Week 1:
Tu August 24
- Course Introduction
Th August 26
- Background readings on the Female Gothic (Moers, Milbank) (Class website)
- Excerpts from The Mysteries of Udolpho (Vol. 1, Chs. 1-4) (Class website)
Week 2:
Tu August 31
- Excerpts from The Mysteries of Udolpho (Vol 2, Chs. 5-10; Vol. 3, Chs. 1-6) (Class website)
- Discuss Paper 1
Th Sept. 2
- Northanger Abbey (Chapters 1-10)
Week 3:
Tu Sept. 7
- Paper 1 Due
- Discuss Paper 2
- Northanger Abbey (Chapters 11-21)
Th Sept. 9
- Northanger Abbey (Chapters 22-31)
Week 4:
Tu Sept. 14
- Presentations/Paper 2 Due (those working on Austen)
Th Sept. 16
- Frankenstein, (Author’s Introduction-Chapter 6)
Week 5:
Tu Sept. 21
- Frankenstein, (Chapters 7-21)
Th Sept. 23
- Frankenstein, (Chapters 22 – end)
Week 6:
Tu Sept. 28
- Presentations/Paper 2 Due (those working on Shelley)
Th Sept. 30
- Jane Eyre (Chapters 1 – 9)
Week 7:
Tu Oct. 5
- Jane Eyre (Chapters 10 – 19)
Th Oct. 7
- Jane Eyre (Chapters 20 – 26)
Week 8:
Tu Oct. 12
- Jane Eyre (finish book)
Th Oct. 14
- Presentations/Paper 2 Due (those working on Brontë)
Week 9:
Tu Oct. 19
- Fall Break
Th Oct. 21
- Mid-Term Exam
Week 10:
Tu Oct. 26
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper) (Class Website)
Th Oct. 28
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Chapters 1 – 4)
Week 11:
Tu Nov. 2
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle (Chapters 5 – 8)
Th Nov. 4
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle (finish book)
Week 12:
Tu Nov. 9
- Presentations/Paper 2 Due (those working on Jackson)
Th Nov. 11
- Beloved (through page 85)
Week 13:
Tu Nov. 16
- Beloved (finish Part II)
Th Nov. 18
- Beloved (Part III)
Week 14:
Tu Nov.23
- Presentations/Paper 2 Due (those working on Morrison)
Th Nov. 25
- Thanksgiving
Week 15:
Tu Nov. 30
- Joyce Carol Oates, “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” (Class Website)
Th Dec. 2
- Last Day of Class–wrap up short stories, discuss final exam
- Creative Projects Due
Final Exam: Monday, December 13, 1:00-3:00 p.m.