Week 2 |
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| T, Aug. 28 Syllabus quiz, T/C Ch. 3 "New Criticism," Analyzing Fiction, Poetry, and Drama | |
| R, Aug. 30 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
These assignments are due in class on the dates indicated. There will be NO LATE assignments accepted. Also, there will be additional assignments and materials not indicated on this sheet (I will announce them in class), and both this schedule and individual assignments are subject to change. All readings are in the Mercury Reader unless otherwise noted (CP = course packet).
Week 1 |
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| R, Aug. 23 Course introduction and syllabus review |
Week 2 |
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| T, Aug. 28 Syllabus quiz, T/C Ch. 3 "New Criticism," Analyzing Fiction, Poetry, and Drama | |
| R, Aug. 30 Sir Gawain and the Green Knight |
Week 3 |
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| T, Sept. 4 Selections from Edmund Spenser's The Faerie Queene | |
| R, Sept. 6 Giovanni Batiste Basile's "Introduction to the Diversion of the Little Ones," "The Cat Cinderella," "Petrosinella," and "The Three Fairies" |
Week 4 |
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| T, Sept. 11 T/C Ch. 4 "Reader-Response Criticism," Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm's "The Frog King, or Iron Heinrich," "Rapunzel," "Hanzel and Gretel," and "Cinderella" | |
| R, Sept. 13 Grimm's "Little Red Cap," "Snow White," "Rumplestiltskin," and "Snow Whiteand Rose Red" |
Week 5 |
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| T, Sept. 18 Draft of 1 Essay Due, peer review | |
| R, Sept. 20 Essay 1 Due, Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis |
Week 6 |
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| T, Sept. 25 T/C Ch. 5 "Deconstructive Criticism" | |
| R, Sept. 27 "Chapter 12: Analysis of the Whole Film" and Freeway (film) |
Week 7 |
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| T, Oct. 2 Discussion of Freeway | |
| R, Oct. 4 James Finn Garner's "Little Red Riding Hood," "Rumplestiltskin," "Rapunzel,""Cinderella," "Snow White," and "The Frog Prince" |
Week 8 |
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| T, Oct. 9 Draft of Essay 2 Due, peer review | |
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R, Oct. 11 Essay 2 Due and Ever After (film) |
Week 9 |
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| T, Oct. 16
T/C Ch. 8 "Feminist Criticism," bell hooks'
"To Love Justice,"
Joyce Carol Oates' |
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| R, Oct. 18 Marge Piercy's "Barbie Doll" and Jamaica Kincaid's "Girl" and Powerpuff Girls selections (film) |
Week 10 |
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| T, Oct. 23 Karen E. Rowe's "Feminism and Fairy Tales" and Jack Zipes' "A Second Gaze at Little Red Riding Hood's Trials and Tribulations." | |
| R, Oct. 25 Marcia K. Lieberman's "Some Day My Prince Will Come': Female Acculturation through the Fairy Tale" and Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar's "The Queen's Looking Glass" |
Week 11 |
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| T, Oct. 30 Draft of 3 Essay Due, peer review | |
| R, Nov. 1 Essay 3 Due, Unbreakable (film) |
Week 12 |
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| T, Nov. 6 T/C Ch. 6 "Biographical, Historical, and New Historical Criticism" | |
| R, Nov. 8 "Innocence" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film) |
Week 13 |
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| T, Nov. 13 T/C Ch. 7 "Psychological Criticism" and first half of The Dark Knight Returns | |
| R, Nov. 15 Library Workshop (meet in room 148 of Library West) |
Week 14 |
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| T, Nov. 20 Research Day | |
| R, Nov. 22 No Class (Thanksgiving Break) |
Week 15 |
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| T, Nov. 27 Second half of The Dark Knight Returns | |
| R, Nov. 29 Draft of Essay 4 Due, peer review |
Week 16 |
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| T, Dec. 4 Essay 4 Due to my mailbox by 4 p.m. |
