Schedule
English 2906
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.
Module One: Introduction
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August 25
Introduction
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August 27
M. A. R. Habib, Literary Studies, Introduction, chs. 1-2
Topic Selection Exercise: Book Review
Topic Selection Exercise: Book Review
M
September 1
Labor Day Holiday
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September 3
Habib on Reading Styles, chs. 3-4
Peer Edit Book Review
Peer Edit Book Review
Module Two: Tom McCarthy's Remainder
M
September 8
Habib on Genre, chs. 5-6
Quiz on Topics in Habib's Literary Studies
Tom McCarthy, Remainder, chs. 1-4
Quiz on Topics in Habib's Literary Studies
Tom McCarthy, Remainder, chs. 1-4
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September 10
McCarthy, chs. 5-8
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September 15
McCarthy, chs. 9-12
Book Review Due
Book Review Due
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September 17
McCarthy, chs. 13-16
Module Three: William Shakespeare's Othello
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September 22
Quiz on McCarthy
Habib on Literary Language, chs. 7-8
Habib on Literary Language, chs. 7-8
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September 24
Habib on the Writing Process, ch. 18
William Shakespeare, Othello, Act I
William Shakespeare, Othello, Act I
M
September 29
Habib on Ancient and Medieval Literature, chs. 9-10
Shakespeare, Act II
Shakespeare, Act II
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October 1
Shakespeare, Acts III-IV
Discussion of Senior Portfolios for English Majors
Discussion of Senior Portfolios for English Majors
M
October 6
Shakespeare, Act V
Play Analysis Topic Selection Exercise
Play Analysis Topic Selection Exercise
W
October 8
Midterm Exam
Module Four: Critical Approaches to Literature
M
October 13
Habib on Traditional Criticism and Theory, ch. 15
Thomas Rymer, "A Bloody Farce" (227-236)
Peer-edit Play Analysis Paper
Thomas Rymer, "A Bloody Farce" (227-236)
Peer-edit Play Analysis Paper
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October 15
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, "[Comments on Othello]" (256-260)
G. K. Hunter, "Othello and Colour Prejudice" (275-288)
G. K. Hunter, "Othello and Colour Prejudice" (275-288)
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October 20
Stanley Cavell, "Epistemology and Tragedy: A Reading of Othello" (289-296)
James R. Siemon, "'Nay, That's Not Next': Othello, V. ii. in Performance, 1760-1900" (297-314)
Play Analysis Paper Due
James R. Siemon, "'Nay, That's Not Next': Othello, V. ii. in Performance, 1760-1900" (297-314)
Play Analysis Paper Due
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October 22
Librarian Visit: introduction to key words, evaluation of sources, UMD Library database
Michael D. Bristol, "Charivari and Comedy of Abjection in Othello" (338-354)
Michael D. Bristol, "Charivari and Comedy of Abjection in Othello" (338-354)
Module Five: My Ántonia and Research Methods
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October 27
Habib on Research Methods, Ch. 20
Willa Cather, My Ántonia, Introduction; Book One—The Shimerdas (7-76)
Willa Cather, My Ántonia, Introduction; Book One—The Shimerdas (7-76)
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October 29
Career Services visit
Cather, Book Two—The Hired Girls (77-126)
Cather, Book Two—The Hired Girls (77-126)
M
November 3
Cather, Book Three—Lena Lindgard; Book Four—The Pioneer Woman's Story (127-158)
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November 5
Cather, Book Five—Cuzak's Boys (159-179)
Critical Analysis Topic-Selection Exercise
Critical Analysis Topic-Selection Exercise
M
November 10
Quiz on MyÁntonia
Contemporary Reviews of My Ántonia (329-352)
Contemporary Reviews of My Ántonia (329-352)
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November 12
Terence Martin, "The Drama of Memory in My Ántonia" (353-367)
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November 17
Blanche Gelfant, "The Forgotten Reaping Hook: Sex in My Ántonia" (367-385)
Peer-Edit Critical Analysis Paper
Peer-Edit Critical Analysis Paper
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November 19
Susan J. Rosowski, "Pro/Creativity and Kinship Aesthetic" (438-451)
M
November 24
Mike Fischer, "Pastoralism and Its Discontents" (451-466)
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November 26
Janice Stout, "Coming to America/Escaping to Europe" (467-479)
Critical Analysis Paper Due
Critical Analysis Paper Due
Module Six: Conclusion
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December 1
Poster presentations
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December 3
Poster presentations
F
December 12
Final Exam, noon-1:50pm