Course: English 214--Contemporary Literature
Instructor: Ann Warren
Office: NEA 297
Phone: (310) 233-42507
Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 9-9:30 am, 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 Feb. 6-12 INTRODUCTION Trends in Contemporary Literature Writing About Literature Go to Lecture 1 Go to Discussion Questions 1 |
Reading: Bradfield, "The Darling," 69 Simpson, "Lawns," 445 The short stories for this class are in the Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories. |
| Week 2 Feb. 13-19 Survey of Contemporary African-American Literature Go to Lecture 2 Go to Discussion Questions 2 |
Reading: Campbell, 72 Hour Hold |
| Week 3 Feb. 21-26 Short Stories Go to Lecture 3 Go to Discussion Questions 3 |
Reading: 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 Feb. 27-Mar. 5 A New Direction? Go to Lecture 4 Go to Discussion Questions 4 |
Reading: Kushner, Angels in America |
| Week 5 Mar. 6-12 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 Mar. 13-19 The War Novel Go to Lecture 6 No Discussion Questions this week |
Reading: Frazier, Cold Mountain |
| Week 7 Mar. 20-26 The War Novel No new Lecture this week Go to Discussion Questions 5 |
Reading: Frazier, Cold Mountain |
| Week 8 Mar. 27-30 Collapsing Genres Go to Lecture 7 No Discussion Questions this week |
Reading: from McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales:
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| ***************SPRING BREAK April 1-7**************** | |
| Week 9 Apr. 10-16 Collapsing Genres No new Lecture this week Go to Discussion Questions 6 |
Reading: from McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales:
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| Week 10 Apr. 17-23 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 Apr. 24-30 The Fiction of Alienation Go to Lecture 9 No Discussion Questions this week
Paper 2 due |
Reading: Foer, Everything is Illuminated |
| Week 12 Apr. May 1-7 The Fiction of Alienation No new lecture this week No Discussion Questions this week |
Reading: Foer, Everything is Illuminated |
| Week 13 May 8-14 The Fiction of Alienation No new lecture today Go to Discussion Questions 8 |
Reading: Foer, Everything is Illuminated |
| Week 14 May 15-21 Survey of Contemporary Native American Literature Go to Lecture 10 Go to Discussion Questions 9
Paper 3 due |
Reading: Alexie, Flight |
| WEEK 15 May 22-28 CATCH YOUR BREATH WEEK | No reading assignment for this week |
| Week 16 FINAL EXAM Final Exam |
The final exam is due on or before Tuesday, May 30, by midnight. No late exams will be accepted, as I must turn in grades immediately. |