READING AND ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE
Our reading schedule will be demanding and, by necessity, somewhat uneven, so it is essential that you pace yourself and read ahead whenever possible. You are responsible for any changes announced in class or over e-mail. Though we will by necessity discuss most long works over several class periods, you should plan to have each work read in its entirety by the first day of discussion. Texts marked · are films, which will be screened in class. To receive participation credit, texts must be brought to class on the day they are to be discussed.
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9/5 |
9/7 |
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2 |
9/12 Monsters and Madness: Edgar Allan Poe, "The Fall of the House of Usher"; "The Tell-Tale Heart"; "The Cask of Amontillado" |
9/14 Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
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9/19 William Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily"; Shirley Jackson, "The Lottery " |
9/21 Alfred Hitchcock, Psycho · |
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9/26 Hitchcock, Psycho |
9/28 Study Day |
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5 |
10/3 |
10/5 Ghosts and Revenants: Henry James, The Turn of the Screw |
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10/10 Henry James, The Turn of the Screw |
10/12 Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House |
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10/17 Stephen King, The Shining |
10/19 King, The Shining |
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10/24 M. Night Shyamalan, The Sixth Sense · |
10/26 Shyamalan, The Sixth Sense |
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9 |
10/31 Examination Two |
11/02 Vampires and "Consumption": Bram Stoker, Dracula |
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10 |
11/7 Stoker, Dracula |
11/9 Reading Day |
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11 |
11/14 |
11/16 Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper" |
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11/21 Prep for Group Presentations |
11/23 |
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13 |
11/28 Stephen King, 'Salem's Lot Group Presentations |
11/30 King,'Salem's Lot |
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14 |
12/5 Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire |
12/7 Rice, Interview with the Vampire |
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15 |
12/12 |
12/14 |
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Final Exam: Tuesday 19 December 2006, 4:00-5:55 p.m. in H403 |
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