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.
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August 25
Introduction
Module One: Experimental Storytelling in Prose and Poetry
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August 27
Italo Calvino, If on a Winter's Night a Traveler, chs. 1, If on a winter's night a traveler, 2, Outside the town of Malbork, 3
M
September 1
Labor Day Holiday
W
September 3
Calvino, chs. Learning from the steep slope, 4, Without fear of wind or vertigo, 5, Looks down in the gathering shadow
M
September 8
Calvino, chs., 6, In a network of lines that enlace, 7, In a network of lines that intersect, 8
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September 10
Calvino, chs. On the carpet of leaves illuminated by the moon, 9, Around an empty grave, 10, What story down there awaits its end?, 11, 12
M
September 15
Calvino group mini-presentations (will count in the "quiz" category)
Epiphany Poems in The Book of Luminous Things (4-8), including
D. H. Lawrence "Maximus"
Kikaku, "Above the Boat"
Issa, "From the Bough"
Jean Follain, "Music of Spheres"
Carlos Drummond de Andrade, "In the Middle of the Road"
Epiphany Poems in The Book of Luminous Things (4-8), including
D. H. Lawrence "Maximus"
Kikaku, "Above the Boat"
Issa, "From the Bough"
Jean Follain, "Music of Spheres"
Carlos Drummond de Andrade, "In the Middle of the Road"
W
September 17
Wisława Szymborska, "In Praise of Self-Deprecation" (21), "Four in the Morning" (22), "View with a Grain of Sand" (67)
Valéry Larbaud, "Images" (77-78)
Valéry Larbaud, "Images" (77-78)
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September 22
Joseph Brodsky, "In the Lake District" (115), "Odysseus to Telemachus" (116)
Tomas Tranströaut;mer, "Syros" (126), "Outskirts" (130)* and "Tracks" (154)
Rolf Jacobsen, "Rubber" (155)
Tomas Tranströaut;mer, "Syros" (126), "Outskirts" (130)* and "Tracks" (154)
Rolf Jacobsen, "Rubber" (155)
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September 24
Module One Examination
Module Two: Colonization and Its Consequences
M
September 29
Chinua Achebe, Things Fall Apart, chs. 1-4
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October 1
Achebe, chs. 5-8
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October 6
Achebe, chs. 9-11
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October 8
Achebe, chs. 12-15
M
October 13
Achebe, chs. 16-19
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October 15
Achebe, chs. 20-25
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October 20
Quiz on Things Fall Apart
Manjula Padmanabhan, Harvest, Act 1
Manjula Padmanabhan, Harvest, Act 1
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October 22
Padmanabhan, Act 2
M
October 27
Padmanabhan, Act 3
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October 29
Module Two Examination
Module Three: Writing in Conflict
M
November 3
Marjane Satrapi, Persepolis, pp. 3-71
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November 5
Satrapi, pp. 72-142
Peer-Editing of Character Analysis Papers
Peer-Editing of Character Analysis Papers
M
November 10
Satrapi, pp. 143-206
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November 12
Satrapi, pp. 207-275
Final Draft of Character Analysis Due
Final Draft of Character Analysis Due
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November 17
Satrapi, pp. 276-341
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November 19
Ha Jin, In the Pond, Chs. One-Four
Quiz on Satrapi's Persepolis
Quiz on Satrapi's Persepolis
M
November 24
Jin, Chs. Five-Eight
W
November 26
Jin, Chs. Nine-Eleven
M
December 1
Jin, Chs. Twelve-Fifteen
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December 3
Semester Review
F
December 12
Final Exam, 8-9:50am