ENG 308W:
Literary Study
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Week One
Thursday, May 28: Introduction
Week Two
Monday, June 1
"On the Poverty of Student Life," by members of the Situationist International and students of Strasbourg University
Wikipedia Page on "On the Poverty"
Introduction to English Studies: An Introduction to the Discipline (on Blackboard)
Tuesday, June 2
"Creative Writing," Haake in English Studies: An Introduction to the Discipline (on Blackboard)
Wednesday, June 3
Introduction to Poetry: George Lakoff's Radial Categories (Lecture & Discussion)
Thursday, June 4
"How to Recognize a Poem When You See One," Stanley Fish in Falling into Theory
Week Three
Monday, June 8
More than Cool Reason: Preface, Chapter 1 (xi-56)
Tuesday, June 9
More than Cool Reason: Chapter 2 (57-139)
Wednesday, June 10
More than Cool Reason: Chapter 3 (140-159)
Thursday, June 11
More than Cool Reason: Chapter 4, Conclusion, More on Traditional Views (160-218)
Week Four
Monday, June 15
Annotated Bibliography Assignment
Tuesday, June 16
Introduction to Falling into Theory 1-13
Wednesday, June 17
Part One: Why We Read, Falling into Theory 15-30
"The Rise of English," Terry Eagleton, Falling into Theory 49-59
Thursday, June 18
"Disliking Books at an Early Age," Gerald Graff, Falling into Theory 41-48
"The 'Banking' Concept of Education," Paulo Freire, Falling into Theory 68-78
Week Five
Monday, June 22
Part Two: What We Read, Falling into Theory 121-136
"The Canon as Cultural Capital," John Guillory, Falling into Theory 218-224
Tuesday, June 23
Part Three: How We Read, Falling into Theory 235-252
"The Death of the Author," Roland Barthes, Falling into Theory 253-257
Wednesday, June 24
"The Rejection of Closure," Lyn Hejinian (on Blackboard)
Thursday, June 25
Discuss Final Project & Annotated Bibliography
Week Six
Monday, June 29
"They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing with Readings
Introduction 1- 14
Part 1. "They Say": 15-47
Tuesday, June 30
"They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing with Readings
Part 2. "I Say" 49-87
!! Annotated Bibliography Due !!
Wednesday, July 1
"They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing with Readings
Part 3. Tying It All Together 88-132
Thursday, July 2
"They Say / I Say": The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing with Readings
Final Paper Discussion
Week Seven
Monday, July 6
How to Talk about Books you Haven’t Read
Pages xi-57
Tuesday, July 7
How to Talk about Books you Haven’t Read
Pages 59-110
Wednesday, July 8
How to Talk about Books you Haven’t Read
Pages 113-187
Thursday, July 9
Final Essay Due