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All module instructions, lecture videos, audio transcripts, and slides are available via the main menu, under Modules.
All readings below, except for given links to other sites, are featured in the free anthology. I recommend saving the anthology into your downloads or bookmarks bar, as we will use it several times.
Recurring Zoom link (all meetings and office hours):
https://gc-cuny-edu.zoom.us/j/85889217294
| Dates & Deadlines | Readings & Details |
|---|---|
| First meeting: Thursday, January 25, 7:50-9:30am | Intro meeting: I’ll walk you through the course info. Work due Jan 25: – Create a CUNY Commons account and make sure your Zoom app is up to date. |
| Module 1 (Jan 25-Feb 4) Intro Survey due Feb 4 (see Module 1). | Work due Feb 4: Read from the Anthology: (Volumes 4, 5, and 6 are all in the same pdf, please see page numbers given): – In Vol. 4: “Unit 1 – The Age of Reason ” (pp. 12-15) and “Voltaire” (pp. 405); – Candide, by Voltaire, 1759 (full text – pp. 406-472) also available here. This is the first of the only two full texts we will read (read what you can, or get a summary and focus read one chapter carefully). *mild parodical and satirical violence; some racism* – Complete Module 1 (Main Menu>Modules>Module 1). |
| Module 2 (Feb 5-11) | Work due Feb 11: Read from the Anthology: – Vol. 5: “Unit 1: Romanticism” (pp. 1110-1114) and “Jean-Jacques Rousseau” (p. 1115) – Confessions, Book 1, by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1723 (pp. 1116-1143), also available here (Book I only). *mild sexual references* – Complete Module 2. |
| Module 3 (Feb 12-18) MEETING: The Project Proposal Tuesday, Feb 13, 7:50-9:30am | Work due Feb 18: Read from the Anthology: – Vol. 5: “William Wordsworth” (p. 1751); “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey,” by William Wordsworth, 1798 (pp.1753-1756); read what you can of the excerpt from “Preface to the Lyrical Ballads” (pp. 1758-1770); – Read poem “La belle dame sans merci,” by John Keats, 1820 (his bio is on p.1838 of the Anthology). – Complete Module 3. |
| Module 4 (Feb 19-25) | Work due Feb 25: Read from the Anthology: – Vol. 5: “Unit 2: Realism” (pp. 2352-2354); – “Emily Dickinson” (pp. 2782-2794 – they’re super short!); – Read poem “My Life has stood — a Loaded Gun.” *some references to mental illness, death, and guns* – Complete Module 4. |
| Module 5 (Feb 26-March 3rd) Due Tuesday, Feb 27, 11:59pm: Project proposal due on Blackboard via SafeAssign. | Work due March 3rd: Read from the Anthology: -Vol. 6: “Rabindranath Tagore” (p. 3543); – “The Cabuliwallah” (pp. 3544-3549). – Complete Module 5. |
| Module 6 (March 4-10) | Work due March 10: Read from the Anthology: – Vol. 5: “Gustave Flaubert” (p. 2517); – “A Simple Soul” (whole story, pp. 2517-2540). *references to social class, death and hardship* – Complete Module 6. |
| Module 7 – Part 1 (March 11-17) MEETING: Tuesday, March 12, 7:50-9:30am We will talk about your project outline, due in two weeks. | Work due March 17: Read from the Anthology: – Vol. 5: “Henrik Ibsen” (p. 2672); – Read the play Hedda Gabler, by Henrik Ibsen, 1891, Acts I and II. *references to guns* – Complete Module 7.1 (first half of the Module 7 page + first exit ticket) |
| Module 7 – Part 2 (March 18-24) Due March 24: Midterm Survey (quick form) | Work due March 24: Read from the Anthology: – Finish the play Hedda Gabler, Acts III and IV. *references to guns* – Complete Module 7.2 (second half of Module 7 page + second exit ticket). |
| Module 8 (March 25-31st) MEETING: Peer-Review of Outlines Tuesday, March 26, 7:50am-9:30am | Work due March 31st: Read from the Anthology: – Vol. 6: “Unit 1: Modernism” (pp. 3540-3543) and “Virginia Woolf” (pp. 4012-4013); – Read essay A Room of One’s Own, by Virginia Woolf, 1929, Introduction (pp. 7-12), and Chapter 2 (pp. 31-43). – Complete Module 8. |
| Module 9 (April 1st-7) Due Friday, April 5, 11:59pm: Revised Project Outline | Work due April 7: Read from the Anthology: – Vol. 6 : “Unit 2: Postcolonial Literature” (p. 4123) and “Naguib Mahfouz” (p. 4143); – Read short story “Zaabalawi” by Naguib Mahfouz, 1961 (5 pages). – Complete Module 9. |
| Module 10 (April 8-14) INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS: (Students with last names starting A-L): Thursday, April 11, 7:50-9:30am Check your given slot here. Optional take-home exam for final grade bonus due Monday, April 15 , 11:59pm on Blackboard, via SafeAssign (no extensions for this, as it is available all semester) | Work due April 14: Read from the Anthology: – Vol. 6: “Unit 3: Contemporary World Literature” (pp. 4141-4142); – Read short story “The Headstrong Historian” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2009 (12 pages). (Access to this link is limited, so keep the tab open until you are finished). *references to slavery, colonialism, death, some graphic language* – Complete Module 10. |
| MEETING: Project workshop 1: Tuesday, April 16, 7:50-9:30am INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS: (Students with last names starting M-Z): Thursday, April 18, 7:50-9:30am Check your given slot here. Friday, April 19th is the deadline to book a one-on-one appointment at the Writing Center (in person or online). You can book for any day before the final project is due. | Workshop 1 Focus: The thesis statement (+Q&A and in-class work session) Prepare any questions you want to ask about the thesis statement (the main argument you’ll be making in your final project) and bring your work in progress for in-class writing (you won’t have to show it, no worries). |
| SPRING RECESS: April 22-30 | |
| MEETING: Project workshop 2: Thursday, May 2nd, 7:50-9:30am | Workshop 2 Focus: Argument structure + Self-editing (+Q&A and in-class work session) Prepare any questions you want to ask about argument structure and self-editing, and bring your work in progress to work on for in-class writing (you won’t have to show it, no worries). |
| **Wednesday, May 15: Last day to withdraw for a W grade (see with Registrar)** | Please let me know if you plan to withdraw (no questions asked, but I need to know so I don’t wonder what to do with your grade) |
| FINAL PROJECT DEADLINE: Thursday, May 16, 11:59pm on Blackboard, via SafeAssign. | |
| Due May 16, 11:59pm via Google Forms: Self-assessment form (mandatory to determine your final grade) | This is the very last requirement. Well done on completing the course! Once I have read your form, I will send you an individual email with feedback on your final project and your overall performance in the course, including your final grade. |
NB: You will see ** notes beside some of the readings: these are designed to inform you of something about the text that may be triggering to some (much like film audience ratings). I adhere to trauma-informed pedagogy, which means that, in this course, should you decide not to participate in a module whose text you may find triggering, you will still be able to obtain full credit in the class provided that you have participated in at least 8 modules out of 10 and have satisfied the rest of the criteria outlined in the contract-grading section of the syllabus. If you are still unable to complete one of your minimum of 8 modules for trauma-related reasons, please let me know and we will find a solution.
