English 214 Schedule

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Course: English 214--Contemporary Literature
Instructor: Ann Warren
Office: Office Village 4
Phone: (310) 233-4247
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs., 9-9:30 a.m., and by appointment
E-mail: annw708@earthlink.net

Course Schedule: Week 1

Course Schedule: Weeks 2-5

Course Schedule: Weeks 6-9

Course Schedule: Weeks 10-15

Course Schedule: Final Exam

COURSE SCHEDULE

Week 1 Sept. 2-6 INTRODUCTION Trends in Contemporary Literature Writing About Literature Go to Lecture 1 Go to Discussion Questions 1	Reading: from Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories: Bradfield, "The Darling," 69 Simpson, "Lawns," 445
Week 2 Sept. 8-13 Survey of Contemporary African-American Literature Go to Lecture 2 Go to Discussion Questions 2	Reading: Campbell, 72 Hour Hold
Week 3 Sept. 15-20 Short Stories Go to Lecture 3 Go to Discussion Questions 3	Reading: from Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories: Allison, "River of Names," 3 Braverman, "Tall Tales from the Mekong Delta," 89 Lombreglia, "Men Under Water," 320 Carver, "Cathedral," 108 Wideman, "Daddy Garbage," 521 Bly, "Talk of Heroes," 48 Power, "Moonwalk," 426 Jones, "A White Horse," 291
Week 4 Sept. 22-27 A New Direction? Go to Lecture 4 Go to Discussion Questions 4	Reading: Kushner, Angels in America
Week 5 Sept. 29-Oct. 4 The War Novel Go to Lecture 5 No Discussion Questions this week Paper 1 due	Reading: O'Brien, In the Lake of the Woods
Week 6 Oct. 6-11 The War Novel Go to Lecture 6 No Discussion Questions this week	Reading: Frazier, Cold Mountain
Week 7 Oct. 13-18 The War Novel No new Lecture this week Go to Discussion Questions 5	Reading: Frazier, Cold Mountain
Week 8 Oct. 20-25 Collapsing Genres Go to Lecture 7 No Discussion Questions this week	Reading: from McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales: Chabon, "The Editor's Notebook," 5 Gold, "The Tears of Squonk," 31 Leonard, "How Carlos Webster Changed His Name," 101 Hornby, "Otherwise Pandemonium," 155 Offutt, "Chuck's Bucket," 221
Week 9 Oct. 27-Nov. 1 Collapsing Genres No new Lecture this week Go to Discussion Questions 6	Reading: from McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales: King, "Weaving the Dark," 202 Eggers, "Up the Mountain," 237 Ellison, "Goodbye to All That," 354 Chabon, "The Martian Agent," 447
Week 10 Nov. 3-8 Survey of the Contemporary Latino/a Novel Go to Lecture 8 Go to Discussion Questions 7	Reading: Alvarez, In the Time of the Butterflies
Week 11 Nov. 11-15 The Fiction of Alienation Go to Lecture 9 No Discussion Questions this week Paper 2 due	Reading: Foer, Everything is Illuminated
Week 12 Nov. 17-22 The Fiction of Alienation No new lecture this week Go to Discussion Questions 8	Reading: Foer, Everything is Illuminated
Week 13 Nov. 24-26 Survey of Contemporary Native American Literature Go to Lecture 10 No Discussion Questions this week	Reading: Alexie, Flight
Week 14 Dec. 1-6 Survey of Contemporary Native American Literature No new lecture today Go to Discussion Questions 9 Paper 3 due	Reading: Alexie, Flight
WEEK 15 Dec. 8-13 CATCH YOUR BREATH TIME	No reading assignment for this week
Week 16 FINAL EXAM Final Exam	The final exam is due on or before Monday, December 15th. No late exams will be accepted, as I must turn in grades immediately.

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