English 4292
Schedule
Schedule
The following schedule is subject to change according to the demands of the class. I will announce changes to it in class when the need presents itself.
| W | January 21 | Introduction |
| M | January 26 | Mary Shelley, Frankenstein, Introduction, Preface, Letters, Chapters I-II |
| W | January 28 | Shelley, Chapters III-VIII |
| M | February 2 | Shelley, Chapters IX-XV |
| W | February 4 | Shelley, Chapters XVI-XXI |
| M | February 9 | Shelley, Chapters XXII-XXIV |
| W | February 11 | QUIZ ON SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN Showing: James Whale's Frankenstein (1940) |
| M | February 16 | Showing continued, with discussion: James Whale's Frankenstein |
| W | February 18 | Philip K. Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Chapters 1-7 FRANKENSTEIN SCENE ANALYSIS PEER EDIT |
| M | February 23 | Dick, Chapters 8-13 |
| W | February 25 | Dick, Chapters 14-22 FRANKENSTEIN SCENE ANALYSIS DUE |
| M | March 2 | Showing: Ridley Scott's Blade Runner |
| W | March 4 | Showing continued with discussion: Blade Runner |
| M | March 9 | MIDTERM: ARTIFICIAL PEOPLE |
| W | March 11 | Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Chapters 1-15 |
| March 16-20 Spring Break | ||
| M | March 23 | Austen, Chapters 16-30 (or Vol. I, Ch. XVI-Vol. II, Ch. VII) |
| W | March 25 | Austen, Chapters 31-42 (or Vol. II, Ch. VIII-Ch. XIX) |
| M | March 30 | Austen, Chapters 43-60 (or Vol. III) |
| W | April 1 | Showing: Robert Z. Leonard's Pride and Prejudice (1940) |
| M | April 6 | Showing and discussion: Pride and Prejudice (1940) QUIZ ON PRIDE AND PREJUDICE |
| W | April 8 | Showing: Joe Wright's Pride and Prejudice (2005) |
| M | April 13 | Discussion: Pride and Prejudice |
| W | April 15 | Discussion: Pride and Prejudice |
| M | April 20 | Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, Part I |
| W | April 22 | Conrad, Part II FILM ADAPTATION ANALYSIS PEER EDIT |
| M | April 27 | Conrad, Part III |
| W | April 29 | Showing: Apocalypse Now FILM ADAPTATION ANALYSIS DUE |
| M | May 4 | Showing continued: Apocalypse Now |
| W | May 6 | Apocalypse Now and other issues |
| W | May 13 | FINAL EXAMINATION, 10am-11:50am |
25 January 2015