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| Mon 1/30 | Introduction | |||
| Wed 2/1 | A,B | *Lawrence, Natalie. “What is a Monster?” Research. University of Cambridge. Web. Feb. 2, 2016.
*Turner, Victor. “Betwixt and Between: The Liminal Period in Rites de Passage.” Reprinted from The Proceedings of the American Ethnological Society (1964). Symposium on New Approaches to the Study of Religion, pp4-20. Victor Turner Betwixt and Between
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| Mon 2/6
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NO CLASS
Start Reading the Novel You Will Write/Present On |
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| Wed 2/8 | C,D | “Monsters” by Tacey Rosolowski in SW Review
“The Monster’s Sacrifice-Historic Time: The Uses of Mythic and Liminal Time in Monster Literature” |
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| Mon 2/13 | NO CLASS
Continue Reading the Novel You Will Write/Present On |
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| Wed 2/15 | One Hundred Demons (Guest Speaker) [See email for readings] | |||
| Mon 2/20
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NO CLASS
Continue Reading the Novel You Will Write/Present On |
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| Wed 2/22
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E | *Baxter, Kent. “Introduction.” The Modern Age: Turn-of-the-Century American Culture and the Invention of Adolescence. Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama P., 2011. Introduction is here in 2 parts: Baxter Intro Part One AND Baxter Intro Part 2
Article: “Monsters, Terrorists, Fags: The War on Terrorism and the Production of Docile Patriots” in Social Text (Group E Posts on this article, but everyone read both readings) |
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| Mon 2/27 | Library Presentation (Meet in room 135 on the first floor of the Library building; it’s next to the ID card office). | |||
| Wed 3/1
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A, B, C, D, E
due date 3/3 at 9am |
Read Chapters 2-4; 11-13; & 15 from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Recommend also reading the Frankenstein Wikipedia Entry for a plot summary that will allow you to contextualize these chapters within the whole of the novel. NOTE: Everyone has to post this week. You should use one of the methods on the Strategies for Close Reading Handout. For more details on this post assignment, please see the assignment descriptions page. These posts are Due: Friday, March 3rd at 9:00 am |
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3/6 |
A | *The Outsiders
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| Wed 3/8
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*The Outsiders | |||
| Mon 3/13
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History A | *The Outsiders
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| Wed 3/15 | B | *The Bluest Eye
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| Mon 3/20
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*The Bluest Eye
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| Mon 3/22
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History B | *The Bluest Eye
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| Mon 3/27
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GROUP MEET | |||
| Wed 3/29 | C | *American Born Chinese
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4/3 |
Thesis for A, B (opt) | *American Born Chinese
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| Wed 4/5 | History C
Project Check-in 1 due 12 pm (noon) on 4/5 |
*American Born Chinese
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| Mon 4/10 | Paper A, B | SPRING BREAK | ||
| Wed 4/12 | SPRING BREAK | |||
| Mon 4/17 | SPRING BREAK
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| Wed 4/19 | Paper C | GRAPHIC & GRAPHIC NOVEL WORKSHOP
Storyboard a 3 panel graphic illustration about some autobiographically related moment (or as Barry might say a moment of “autobiofictionalography”) that engages the issue of adolescence and monstrosity. Try to think about the liminal and the idea of liminality, of “betwixt and between.” READ:
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| Mon 4/24 | Project Check in 2 due 4/23 by 9am. | GRAPHIC & GRAPHIC NOVEL WORKSHOP Part 2
Storyboard a 3 panel graphic illustration that engages one of the readings on Emmett Till, Trayvon Martin, or Michael Brown. |
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| Wed 4/26 | History D | *A Lesson Before Dying | ||
| Mon 5/1 | D | *A Lesson Before Dying | ||
| Wed 5/3 | *A Lesson Before Dying | |||
| Mon 5/8 | History E
Project Check in 3 Due 5/7 by 9am |
*Monster | ||
| Wed 5/10 | E | *Monster | ||
| Mon 5/15 | Paper D, E
Project Check in 4 Due by 5/14 9am |
1/2 Wrap up
1/2 Group Meet |
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| Wed 5/17 | 1/2 Project Presentation
1/2 Group Meet Last day to turn in any late assingments (posts, paper, etc.) All outstanding work is due EXCEPT Approved Revisions; Group Project; and Group Project Write-Up LAST DAY OF CLASS |
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| Mon 5/22 | End of Reading Period
Final Projects & Write-ups and ALL OTHER Work Due |
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| Sunday, 5/26 | End of Semester | |||