You will be responsible for having read at least the portions of the works listed below before coming to class for that day. Background reading material and articles can be found online on the class website. DLD = Discussion Leader Day
Post WWII/Postmodernism
Week 1:
Tu Aug 20
• Course Introduction
Th Aug 22
• Klages, “Postmodernism” (class website)
• Slaughterhouse-Five (Chapters 1-3)
Week 2:
Tu Aug 27
• Slaughterhouse-Five (Chapters 4-6)
• DLD–Bradley Silas, Grayson Liston
Th Aug 29
• Slaughterhouse-Five (Chapters 7-10)
• DLD–Harper Scott, Bryce Buchanan, Nick Wilsey
Week 3:
Tu Sept 3
• Continue Slaughterhouse-Five
• Research presentations–Grace Barnett, Lexi Hentschel
Th Sept 5
• White Noise (Part I: “Waves and Radiation”)
• “Simulation and Simulacra” (class website)
• DLD–Katie Gula, Lindsey Reynolds
Week 4:
Tu Sept 10
• White Noise (Part II: “The Airborne Toxic Event”)
• Boroditsky, “Lost in Translation” (class website)
• DLD–Azi Kynard, Jessie Riha, Maddy Rozmus, Layla Parker
Th Sept 12
• White Noise (Part III: “Dylarama”)
• Research presentations–Gracelyn Latham, Vito Gianello
Week 5:
Tu Sept 17
• The Things They Carried (through “Friends”)
• DLD–Grace Barnett, Lily Tyler, Olivia Phillips
Th Sept 19
• The Things They Carried (through “Style”)
• DLD–Charlotte Kuhn
Week 6:
Tu Sept 24
• The Things They Carried (finish the book)
• Research presentations–Alyssa Driggers, Nick Wilsey, Rosey Pelicano
Race and Gender
Th Sept 26
• Song of Solomon (Chapters 1-3)
• DLD–Lexi Hentschel, Kathryn Williams,
Week 7:
Tu Oct 1
• Song of Solomon (Chapters 4-9)
• “The People Could Fly” (class website)
• DLD–Vito Gianello, Rosey Pelicano, Nick Wilsey
Th Oct 3
• Song of Solomon (Chapters 10-15)
• Research presentations–Alyssa Craft, Katie Gula, Harper Scott, John Constantino
Week 8:
Tu Oct 8
• Mid-TermExam
Th Oct 10
• Tracks (Chapters 1-3)
• “Who Owns the Land” (class website)
• DLD–Bryce Buchanan, Grayson Liston, Alyssa Craft
Week 9:
Tu Oct 15
• Tracks (Chapters 4-6)
• DLD–Alyssa Driggers, Olivia Phillips, John Constantino
Th Oct 17
• Tracks (Chapters 7-9)
• Research presentations–Silas Bradley, Layla Parker
Week 10:
Tu Oct 22
• The Moths and Other Stories (Through “Birthday”)
• DLD–Alyssa Craft, Katie Gula, Harper Scott
Th Oct 24
• The Moths and Other Stories (through “The Cariboo Cafe”)
• DLD–Lexi Hentschel, Jessie Riha, Charlotte Kuhn
Week 11:
Tu Oct 29
• The Moths and Other Stories (finish book)
• Research presentations–Lily Tyler, Azi Kynard, Maddy Rozmus
Graphic Memoir
Th Oct 31
• Maus I
• DLD–Grace Barnett
Week 12:
Tu Nov 5
• Fall Break—No Class
Th Nov 7
• Maus II
• DLD–Azi Kynard, Lily Tyler, Alyssa Driggers
Week 13:
Tu Nov 12
• Continue Maus
• Research presentations–Grayson Liston, Bryce Buchanan, Kathryn Williams
Th Nov 14
• Fun Home (first half)
• DLD–Silas Bradley, Rosey Pelicano, Maddy Rozmus, John Constantino
Week 14:
Tu Nov 19
• Fun Home (finish book)
• DLD–Vito Gianello, Kathryn Williams, Layla Parker
Th Nov 21
• Continue Fun Home
• Research presentations–Charlotte Kuhn, Jessie Riha, Olivia Phillips
Week 15:
Tu Nov 26
• Class wrap-up; Review for Final Exam
• Final Papers Due
Th Nov 28
• Thanksgiving
Final Exam: Monday, December 9, 1-3 pm