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Topic |
Reading |
Writing |
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Week One – Overview of Literary and
Historical Criticism |
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M 1/16 |
Martin Luther King holiday – no class |
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W 1/18 |
Introductions Syllabus overview The literary canon Literature, traditions/histories, and cultures Close reading strategies Mentor Session: Zachary introduction |
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Week Two – The Enlightenment |
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M 1/23
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History of the
Enlightenment period The basics of literary
analysis Mentor Session: FOCUS2, master resumes. |
-“The Age of Enlightenment” by Damrosch (pages 1-15 in Gateways) -“An Answer to the Question: What is Enlightenment?” by
Kant (online) |
RR 1 (Group A) |
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W 1/25 |
The social contract Political philosophy |
RR 2 (Group B) |
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Week Three – The Enlightenment |
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M 1/30 |
Candide as a protagonist Bildungsroman conventions The male gaze – portrayals of gender Summary writing |
-Candide by Voltaire (chapters 1-14, pages 117-141 in Gateways) |
RR 3 (Group A) |
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W 2/1 |
Heroic quests, travel literature, and the Western/Eastern distinction The colonial critique Optimism |
-Candide by Voltaire (chapters 15-21, pages 141-156 in Gateways) |
RR 4 (Group B) |
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Week Four – The Enlightenment |
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M 2/6 |
Culture, social class, and artistic taste Re-defining happiness Gardening metaphors |
-Candide by Voltaire (chapters 22-30, pages 156-179 in Gateways) |
RR 5 (Group A) |
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W 2/8 |
Romantic/erotic love Natural elements in literature The haiku tradition |
-“Love Poems of the Sixth Dalai Lama” by Gyatso (pages 95-97 in Gateways) -“Selected Haiku” and “Narrow Road to the Deep North” by Basho (pages 97-116 in Gateways) |
Draft 1 of Paper 1 due. |
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Week Five – The Nineteenth
Century |
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M 2/13 |
Romanticism and realism Empire and colonization |
-“The Nineteenth Century” by Damrosch (pages 273-287 in Gateways) |
RR 6 (Group B) |
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W 2/15 |
Poetry and prose Re-defining the literary canon Career Services Session: Using FOCUS2 |
RR 7 (Group A) |
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Week Six – The Nineteenth Century |
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M 2/20 |
Class struggle Bourgeoisie and proletariats |
RR 8 (Group B) |
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W 2/22 |
Religious skepticism, irreverence Conventions of ghazals Peer response |
-Selections of poetry by Ghalib (pages 412-421 in Gateways) |
Draft 2 of Paper 1 due (bring two copies). |
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F 2/24 |
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Portfolio 1 due (with the final draft of Paper 1) by 5 o’clock. |
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Week Seven – Nineteenth Century |
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M 2/27 |
Feminism Marriage norms Isolation and hysteria Mentor Session: Leading discussions. |
-“The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (pages 521-532 in Gateways) |
RR 9 (Group A) |
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W 3/1 |
Finding and evaluating sources Scholarly and non-scholarly sources Library resources |
-“The Twentieth Century” by Damrosch (pages 605-620 in Gateways) |
Proposal due. |
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Week Eight – The Twentieth Century |
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M 3/6 |
Transforming language and culture |
-“A Madman’s Diary” by Lu Xun (pages 677-684 in Gateways) |
RR 10 (Group B)
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W 3/8 |
Literary modernism |
-“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” by Eliot (pages 733-737 in Gateways) |
RR 11 (Group A)
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Week Nine – The Twentieth Century |
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M 3/13 |
Fragmentation and knowledge, partical truth Mentor Session: Independent study, internships. |
- “The Lady in the Looking-Glass: A Reflection” by Woolf (pages 720-723 in Gateways) |
RR 12 (Group B)
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W 3/15 |
Essay structure |
-Read the scholarly sources for your paper. |
Draft 1 of Paper 2 due.
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Week Ten – The Twentieth Century |
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M 3/20 |
Existentialism |
-The Metamorphosis by Kafka (pages 750-762 in Gateways) |
RR 13 (Group A) |
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W 3/22 |
Merging realist and fantastical elements |
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RR 14 (Group B) Draft 2 of Paper 2 due (bring 2 copies). |
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F 3/24 |
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Portfolio 2 due (with the final draft of Paper 2) by 5 o’clock. |
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Week Eleven – The Twentieth Century |
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M 3/27 |
Spring Break – no class |
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W 3/29 |
Spring Break – no class |
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Week Twelve – The Twentieth Century |
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M 4/3 |
Psycho-analytical perspectives on Kafka Family relationships in Kafka Mentor Session: Looking ahead to the Honors Career Reception, master resumes. |
-The Metamorphosis
by Kafka (pages 772-782 in Gateways) |
RR 15 (Group A) Master resume due. |
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W 4/5 |
Magical realism Nature and culture |
-“Artificial Roses” by Marquez (pages 894-898 in Gateways) |
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Week Thirteen – The Twentieth Century |
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M 4/10 |
Dystopian fiction, satire |
-The Handmaid’s Tale by Atwood (pages 1-99 online) |
RR 17 (Group A) |
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T 4/11 |
Honors Career Reception – attendance
required (from 6:30pm to 8:00pm) |
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W 4/12 |
Religious persecution, theocracy The literary canon |
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Week Fourteen – The Twentieth Century |
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M 4/17 |
Recitatif, vignettes Overlapping and conflicting histories, memory |
RR 18 (Group B) |
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W 4/19 |
Crossing borders Fantasy, science fiction |
-“Chekov and Zulu” by Rushdie (pages 990-999 in Gateways) |
RR 19 (Group A) |
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Week Fifteen – The Twentieth Century |
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M 4/24 |
Multi-genre texts Persian history and the title of “Persepolis” The veil Mentor Session: Liberal education |
RR 20 (Group B) |
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W 4/26 |
Class consciousness and Marxist ideology |
-Persepolis by
Satrapi (pages 94-153) |
RR 21 (Group A) |
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Week Sixteen – Liberal Education |
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M 5/1 |
What is a liberal education? Cultural literacies and institutions What does it mean to be “cultured”? |
-Essays on liberal education (online) |
RR 22 (Group B) |
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W 5/3 |
Essay organization Final project examples |
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Draft of Paper 3 due (bring two copies). |
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Finals Week |
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M 5/8 |
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Final Portfolio due (with the final draft of Paper 3). |