ENGLISH 3015: MARY MCGLYNN
SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE II OFFICE: onscreen!
SPRING 2021 OFFICE HOURS:
MW 12:50-2:05 pm MW 3-4; Th11-12:30; & by appt.
COURSE STRUCTURE:
In making a survey of the last 300 years of British literature, this class will pay particular attention to the representations of work and leisure and how wealth and deprivation are depicted. Throughout the term, we will explore constructions of urban and rural, of rich and poor, of artist and worker, with special focus on enslaved and precarious labor, domestic workers, and snobbery.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO BE ACQUIRED BY STUDENTS:
- Increased understanding of the literary movements of the 18th-20th centuries on the British Isles and how texts shape and are shaped by cultural and historical events
- Increased ability to interpret meaning in literary texts by paying close attention to an author’s choice of detail, vocabulary, and style
- Increased confidence in the oral presentation of ideas
- Increased ability to write critical essays employing a strong thesis statement, appropriate textual citations, and contextual and intertextual evidence for their ideas
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
- Attendance is graded. See policy below.
- You should log on to class with your text, having read all assigned material carefully, which is not possible if you read on a phone. Discussion is a crucial aspect of the course. Always annotate!
- Relatedly: you should plan to complete digital annotations in advance of each reading.
- Three papers/projects of increasing length will be assigned. Additionally, two response paragraphs will be required. All writing should be submitted through BlackBoard. Please include your name, the course and section, my name, and submission date.
TEXTS:
As noted in the schedule, most texts will be provided via pdfs on the course blog.[1]
The following texts are required in addition to the pdfs. They are listed in the order that we’ll use them. They have been ordered at the Baruch bookstore and are viewable in C1. You may of course obtain them elsewhere (thriftbooks!), but please allow time for delivery of items. You should plan to have each novel in hand a week before we begin discussing it. I do not require that you use the same edition as I have ordered, but I do recommend it, and you’ll need to figure out pagination to keep up with class discussion as well as cite your edition in any written work you submit.
- Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Longman, 2002. 978-0321105073
- Wilde, Oscar. The Importance of Being Earnest. Any edition is acceptable; here’s an online version: http://www.jacneed.com/ASYD/Earnest/the_importance_of_being_earnest.pdf
- Woolf, Virginia. Dalloway. Harcourt, 1981. (1925) 978-0156628709
- Ishiguro, Kazuo. Remains of the Day. Vintage, 1990. 9780679731726
GRADING:
Points will be awarded for each assignment as well as for class participation:
Response #1: 30 points
Response #2: 50 points
Paper #1: 150 points
Paper #2: 175 points
Paper/project #3: 225 points
Annotations: 200 points
Participation: 120 points (4 points/session + 1 office meeting)
TOTAL: 950 points
ABSENCES, LATENESS, AND CLASS ETIQUETTE, ONLINE EDITION:
I want to work with you to help you succeed in ENG 3015!
- This course is organized to run very much like an in-person class. We will meet for two fully synchronous sections a week.
- You will need a computer with decent wi-fi in order to participate. Please let me know if you have tech issues. BCTC (https://bctc.baruch.cuny.edu/students/) can be of help with platform problems.
- Attendance will be taken for all live class sessions, with opportunities to complete makeup work if you are unable to log in.
- Even though this is an online class, I want us to adhere to standards of courtesy and respect befitting all classroom interactions.
- Please plan to be on time and to remain focused on our class. Please come to class having read all materials in advance and prepared to engage in discussion, through voice or chat. We will discuss what constitutes good participation in the first two class sessions.
- You will need to be able to log on to your baruchmail, to Blogs@Baruch, and to BlackBoard in order to complete all activities in this class. We will submit assignments via BlackBoard and do annotations through the blog, using the Hypothes_is platform.
- Please use a professional tone and format when emailing me. I will try to respond to all email within 24 hours, weekends excepted. I will return all graded work within two weeks, with a goal of one week.
- Late work will be accepted for one week after the scheduled due date.
A NOTE ON ACADEMIC DISHONESTY:
I value your intelligence and integrity and am committed to a class that is equitable and fair. Scholastic dishonesty is at odds with these values. Plagiarism and other forms of cheating will not be tolerated. You are responsible for knowing what constitutes academic dishonesty and for avoiding any instance of it. Failure to do so will result in failure of the course and in being reported to the dean of students. Please read the college policy on academic honesty on the website at http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/academic/academic_honesty.html.
[1] (Many of my pdfs are generated from the The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol D, E, & F. ISBN 9780393450514, so feel free to order this edition if you’d like. It is not, however, required.)