Schedule of Classes, Readings, and Assignments

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES, READINGS, AND ASSIGNMENTS

What follows is a brief outline of the term’s assignments, which I will amplify as the semester progresses.  Assignments will also be posted/updated on our class blog: http://english608fall2014.blogspot.com/.   Please be sure to check your email before you go to class to be sure that you haven’t missed any updates. 

Sep 4               Introductory class.  What to expect from English 608.

In class: Gerald Graff, “Disliking Books at an Early Age” (handout)

Critical Exercise #1 due by Tuesday, September 9 via email; bring a paper copy to class.

Sep 11             The Field: Culler, Literary Theory, Chapter 1; McComiskey Introduction, Chapter 4; Moore and Miller, Introduction.

Critical Exercise #2 due by Tuesday, September 16 via email; bring a paper copy to class.

Sep 18             McComiskey Chapters 1, 2, 5 and 6

Critical Exercise #3 due by Tuesday, September 25 via email; bring a paper copy to class.

Sep 25             Guest Speaker: Professor John Tobin

                        William Shakespeare, The Tempest

Discussion Leaders*:  Madelyn Kanter/Danielle Hanscom

*Please submit discussion questions/outline to me via email by 7pm on TUESDAY, Sept 23.

Critical Exercise #4 due by Tuesday, September 30 via email; bring a paper copy to class.

Oct 2               Guest Speaker: Prof. Erin Anderson

"Toward a Resonant Material Vocality for Digital Composition"
Enculturation: A Journal of Rhetoric, Writing and Culture

Published: August 18, 2014

Culler, Literary Theory, Chapters 2 and 3

Discussion Leaders: Tyler Murphy

Please submit discussion questions/outline to me via email by 7pm on TUESDAY, Sept 30.

Critical Exercise #5 due by Tuesday, October 7 via email; bring a paper copy to class.

Oct 9               Guest Speaker: Prof. Elizabeth Fay

Shelley, Frankenstein.

Discussion Leaders*:  Tiril Pollard/Kayli Maffei

*Please submit discussion questions/outline to me via email by 7pm on TUESDAY, Oct 7.
Discuss Proposal, Bibliography

Faculty Interview due by Tuesday, October 14 via email; bring a paper copy to class.

Oct 16             Guest Speaker: Prof. Leonard von Morze

Culler, Literary Theory, Chapters 6-8.  

Discussion Leaders: Theresa Dietrich

Proposal (selection and rationale) for footsteps essay due October 21 via email.

Oct 23             Meet in Chancellor’s Conference Room, 3^rd Floor of Quinn Building, for

The 10^th Annual Shaun O’Connell Lecture, featuring poet Joyce Peseroff

Read: Selected Poetry pdf (emailed to you and on blog)

Long List Bibliography for Field Statement due October 28 via email.

Oct 30             Guest Speaker: Prof. Alex Mueller

Moore and Miller, Chapters 1 and 2, Culler, Literary Theory, appendix

Discussion Leaders: Ann-Kathrin Michaelis/Andie Paletta

Please submit discussion questions/outline to me via email by 7pm on TUESDAY, Oct 28.

Reflection on Goals Within, Beyond Program due Nov 4 via email.  Bring a paper copy to class.

Nov 6              Guest Speaker: Prof. Holly Jackson

Moore and Miller 4, 6. Annotated Bibliography Handout
Discussion Leaders: Rachel Morrow/Erik Scott

Please submit discussion questions/outline to me via email by 7pm on TUESDAY, Nov 4.

Annotated Bibliography Due Nov 11 via email. Bring a paper copy to class. 

Nov 13            Guest Speaker: Prof. Eve Sorum

                        Culler, Literary Theory, Chapters 4 and 5

Discussion Leaders: Manal Khan

Please submit discussion questions/outline to me via email by 7pm on TUESDAY, Nov 11.

Please sign up for optional conferences this week or next to discuss your Final Project.

Also, don’t forget your lecture report! We will discuss these Nov 20 in class.  Please bring your report to class that evening.

Nov 20            Prof. Rajini Srikanth

                        Felski, Uses of Literature

Discussion Leaders: Adam Pickens/Leanne Paradiso

Please submit discussion questions/outline to me via email by 7pm on TUESDAY, Nov 18.

Footsteps Essay due via email by 9 am Monday, Nov 24. I will email comments and a preliminary grade to you.

Nov 27            THANKSGIVING DAY HOLIDAY.   If you would like to submit a draft of your Field Statement, please email it to me by Friday, November 28^th.  I will return it to you with comments and a preliminary grade.

Dec 4              Final presentations: panels 1 and 2.

Dec 11             Final presentations: panels 3 and 4; Course Evaluations.

Final Projects (Revised Footsteps Essay, Revised Field Statement, and Bibliography) are due by Tuesday, December 16.  You may email them to me or drop off a hard copy at my office on the 16^th.