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ENGL
5100-01: Literary Theory
Spring 2008 Dr.
Course Description: A graduate course in literary theory. Student
Responsibilities: The university policies on student responsibilities must be followed. The link to the policies is: http://a-s.clayton.edu/BasicUndergraduateStudentResponsibilities.htm Absence
Policy: Students with more than 3 unexcused absences will fail the course.
Students with more than one unexcused absence will earn a 0 for the
course participation grade. Accommodations: Students
with disabilities who need to request accommodations should contact the
Disability Services Coordinator, STC 255, 678-466-5445, disabilityservices@mail.clayton.edu Each CSU
student is required to have ready access throughout the semester to a
notebook computer that meets faculty approved hardware and software
requirements for the student’s academic program.
Students will sign a statement attesting to such access.
For further information on CSU’s Official Notebook Computer
Policy, please go to http://itpchoice.clayton.edu/policy.htm. Computer
Use In This Course: Student
notebook computers will not be used in the classroom in this course.
Computers will be required to access course materials and to
communicate with your instructor. Instructor
Information: Dr. phone:
678-416-8271 (cell)
office: Arts and office
hours: MWF Class
Meetings: Wed 7:30-10:15 p.m., Room (Tech) T215 Textbooks: Culler, Literary Theory; Morrison, Playing in the Dark; Foucault, Discipline and Punish; Derrida, Of Grammatology; Bhabha, The Location of Culture; Butler, Gender Trouble; Johnson, The Feminist Difference; and readings from Freud, Fanon, Hill Collins, Jameson, et al. in course packet. Grade
Distribution: Draft Paper (8-10 pp): 20% Midterm: 10% Class
Participation (incl. 2 Presentations): 20%
Final Paper (12-15 pp): 40% Final
Exam: 10% ENGL 5100-01 Meeting Time: Wed 7: 30 p.m. Location: Tech T215 Dr. Kathryn Pratt Spring 2008 CLASS SCHEDULE (All assignments must be read before the class meeting for which they are scheduled for discussion) NOTE: A substantial portion of our course will be contributed by the graduate students. Each student will do 2 twenty-minute presentations during the semester. One presentation must be made on an outside theory reading selected by the student (with Dr. Pratt’s assistance). The other presentation must be made on an article that critiques literature or culture using the approach of one of the theoretical schools studied in the course. Wed Jan 9 Introduction Wed Jan 16 Jonathan Culler, Literary Theory: A Very Short Introduction Wed Jan 23 Toni Morrison, Playing in the Dark Wed Jan 30 Michel Foucault, Discipline and Punish Parts One through Three (through Panopticism) Wed Feb 6 Foucault, from Language, Counter-Memory, Practice; Nancy Armstrong, from Desire and Domestic Fiction Wed Feb 13 Jacques Derrida, Of Grammatology; Wed Feb 20 Derrida, Of Grammatology; CLOSE READINGS DUE (8-10 pp) Wed Feb 27 Frantz Fanon, from The Wretched of the Earth; Sigmund Freud, from The Interpretation of Dreams Mon Mar 3- Saturday Mar 9 SPRING BREAK; CLASS DOESN'T MEET Wed Mar 12 Homi Bhabha, The Location of Culture 1-6 Wed Mar 19 Homi Bhabha, The Location of Culture, 7-12 Wed Mar 26 Judith Butler, Gender Trouble Wed Apr 2 Barbara Johnson, The Feminist Difference Wed Apr 9 Fredric Jameson; Patricia Hill Collins (Cultural Studies) Wed Apr 16 Film Analysis: The Methodological Difference Wed Apr 23 Papers Due (12-15 pp); Theory Review Apr 30-May 6 FINAL EXAMS: DO NOT SCHEDULE VACATIONS OR OTHER EVENTS DURING THIS TIME N.B. Schedule is subject to minor changes made by instructor
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