Secondary Material: Thing Called Literature…What Work Does It Do?” by Simon “This Gikandi Short Introductory Assignment (1.5-2 pages) Week 2: Open City Primary Material: by Teju Cole Open City, Secondary Material: Arrival of Enigmas,” by James Wood “The Short Assignment: Book Review (2-3 pages) Week 3: The God of Small Things Primary Material: Arundhati Roy, through p. 225 (“Kochu The God of Small Things, Thomban”) Secondary Material: and Temporal Hybridity in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small “Trauma Elizabeth Outka Things,” Short Assignment: Summary of response to secondary source material (2 pages) Week 4: The God of Small Things (cont.) Primary Material: Arundhati Roy (to conclusion) The God of Small Things, Secondary Material: Chosen by students (one article per student) Short Assignment: Come to class ready to discuss the secondary material you have chosen. Your meeting with Laura Farwell Blake (the English Department reference librarian) will also take place this week. Week 5: Elizabeth Costello Primary Material: JM Coetzee Elizabeth Costello, Secondary Material: Chosen by students to answer the question does the ending of this “What book mean? Short Assignment: Compile a list of themes, thoughts, questions and ideas in anticipation of submitting your prospectus next week Week 6: Zadie Smith NW, Primary Material: Zadie Smith NW, Secondary Material: for the Planet,” Wai Chee Dimock “Literature
Secondary Material: “This Thing Called Literature…What Work Does It Do?” by Simon Gikandi Short Introductory Assignment (1.5-2 pages) Week 2: Open City Primary Material: Open City, by Teju Cole Secondary Material: “The Arrival of Enigmas,” by James Wood Short Assignment: Book Review (2-3 pages) Week 3: The God of Small Things Primary Material: The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy, through p. 225 (“Kochu Thomban”) Secondary Material: “Trauma and Temporal Hybridity in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things,” Elizabeth Outka Short Assignment: Summary of response to secondary source material (2 pages) Week 4: The God of Small Things (cont.) Primary Material: The God of Small Things, Arundhati Roy (to conclusion) Secondary Material: Chosen by students (one article per student) Short Assignment: Come to class ready to discuss the secondary material you have chosen. Your meeting with Laura Farwell Blake (the English Department reference librarian) will also take place this week. Week 5: Elizabeth Costello Primary Material: Elizabeth Costello, JM Coetzee Secondary Material: Chosen by students to answer the question “What does the ending of this book mean? Short Assignment: Compile a list of themes, thoughts, questions and ideas in anticipation of submitting your prospectus next week Week 6: NW, Zadie Smith Primary Material: NW, Zadie Smith Secondary Material: “Literature for the Planet,” Wai Chee Dimock
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