This schedule may be altered at any point in the term at the instructor’s discretion. Students must complete readings by the dates listed. The symbol (P) indicates a reading from the course packet, with page numbers referring to the hand-drawn numbers at the bottom of each packet page.
Week 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10
| Date |
Activity |
Reading |
Due |
| 3/31 |
Course
introduction |
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| 4/1 |
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Posting on White
Noise due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 4/2 [top] |
Discuss White Noise and Geyh, Leebron, and Levy introduction |
DeLillo, White Noise, Chapters 1-11 (3-53) Geyh, Leebron, and Levy, “Introduction,” 1-12 (P) |
English
342 Student Profile and Release Form |
| 4/7 |
Discuss White Noise and McHale |
DeLillo, White Noise, Chapters 12-20
(54-109) DeCurtis, Begley, and James interviews with DeLillo, in Viking Critical Edition, 329-334 McHale, “From Modernist to Postmodernist Fiction,” 13-17 (P) |
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| 4/8 |
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Posting on White Noise due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 4/9 |
Discuss White Noise and Baudrillard |
DeLillo, White Noise, Chapter 21 (109-163) Articles on Bhopal, in Viking Critical Edition, 353-362 Baudrillard, “Simulacra and Simulations,” 18-27 (P) |
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| 4/11 [top] |
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Optional reponse posting on White Noise due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 4/14 |
Discuss White Noise and reviews Presentation on Maltby, "The Romantic Metaphysics of Don DeLillo" (Presenters: Cassie Kosty, Kimberly Thompson, and Marisa Ulloa) |
DeLillo, White Noise, Chapters 22-30 (167-230) White Noise Review (in Viking Critical Edition) Group 1: Yurick,365-369 Group 2: Mobilio,370-373 Group 3: Johnson,374-378 Group 4: Iyer, 379-384 Postmodern Theorist Excerpt (distributed in class) Group 1: Hassan Group 2: Lyotard Group 3: Huyssen Group 4: Jameson |
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| 4/15 |
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Posting on White Noise due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 4/16 |
Discuss White Noise Presentation on Bonca, "Don DeLillo's White Noise: The Natural Language of the Species" (Presenters: Holly Evanoff, Nancy Rubenstein, and Andrea Sauter) Presentation on Saltzman, "The Figure in the Static: White Noise" (Presenters: Jennie Griffiths and Andre LaRoche) |
DeLillo, White Noise, Chapters 31-36 (231-281) |
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| 4/18 [top] |
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Optional reponse posting on White Noise due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 4/21 |
Discuss White Noise Presentation on LeClair, "Closing the Loop" (Presenters: Katie Chapman, Dresden Leebron, and Jennifer Roh) Essay #1 assignment distributed |
DeLillo, White Noise, Chapters 37-40 (282-326) | |
| 4/22 |
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Posting on City of Glass due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 4/23 |
Discuss City of Glass Presentation on Barone, "Paul Auster and the Postmodern Novel" (Presenters: Octaviano Guttierez, Kashena Konecki, and Jack Sickels) |
Auster,City of Glass, Chapters 1-6
(7-79) |
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| 4/25 [top] |
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Optional reponse posting on City of Glass due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 4/28 |
Discuss City of Glass and Foucault Presentation on Foucault, "What is an Author?" (Presenters: Cristina Brendicke, Kristin Cline, and Abel Diaz) Presentation on Sorapure, "The Detective and the Author" (Presenters: Rebecca Atkinson, Julie Mika, and Sean Rogers) |
Auster, City of Glass, Chapters 7-10
(80-158) Foucault, “What is an Author?” 39-47 (P) |
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| 4/29 |
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Posting on City of Glass due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 4/30 |
Discuss City of Glass, approaches to Essay #1 and ideas-in-progress Midterm course evaluation |
Auster, City of Glass, Chapters 11-13 (159-203) | |
| 5/2 [top] |
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Essay #1 draft due by 12:00 p.m. in hard copy at Padelford A-305 or via E-Submit |
| 5/5 |
Discuss Violent Cases |
Gaiman
and MacKean, Violent Cases |
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| 5/6 |
Posting on Ceremony due by 10:00 p.m. | ||
| 5/7 |
Discuss Ceremony Discuss revision strategies for returned essay drafts |
Silko, Ceremony, 1-54 | |
| 5/9 [top] |
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Essay #1 revision due by 12:00 p.m. in hard copy at Padelford A-305 or via E-Submit |
| 5/12 |
Discuss Ceremony Presentation on Ronnow, "Tayo, Death and Desire" (Presenters: Paul Cooper, Ian King and Neal Kingsley) Essay #2 assignment distributed |
Silko, Ceremony, 55-127 (stop at mid-page break) | |
| 5/13 |
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Posting on Ceremony due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 5/14 |
Discuss Ceremony Presentation on Zamir, "Literature in a National Sacrifice Area" (Presenters: Brooke Fisher, Meghann McDonald, and Matt Starritt) |
Silko, Ceremony, 127-188 (stop at top-page break) | |
| 5/16 [top] |
Optional response posting on Ceremony due by 10:00 p.m. | ||
| 5/19 |
Discuss Ceremony with special guest Tom
Colonnese |
Silko, Ceremony, 188-262 Ruppert, “No Boundaries, Only Transitions,” 39-47 (P) |
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| 5/20 |
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Posting on Patchwork Girl due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 5/21 |
Discuss Patchwork Girl, Coover, and
Landow Presentation on Ruppert, "No Boundaries, Only Transitions" (Presenters: Dena Barker, Shannon Jih, and Stacy Wilson) Presentation on Landow, "Reconfiguing Narrative" (Presenters: Nicole Cusack, Rob Krassowski, and Reid Marvin) |
Jackson, Patchwork Girl: read “Reading Patchwork Girl,” then open the
text, begin anywhere, view 40 lexias, and save your reading Coover, “The End of Books,” 48-51 (P) Landow, “Reconfiguring Narrative,” 52-71 (P) |
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| 5/23 [top] |
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Essay #2 draft due by 12:00 p.m. in hard copy at Padelford A-305 or via E-Submit |
| 5/26 |
Memorial
Day Holiday |
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| 5/27 |
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Posting on Patchwork Girl due by 10:00 p.m. |
| 5/28 |
Discuss Patchwork Girl and Haraway Presentation on Odin, "Unitary and Unilinear Text" (Presenters: Noell Bernard and Sonya Jassen) Presentation on Haraway, "A Cyborg Manifesto" (Presenters: Rachel Robinson and Alana Slayton) |
Jackson, Patchwork Girl; open saved
reading and view 70-80 lexias Haraway, “A Cyborg Manifesto,” 72-81 (P) |
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| 5/30 [top] |
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Essay #2 revision due by 12:00 p.m. in hard copy at Padelford A-305 or via E-Submit |
| 6/2 |
Discuss Patchwork Girl | Jackson, Patchwork Girl; open saved reading and view 70-80 lexias | |
| 6/3 |
Posting on novel connections due by 10:00 p.m. | ||
| 6/4 |
Course wrap-up and evaluation Take-home final distributed |
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| 6/6 [top] |
Take-home final due by 12:00 p.m. in hard copy at Padelford A-305 or via E-Submit |
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