English 404.04/504.01 Contemporary British Fiction Course Schedule/Syllabus Spring 2007
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WEEK |
TUESDAY |
THURSDAY |
1 |
01/11 Postwar Britain |
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2 |
01/16 The Remains of the Day (3-110) |
01/18 The Remains of the Day (111-141) |
3 |
01/23 The Remains of the Day (142-228) |
01/25 The Remains of the Day (229-245); Journal Entry 1 due |
4 |
01/30 Money: A Suicide Note (7-88) |
02/01 Money: A Suicide Note (89-136) |
5 |
02/06 Money: A Suicide Note (137-213) |
02/08 Money: A Suicide Note (214-253) |
6 |
02/13 Money: A Suicide Note (254-350); Journal Entry 2 due |
02/15 Money: A Suicide Note (351-363) |
7 |
02/20 The Winshaw Legacy: Or, What A Carve Up! (3-93) |
02/22 What A Carve Up! (94-141) |
8 |
02/27 What A Carve Up! (142-238) |
03/01 What A Carve Up! (241-294) |
9 |
03/06 What A Carve Up! (295-366); handout of Thurschwell's article on Coe |
03/08 What A Carve Up! (369-419); Critical Response due |
10 |
03/13 Spring Recess |
03/15 Spring Recess |
11 |
03/20 What A Carve Up! (423-498); Journal Entry 3 due |
03/22 White Teeth (3-55) |
12 |
03/27 White Teeth (56-152); |
03/29 White Teeth (153-201); Exploratory Essay due |
13 |
04/03 White Teeth (202-301) |
04/05 White Teeth (302-339) |
14 |
04/10 White Teeth (340-448); Head's article "Zadie Smith's White Teeth: Multiculturalism for the Millenium"; Journal Entry 4 due |
04/12 On Beauty (3-42) |
15 |
04/17 On Beauty (43-154) |
04/19 On Beauty (155-208) |
16 |
04/24 On Beauty (209-318); Journal Entry 5 due |
04/26 On Beauty (319-369); Tolan's article on "Identifying the Precious in Zadie Smith's On Beauty" |
17 |
05/01 On Beauty (370-443) |
05/03 Waugh's article "Postmodern Fiction and the Rise of Critical Theory" |
18 |
5/7 Term Essay due 4:30 pm |