Tuesday, August 29
- “A Primer for the Punctuation of Heart Disease” by Jonathan Safran Foer (handout in class)
Thursday, August 31
- “Adams” and “Jon” by George Saunders (WebCT)
Tuesday, September 5
- House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski, Foreword, Introduction, and pp. 1-79
- “The Uncanny” by Sigmund Freud (e-reserve)
Thursday, September 7
- House of Leaves, pp. 584-644, 80-106
Tuesday, September 12
- House of Leaves, pp. 107-274
- Investigation #1 assigned
Thursday, September 14
- House of Leaves, pp. 275-346
Tuesday, September 19
- House of Leaves, pp. 347-490
Thursday, September 21
- House of Leaves, pp. 491-535, plus miscellaneous Appendices
- Investigation #1
Tuesday, September 26
- “Adina, Astrid, Chipewee, Jasmine” by Matthew Klam (e-reserve)
- “Twilight of the Superheroes” by Deborah Eisenberg (e-reserve)
- Fall for the Book begins tomorrow; A review of one event is due on the blog by October 7 for Investigation #3
Thursday, September 28
- The Man in My Basement by Walter Mosley, pp. 1-97
Tuesday, October 3
- The Man in My Basement, pp. 99-160
Thursday, October 5
- The Man in My Basement, pp. 161-249
- Investigation #2
Tuesday, October 10
- No Class: Monday/Tuesday Switch Day
Thursday, October 12
- Postmodernism, Style and Thought
- Midterm Essay Due
Tuesday, October 17
- Dream Jungle by Jessica Hagedorn, pp. 1-87
Thursday, October 19
- Dream Jungle, pp. 88-125
Tuesday, October 24
- Dream Jungle, pp. 125-185
- Screening: Apocalypse Now (JC Reserve)
Thursday, October 26
- Dream Jungle, pp. 186-246
- Screening: Hearts of Darkness (JC Reserve)
Tuesday, October 31
- Dream Jungle, pp. 247-325
- Investigation #4
Thursday, November 2
- “The Specialist’s Hat” and “Travels with the Snow Queen” by Kelly Link (from Stranger Things Happen)
Tuesday, November 7
- The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat, pp. 1-86
Thursday, November 9
- The Dew Breaker, pp. 87-164
Tuesday, November 14
- The Dew Breaker, pp. 165-242
Thursday, November 16
- We Feel Fine by Jonathan Harris and Sepandar Kamvar
- Star Wars, one letter at a time by Brian Kim Stefans
- Conversation by Jason Nelson
- The Bomar Gene by Jason Nelson
Tuesday, November 21
- Investigation #5
Thursday, November 23
- No Class: Thanksgiving
Tuesday, November 28
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer, pp. 1-173
Thursday, November 30
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, pp. 174-233
Tuesday, December 5
- Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, pp. 234-326
Thursday, December 7
- Considering the Future of the Novel…
Tuesday, December 12
- FINAL PAPER DUE