FS 028 Identity and Difference

FS 028 Identity and Difference

FS 028 Identity and Difference
Schedule

Day Time Location

Tuesday 3:00-4:15 FIC FR 1

Thursday 3:00-4:15 FIC FR 1

Wednesday screenings 7:30-10:30 FIC FR 1

Tentative Class Schedule:

ORIENTATION Sept. 1 Introduction

WEEK ONE
Sept. 9 Euripides, Bacchae (in Euripides V) AND Forster, A Passage to India to p. 34. For a searchable version of the Bacchae, see the links.

Sept. 11 Forster, A Passage to India, 35-166

WEEK TWO
Sept. 16 Forster, A Passage to India, 166-314 AND Said, Orientalism 1-49 X

Sept. 17 FILM: A Passage to India

Sept. 18 Forster, A Passage to India, 317-362

WEEK THREE
Sept. 23 Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time Preface & "Bela"
First draft of paper #1 due! Bring 2 copies to give to peer reviewers.

Sept. 25 Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time "Princess Mary"
Return peer reviews to paper authors.

WEEK FOUR
Sept. 30 Pushkin, "Gypsies" and "Captive in the Caucasus," Tolstoy, "Prisoner in the Caucasus" X
Final draft of paper #1 due!
Oct. 1 FILM: Prisoner of the Mountains

Oct. 2 discussion of Prisoner of the Mountains

WEEK FIVE
Oct. 7 Makanin, "Prisoner of the Caucasus" X

Oct. 9 Goulart, Trans 101

WEEK SIX
***Oct. 13 FILM: Boys Don't Cry

Oct. 14 Garber, Vested Interests 1-17, 67-71.
First draft of paper #2 due! Bring 2 copies to give to peer reviewers. (or 3)

--Break--

WEEK SEVEN
Oct. 21 Hwang, M. Butterfly
Garber, Vested Interests, 234-255.
Return peer reviews to paper authors.

Oct. 22 FILM: Farewell My Concubine

Oct. 23 discussion of Farewell My Concubine
Final draft of paper #2 due!

WEEK EIGHT
Oct. 28 Denizet-Lewis, About a Boy Who Isn't

Oct. 29 FILM: Imitation of Life

Oct. 30 Garber, Vested Interests 267-291.
discussion of Imitation of Life

WEEK NINE
Nov. 4 Larsen, Passing (parts 1 &2)

Nov. 5 FILM: Strawberry and Chocolate
**Cuban dinner at McKinley House 6:30**

Nov. 6 Larsen, Passing (part 3)
discussion of Strawberry and Chocolate

WEEK TEN
Nov. 11 Garber, Vested Interests 128-161
First draft of paper #3 due! Bring 2 copies to give to peer reviewers.

Nov. 12 FILM: Kiss of the Spider Woman

Nov. 13 discussion of Kiss of the Spider Woman
Return peer reviews to paper authors.

WEEK ELEVEN+
Nov. 18 Boykin, "Are Blacks and Gays the Same?"
Omi & Winant, "Racial Formation"
Gates, "The Passing of Anatole Broyard"
Final draft of paper #3 due!

Nov. 20 Tough, "The Black White Supremacist"

Nov. 25 Nagrodskaya, The Wrath of Dionysus to p. 100

--Thanksgiving break--

WEEK TWELVE
Dec. 2 Nagrodskaya, The Wrath of Dionysus to end
Final paper due!
Dec. 3 FILM: Europa, Europa

Dec. 4 Euripides, Bacchae

Take-home exam due during exam period!

ORIENTATION	Sept. 1 Introduction
WEEK ONE	Sept. 9 Euripides, Bacchae (in Euripides V) AND Forster, A Passage to India to p. 34. For a searchable version of the Bacchae, see the links. Sept. 11 Forster, A Passage to India, 35-166
WEEK TWO	Sept. 16 Forster, A Passage to India, 166-314 AND Said, Orientalism 1-49 X Sept. 17 FILM: A Passage to India Sept. 18 Forster, A Passage to India, 317-362
WEEK THREE	Sept. 23 Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time Preface & "Bela" First draft of paper #1 due! Bring 2 copies to give to peer reviewers. Sept. 25 Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time "Princess Mary" Return peer reviews to paper authors.
WEEK FOUR	Sept. 30 Pushkin, "Gypsies" and "Captive in the Caucasus," Tolstoy, "Prisoner in the Caucasus" X Final draft of paper #1 due! Oct. 1 FILM: Prisoner of the Mountains Oct. 2 discussion of Prisoner of the Mountains
WEEK FIVE	Oct. 7 Makanin, "Prisoner of the Caucasus" X Oct. 9 Goulart, Trans 101
WEEK SIX	*Oct. 13 FILM: Boys Don't Cry Oct. 14 Garber, Vested Interests 1-17, 67-71. First draft of paper #2 due! Bring 2 copies to give to peer reviewers. (or 3) --Break--**
WEEK SEVEN	Oct. 21 Hwang, M. Butterfly Garber, Vested Interests, 234-255. Return peer reviews to paper authors. Oct. 22 FILM: Farewell My Concubine Oct. 23 discussion of Farewell My Concubine Final draft of paper #2 due!
WEEK EIGHT	Oct. 28 Denizet-Lewis, About a Boy Who Isn't Oct. 29 FILM: Imitation of Life Oct. 30 Garber, Vested Interests 267-291. discussion of Imitation of Life
WEEK NINE	Nov. 4 Larsen, Passing (parts 1 &2) Nov. 5 FILM: Strawberry and Chocolate Cuban dinner at McKinley House 6:30 Nov. 6 Larsen, Passing (part 3) discussion of Strawberry and Chocolate
WEEK TEN	Nov. 11 Garber, Vested Interests 128-161 First draft of paper #3 due! Bring 2 copies to give to peer reviewers. Nov. 12 FILM: Kiss of the Spider Woman Nov. 13 discussion of Kiss of the Spider Woman Return peer reviews to paper authors.
WEEK ELEVEN+	Nov. 18 Boykin, "Are Blacks and Gays the Same?" Omi & Winant, "Racial Formation" Gates, "The Passing of Anatole Broyard" Final draft of paper #3 due! Nov. 20 Tough, "The Black White Supremacist" Nov. 25 Nagrodskaya, The Wrath of Dionysus to p. 100 --Thanksgiving break--
WEEK TWELVE	Dec. 2 Nagrodskaya, The Wrath of Dionysus to end Final paper due! Dec. 3 FILM: Europa, Europa Dec. 4 Euripides, Bacchae Take-home exam due during exam period!