ࡱ> FHEg i%bjbjVV *8r<r<i<<48$ 1333333$W$$$Wl$$$$1$$1$$c,$0R$RR $$$$WW$$$$$$$$R$$$$$$$$$<! ]: English 166: American Literature Since 1945 Spring Semester 2011 Professor Robert Cullen M W 3 - 4:15 p.m. FOB 117, ph (408) 924-4454 SH 410 rjcullen@att.net Section 1 Office Hours Monday, 2 p.m. Code 26772 and by appt. Texts 30/30: Thirty American Stories from the Last Thirty Years ed. Porter Shreve and B. Minh Nguyen. Penguin. The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon The Ghost Writer by Philip Roth Snow White by Donald Barthelme Fences by August Wilson Fun Home by Alison Bechdel The Intuitionist by Colson Whitehead Rabbit Hole by David Lindsay-Abaire Fuddy Meers by David Lindsay-Abaire Selected poemsdownloads: no text required. Prerequisite: Upper division standing (60 units) Overview This course will examine three strands of post-WWII literature: 1) ongoing traditions, e.g. realistic fiction and rhymed poetry; 2) postmodern/experimental works; and 3) the expanding canon. We will read 4 short novels, 3 plays, numerous poems and short stories, and one graphic memoir. Authors include Erdrich, Roth, Bishop, Plath, Barthelme, Pynchon, Alexie, Ginsberg, Whitehead, Diaz, Kincaid, OBrien, Lindsay-Abaire, and others. Student Learning Objectives Enumerated below are the departments five learning objectives and, in italics, selected ways in which this course will help students meet the objectives. Students will demonstrate the ability to read closely in a variety of forms, styles, structures, and modes, and articulate the value of close reading in the study of literature, creative writing, or rhetoric. The course will include readings from four major genrespoetry, novels, short stories, and dramaas well as one graphic memoir. Class discussion, papers, and the final exam will all demand or model close reading. Styles and structures of works on the reading list are immensely varied. show familiarity with major literary works, genres, periods, and critical approaches to British, American, and World Literature. This course is devoted to American literature. As noted above, it will cover multiple genres. It will include such iconic works as Howl and Cathedral and will introduce students to canonical writers such as Erdrich, Plath, Roth, and Pynchon as well as some newer voices. Lecture portions of the class will call on feminist theory, genre studies, queer theory, and other critical approaches, and research for the second assigned paper will of course be informed by theory as well. write clearly, effectively, and creatively, and adjust writing style appropriately to the content, the context, and nature of the subject. The course emphasizes literary analysis in the form of two papers and a final exam. develop and carry out research projects, and locate, evaluate, organize, and incorporate information effectively. Research is optional for the first paper and mandatory for the second paper; papers will be evaluated for the scope, relevance, and usefulness of their research. articulate the relations among culture, history, and texts. One tenet of my teaching is that literature holds up a mirror to culture; accordingly, relations among culture, history, and texts will be our daily concern in reading, discussion, and writing. Final Exam Essay format. Monday, May 23, 12:15 to 2:30 p.m. Details to be announced. Papers In addition to giving me a hard copy of each paper, you must submit it within 48 hours of the due date to TurnItIn.com. Please set up an account right away if you have not done so already. I will provide a course number and password as the first due date (March 23) approaches. Two papers are required. I will hand out specific assignments later, but the first paper (1000 words or about 4 pages) will call for a close reading of a narrowly defined portion of a text. The second (2000 words or about 8 pages) will call for a broader analysis of one or more of the works and will require modest research. Both papers must conform to current Modern Language Association style. Please, no faxed or emailed papers. Except in extraordinary circumstances, late papers will be penalized as follows: papers turned in one day to one week late will be marked down one full letter grade (e.g. B to C); beyond one week papers will not be accepted. Any paper not turned in directly to me must be time-stamped by the English Department staff. (Do not put a paper under my door, in my mailbox, etc.) NO INCOMPLETES except in true emergencies (surgery, yesthe flu, no). Participation and Quizzes Participation and quizzes figure substantially into your final grade. Quizzes are designed primarily to keep you on schedule; they should not be difficult IF you have read carefully. Quizzes may not be made up. Grading Paper #1 (Close reading/analysis) 20 % DUE 3/23. Final Exam 20 % Participation & Quizzes 20 % Paper #2 40 % DRAFT DUE 5/2; DUE 5/11. Academic Policies You are responsible for reading and understanding the 91 academic polices available online:  HYPERLINK "http://www.sjsu.edu/english/comp/policyforsyllabi.html" http://www.sjsu.edu/english/comp/policyforsyllabi.html SCHEDULE, ENGLISH 166, SPRING 2011 1/26 Introductions, overview, enrollment. ~ Continuing Traditions ~ 1/31 In 30/30, our short story collection: Ozick, The Shawl, 265; OBrien, The Things They Carried, 249. 2/2 In 30/30, Carver, Cathedral, 76; Leavitt, Gravity, 204. 2/7 Roth, The Ghost Writer, first half, through Nathans long conversation with his father before boarding the bus. 2/9 Finish The Ghost Writer. 2/14 Poetry: Robert Lowell, Mr. Edwards and the Spider; Theodore Roethke, My Papas Waltz; James Wright, A Blessing. 2/16 In 30/30, Beattie, Snow, 54; Baxter, Snow, [yes, same title] 44. 2/21 Poetry: Elizabeth Bishop, The Fish and Sestina; Billy Collins, Forgetfulness. 2/23 Lindsay-Abaire, Rabbit Hole (entire play). ~ Innovation & Experimentation ~ 2/28 Lindsay-Abaire, Fuddy Meers (entire play). 3/2 In 30/30, Barthelme, The School, 41. Also read Barthelmes Snow White, Part One. 3/7 Finish Snow White. 3/9 Poetry: Allen Ginsberg, Howl and A Supermarket in California. 3/14 Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49, chapters 1-4. 3/16 Finish Lot 49. 3/21 In 30/30, Davis, Story, 92; LeGuin, The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas, 209; Everett, The Fix, 131; Moore, How to Talk to Your Mother (Notes), 240. 3/23 FIRST PAPER DUE. REMEMBER TURNITIN.COM & THIS READING: Poetry: Sylvia Plath, Daddy and Lady Lazarus. 3/28 and 3/30 SPRING BREAK 4/4 Whitehead, The Intuitionist, Parts One and Two in the Down sectionmore than half the novel. 4/6 Finish The Intuitionist. ~ The Expanding Canon ~ 4/11 In 30/30, Erdrich, Saint Marie, 118; Alexie, What You Pawn I Will Redeem, 12. 4/13 Poetry: Dudley Randall, The Melting Pot; Marilyn Chin, How I Got My Name. 4/18 Wilson, Fences, Act One. 4/20 Finish Fences. 4/25 In 30/30, Diaz, Fiesta, 95; Louie, Cold-Hearted, 215. 4/27 In 30/30, Allison, River of Names, 32; Lahiri, Interpreter of Maladies, 185. 5/2 DRAFT of paper #2 due for peer response workshop. Bring 3 copies, please. 5/4 Bechdel, Fun Home, chapters 1-4. 5/9 Finish Fun Home. 5/11 PAPER #2 DUE. REMEMBER TURNITIN.COM TOO! 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