English 2220 Introduction to Fiction
Syllabus & Discussion Pod Sign-up Sheet
This reading schedule is intended to be suggestive, not prescriptive. In the
event we find that we need to spend more time on a text/film than originally
allocated, we can adjust our syllabus accordingly. You should also know that
one of the signs of a good class discussion is that we will not have time to
address all the reading that has been assigned for a certain day. Let's
proceed with the understanding that this class, like life, is a set of
contingencies. — I will announce at the end of each class what specific portion
of a text we will be discussing closely for the following session. Within the
context of our readings, we will (naturally) also talk about the place of
fiction in the culture of science & technology, about what makes a book "good"
and/or a "classic," about the differences between fiction and film, and how to
write well about writing. Please stay tuned!
As a kind of first, informal assignment, explore our
textbook (as print or e-book) and consult its TOC (with TLC)
for the pagination of our readings and the bio sketches and
author index. I will also supplement our syllabus with
additional short weblinks, as appropriate.
| Week 1–4 | Opening Meeting - The Way We Read Now - The Great American Read - Can you Read a Book the Wrong Way? (HULO 3, DVLO 1-3) - Book Tubers - YouTube Stars Making Viewers Into Readers Getting our Feet Wet in the Morass of Deep/Short Fiction
Setting, Symbols, and Stuff
**** NOTEBOOKS (1) DUE AT THE END OF WEEK 4 **** |
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| Week 5–7 | An Old Classic: Book
Burning, Data, and Mind Control - Then and Now
DP 3 _________________________ DP 4 ____________________________ |
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| Week 8-11 | Emigrants/Immigrants
- The Trauma of Discloation (again, Then and Now)
DP 6 ______________________________ DP 7 _________________________
Please be prepared to make schedule arrangements for our film screenings. Details TBA. **** NOTEBOOKS (2) DUE AT THE END OF WEEK 8 **** |
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| Week 12-14 |
Family Dynamics in the Deep South -- (Jesmyn Ward at
NULC/WSU, April 2019)
DP 9 ______________________________ DP 10 __________________________ **** NOTEBOOKS (3) DUE AT THE END OF WEEK 11 or 12 (TBA) **** |
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| Week 15 |
Last week of class, in which nothing
is concluded **** PAPER DUE, Monday, 3 December 2018, hard copy in class, plus electronic copy **** Final Exam Review and Final Exam |
