| SES # | TOPICS | REPORTS | ASSIGNMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Challenges in Representation: War, the State, the Past, the Other | |||
| 1 | Introductions: Textual Analysis Using Dickinson and Shakespeare | Self-assessment: where you are starting from, plus the questionnaire | |
| 2 | Discussion of Henry V: Text, Image, and Performance | ||
| 3 | Discussion of Henry V: Film, Contexts | Patterson, Annabel. "Back by Popular Demand." Peter Donaldson, from Shakespearean Films/Shakespearean Directors. | |
| 4 | Discussion of Othello | ||
| 5 | Othello and Cross-medial, Cross-temporal Adaptation | Dawson, Anthony. "Performance and Participation: Desdemona, Foucault, and the Actor's Body." | 3-page close reading due |
| 6 | Discussion of The Island | Wilder, Dennis. "Athol Fugard." Introduction. Wertheim, Albert. "'Acting' Against Apartheid." | |
| 7 | Discuss Theatre; Reports | ||
| 8 | Reports and Reflections | ||
| 9 | "Joebell and America" | 3-page annotated bibliography due | |
| Challenges in Representation: Mad Science, Imagined Worlds | |||
| 10 | Frankenstein | ||
| 11 | Frankenstein (cont.) | Hoeveler, Diane Long. "Frankenstein: Feminism and Literary Theory." Levine, George. The Ambiguous Heritage of Frankenstein. Clayton, Jay. "Frankenstein's Futurity: Replicants and Robots." | |
| 12 | Discussion of the Epic and the Sublime | Midterm meditation, including textual citations and self-reflection: 5 pages maximum | |
| 13 | His Dark Materials | ||
| 14 | British Radio/Recorded Comedy | Comparative essay précis due (one page) | |
| 15 | Comedy and Fantasy His Dark Materials (cont.) | DiBattista, Maria. "Female Rampant: His Girl Friday." | |
| 16 | His Dark Materials (cont.) | ||
| 17 | The Musical, Dance, Song | ||
| Challenges in Representation: Love and The World Unraveling | |||
| 18 | Attend Prof. Edward Turk's Class for Further Discussion with Rambert and Moran | 10-page comparative close analysis essay due | |
| 19 | A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters | ||
| 20 | A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters (cont.) | ||
| 21 | Possible Guest Speaker | ||
| 22 | Gericault, Paintings | ||
| 23 | My Son, the Fanatic | Final project presentations | |
| 24 | My Son, the Fanatic (cont.) | Final project presentations | |
| 25 | "After great pain," Where are We? | ||
| 26 | "The Blank Page" Conclusions | Self-assesssment: where you have arrived (4 pages maximum) | |