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DATE |
READINGS | CONFERENCES |
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TH 1/29 |
[Introduction] |
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| T 2/3 | David Foster Wallace, “Tense Present” (2001); SLD |
Joelle & Seth |
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TH 2/5 |
[Paper 1 Draft Workshop] |
Mitchell & Kat |
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T 2/10 |
Virginia Woolf, “Mr. Bennet and Mrs. Brown” (1923); SLD |
Chanel & Laura |
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TH 2/12 |
PAPER 1 DUE (NO CLASS) | — |
| T 2/17 |
Ezra Pound, “A Few Don’ts” (1913); W.E.B Du Bois, “Criteria of Negro Art” (1926); SLD |
Han & Yoshi |
| TH 2/19 |
Nella Larson, Quicksand (1928): ch. 1-8; SLD |
Josh & Richard |
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T 2/24 |
Nella Larson, Quicksand (1928): ch. 9-13; SLD |
Alex & Yong Kang |
| TH 2/26 | Nella Larson, Quicksand (1928): ch. 14-19 |
Gudman & Kaila |
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T 3/3 |
NO CLASS | — |
| TH 3/5 | Nella Larson, Quicksand (1928): ch. 20-end; Tess Slessinger, “On Being Told …” (1935); Dorothy Parker, “Mrs. Post Enlarges on Etiquette” (1927); SLD |
Drew & Brian |
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T 3/10 |
Dorothy Parker,“A Telephone Call” (1928); Mary McCarthy, “Dottie Makes an Honest Woman of Herself” (1954); SLD | Kinga & Daniela |
| TH 3/12 | [Paper 2 Draft Workshop] |
Karolina & Dean |
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T 3/17 |
In class: Watch His Girl Friday (1940) | Helen |
| TH 3/19 | PAPER 2 DUE In class: discuss His Girl Friday (1940) | — |
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T 3/24 |
Kingsley Amis, Lucky Jim (1954): ch. 1-6; SLD | Joelle & Seth |
| TH 3/26 | Kingsley Amis, Lucky Jim (1954): ch. 7-9; SLD | Mitchell & Kat |
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T 3/31 |
Kingsley Amis, Lucky Jim (1954): ch. 10-14; SLD | Chanel & Laura |
| TH 4/2 | Kingsley Amis, Lucky Jim (1954): ch. 15-19; SLD |
Han & Yoshi |
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4/3-4/11 |
SPRING RECESS | — |
| T 4/14 | Kingsley Amis, Lucky Jim (1954): ch. 16-end; Read and summarize one of the approved critical articles in 100 words |
Josh & Richard |
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TH 4/16 |
Gaipa, Breaking Into the Conversation; proposal due (350 words, including provisional thesis, roadmap and secondary sources that will be included) | Alex & Yong Kang |
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T 4/21 |
[Paper 3 Workshop]; annotated bibliography due (3 entries; 200-300 words each); Bring your annotated bibliography, proposal, copy of Lucky Jim, and secondary sources to class |
Gudman & Kaila |
| TH 4/23 | [Paper 3 Draft Workshop]; draft due (will be collected) |
Drew & Brian |
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T 4/28 |
PAPER 3 DUE [Library Day; Newman Library, Room 135] | — |
| TH 4/30 | L.V. Anderson, “We Should Have a Better Condom by Now. Here’s Why We Don’t”; come in with an idea or two for your final essay |
Kinga & Daniela |
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T 5/5 |
Ta-Nehisi Coates, “The Case for Reparations”; proposal due | Karolina & Dean |
| TH 5/7 | Breaking Bad, Season 1, Episode 1; mini-annotated bibliography (3 sources) due |
Helen |
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T 5/12 |
[Paper 4 Draft Workshop] | — |
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TH 5/14 |
[Paper 4 Draft Workshop]; This class will take place in the courtyard, weather permitting. I also have a computer lab (VC 8170) reserved, if you would prefer to work there. |
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Paper 4 due by midnight on Fri 5/22.