Major Media Texts

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	REPORTS	ASSIGNMENTS
Challenges in Representation: War, the State, the Past, the Other
1	Introductions: Textual Analysis Using Dickinson and Shakespeare		Self-assessment: where you are starting from, plus the questionnaire
2	Discussion of Henry V: Text, Image, and Performance
3	Discussion of Henry V: Film, Contexts	Patterson, Annabel. “Back by Popular Demand.” Peter Donaldson, from Shakespearean Films/Shakespearean Directors.
4	Discussion of Othello
5	Othello and Cross-medial, Cross-temporal Adaptation	Dawson, Anthony. “Performance and Participation: Desdemona, Foucault, and the Actor’s Body.”	3-page close reading due
6	Discussion of The Island	Wilder, Dennis. “Athol Fugard.” Introduction. Wertheim, Albert. “‘Acting’ Against Apartheid.”
7	Discuss Theatre; Reports
8	Reports and Reflections
9	“Joebell and America”		3-page annotated bibliography due
Challenges in Representation: Mad Science, Imagined Worlds
10	Frankenstein
11	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.”
12	Discussion of the Epic and the Sublime		Midterm meditation, including textual citations and self-reflection: 5 pages maximum
13	His Dark Materials
14	British Radio/Recorded Comedy		Comparative essay précis due (one page)
15	Comedy and Fantasy His Dark Materials (cont.)	DiBattista, Maria. “Female Rampant: His Girl Friday.”
16	His Dark Materials (cont.)
17	The Musical, Dance, Song
Challenges in Representation: Love and The World Unraveling
18	Attend Prof. Edward Turk’s Class for Further Discussion with Rambert and Moran		10-page comparative close analysis essay due
19	A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters
20	A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters (cont.)
21	Possible Guest Speaker
22	Gericault, Paintings
23	My Son, the Fanatic		Final project presentations
24	My Son, the Fanatic (cont.)		Final project presentations
25	“After great pain,” Where are We?
26	“The Blank Page” Conclusions		Self-assesssment: where you have arrived (4 pages maximum)