro) & (James Jacob)
W 30-Sep Naked Lunch
(“Islam Inc” through “The Examination” p.165) (Anna Bernstein)
F 02-Oct Naked Lunch
(“…Pantopon Rose?” through end + “Post Script”) (Eric Roe) & (Paige Miller)
M 05-Oct Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse Five (through Chapter 5)
(Caroline Geist) & (Erin Gallagher)
W 07-Oct Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse Five (Chp. 6-8) (Laura Navia)
F 09-Oct Vonnegut: Slaughterhouse Five (Chp. 9-10) (Audrey Bannon)
Due: Response 3
M 12-Oct Essay Workshop
W 14-Oct Essay Workshop
F 12-Oct No classes—Homecoming
Due: Analytic Essay
Consult new schedule here (14-Oct)
Original schedule (outdated, revised 14-Oct)
M 19-Oct Silko: Ceremony (through p. 141)
(Laura Hampson)
W 21-Oct Ceremony (pp.142-198) (Maria Tamayo)
F 23-Oct Ceremony (pp. 199-242) (Jessica Brousseau)
M 26-Oct Morrison: Jazz (through Chapter 5) (Erin Gallagher)
W 28-Oct Jazz (Chp. 6-8) (Hillary Silvestri)
F 30-Oct Jazz (Chp. 9-10) (Tahara Franklin)
Due: Response 4
M 02-Nov Auster: City of Glass (through Chapter 6) (Phil Cafaro)
W 04-Nov City of Glass (Chp. 7-8) (Eric Roe)
F 06-Nov No class (away at conference)
Due: Blog entry (Friday this week)
M 09-Nov City of Glass (Chp. 9-13) (Daniel Harper) & (Paige Miller)
W 11-Nov No classes—Veterans Day
Due: Response 5
F 13-Nov In-class Film Screening (TBA)
M 16-Nov Pynchon: The Crying of Lot 49 (through Chapter 3) (Laura Navia & Audrey Bannon)
Pynchon Wiki: Annotations
W 18-Nov Crying of Lot 49 (Chp. 4-5) (Anna Bernstein)
F 20-Nov Crying of Lot 49 (Chapter 6) (Maria Tamayo)
plus Lot 49 Short Film
M 23-Nov Discuss: Final Project
Due: Response 6
W 25-Nov Discuss: Final Project (and Proposal)
F 27-Nov No classes—Thanksgiving
Due: Project Proposal
M 30-Nov Foer: Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (through p. 173) (Laura Hampson)
W 02-Dec Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (pp. 174-259) (Krystal Sardinas)
F 04-Dec Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (pp. 267-326) (Daniel Harper)
M 07-Dec Due: Final Project (Discuss / present projects)
W 09-Dec Last Class
Due: Response to Classmate’s Project
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