| Challenges in Representation: War, the State, the Past, the Other |
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Introductions: Textual Analysis Using Dickinson and Shakespeare |
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Self-assessment: where you are starting from, plus the questionnaire |
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Discussion of Henry V: Text, Image, and Performance |
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Discussion of Henry V: Film, Contexts |
Patterson, Annabel. "Back by Popular Demand."
Peter Donaldson, from Shakespearean Films/Shakespearean Directors.
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Discussion of Othello |
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Othello and Cross-medial, Cross-temporal Adaptation |
Dawson, Anthony. "Performance and Participation: Desdemona, Foucault, and the Actor's Body." |
3-page close reading due |
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Discussion of The Island |
Wilder, Dennis. "Athol Fugard." Introduction.
Wertheim, Albert. "'Acting' Against Apartheid."
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Discuss Theatre; Reports |
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Reports and Reflections |
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"Joebell and America" |
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3-page annotated bibliography due |
| Challenges in Representation: Mad Science, Imagined Worlds |
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Frankenstein |
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Frankenstein (cont.) |
Hoeveler, Diane Long. "Frankenstein: Feminism and Literary Theory."
Levine, George. The Ambiguous Heritage of Frankenstein.
Clayton, Jay. "Frankenstein's Futurity: Replicants and Robots."
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Discussion of the Epic and the Sublime |
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Midterm meditation, including textual citations and self-reflection: 5 pages maximum |
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His Dark Materials |
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British Radio/Recorded Comedy |
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Comparative essay précis due (one page) |
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Comedy and Fantasy
His Dark Materials (cont.)
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DiBattista, Maria. "Female Rampant: His Girl Friday." |
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His Dark Materials (cont.) |
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The Musical, Dance, Song |
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| Challenges in Representation: Love and The World Unraveling |
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Attend Prof. Edward Turk's Class for Further Discussion with Rambert and Moran |
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10-page comparative close analysis essay due |
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A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters |
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A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters (cont.) |
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Possible Guest Speaker |
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Gericault, Paintings |
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My Son, the Fanatic |
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Final project presentations |
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My Son, the Fanatic (cont.) |
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Final project presentations |
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"After great pain," Where are We? |
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"The Blank Page"
Conclusions
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Self-assesssment: where you have arrived (4 pages maximum) |