Overview:
FINAL EXAM: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13TH AT 8AM
Rolling Schedule
Week One:
T 21: Introductions
Complete Survey: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8rfjAHqIJdEpMiN
Take a look at Introductory Letter Assignment (on webpage).
TH 23: What is Close Reading?
Robinson Crusoe, pp. 45, 305-310 (Prefaces)
(Serious Reflection-https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951d00535995c;view=1up;seq=15)
Week Two:
M 29: Introductory Letter Due by 5pm.
T 28: Closer Reading
Robinson Crusoe, pp. 45, 47-137 (to “Accordingly the next Day….”)
TH 30: PostSecular
Robinson Crusoe, pp. 45, 137-176 (to “It happen’d one Day….”)
or on SAKAI–>Resources
September
Week Three:
T 4: British Colonialism
Robinson Crusoe pp. 176-256 (to “It was no less…”)
or Sakai–>Resources
TH 6: Zero Sum Game
Robinson Crusoe pp. 256-304 (the end)
or Sakai–>Resources
Week Four:
T 11: Another time, another place: RobinsonCrusoeonMarsScript
Robinson Crusoe on Mars Movie :https://archive.org/details/RobinsonCrusoeOnMarsEn
Marquise and Danielle’s Presentation
Activity: Annotating the film https://ant.umn.edu/rrjwwsltth/signin_to_annotate
or Sakai–>Resources
TH 13: No Class-Hurricane Florence
Read Chapter 1 (pages 1-32) in Hutcheon, Linda. A theory of adaptation. Routledge, 2012. Available through UNC Libraries (https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781136210921)
Hurricane Florence Activity:
Watch:
Intertextuality**warning: strong language
Fill out: Definition
One aspect of research in the humanities is to look at how people react and read different works. Comparing how other readers view a scene might make for an interesting blog post.
If you are unfamiliar with the subreddit “r/books,” you might find it interesting what other readers think of Crusoe:
https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/8kqh5u/robinson_crusoe/
Also, GoodReads provides some interesting commentary on some of our books:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2932.Robinson_Crusoe?from_search=true
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/525544.Foe?from_search=true
Finally, IMDB gives us some user reviews on Robinson Crusoe on Mars:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058530/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
Week Five:
T 18: Why write an adaptation?
Foe, pp.1-40 (Part One)
or Sakai–>Resources
or Sakai–>Resources
TH 20: Adaptation Theory 2
*Hurricane Florence Presentation Makeup.
Read Chapter 6 (pages 123-142) Sanders, Julie. Adaptation and appropriation. Routledge, 2015 Available through UNC Libraries
(https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781317572213)
or Sakai–>Resources
Week Six:
T 25: Close Reading
Foe, pp.41-103 (Part Two)
Justin’s Presentation on Making a Movie with the MRC (Media Resources Library)- dorazio@live.unc.edu
TH 27: Closer Reading
Foe, pp.104-149 (Part Three/Four)
October
Week 7: Romantic Age vs. Postcolonial
T 2: Jane Eyre Movie
TH 4: Wide Sargasso Sea, pp.9-37 (Part One)
****FIRST BLOG POST DUE AT MIDNIGHT*****
Week 8: Appropriation or Colonial Critique?
T 9: Wide Sargasso Sea, pp.38-104 (Part Two)
TH 11: Wide Sargasso Sea, pp.105-122 (Part Three)
Wide Sargasso Sea Movie Trailer
Week 9: Science and Literature
T 16: Frankenstein, pp. 5-60 Volume 1
TH 18: NO CLASS-FALL BREAK
Week 10: Editions and Textuality
T 23: ***Meet at Wilson Library****
TH 25: Frankenstein, pp. 61-105 Volume 2
Week 11: Frankenstein and Adaptation
T 30: Frankenstein, pp. 107-161 Volume 3
November
TH 1: Watch Frankenstein Film 1931
****SECOND BLOG POST DUE AT MIDNIGHT*****
T 6: Frankenstein in Baghdad pp. 1-89, Final Report – Chapter 6
TH 8: Adaptation Review and Project Proposal Workshop
****Final Project Proposal (1 paragraph) DUE AT MIDNIGHT via email (grantg@live.unc.ued*****
T 13: NO CLASS Individual Meetings (Please sign up for a time on Sakai)
TH 15: Frankenstein in Baghdad pp. 90-195 Chapter 7-12
****CLASS MEETS AT ACKLAND MUSEUM*****
T 20: Frankenstein in Baghdad pp. 195-231 Chapter 13-15
TH 22: NO CLASS Thanksgiving Break
Shelley Jackson, PatchworkGirl (1997) (http://web.mit.edu/m-i-t/articles/jackson.html) with some of the videos detailing the work:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHUR6phuOrc
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21YxTeV1t1c
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPnKbegz050
Part 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qihmuNBTX28
T 27: Frankenstein in Baghdad pp. 232-281 Finish Book
TH 29: FINAL PROJECT WORKSHOP
Peer Review Workshop:
- www.peergrade.io/join
- Use class code: SCHEZ3
Peer Review Workshop Analogue Version
****LAST BLOG POST DUE AT MIDNIGHT*****
December:
T 4: Recap and Goodbyes
****FINAL PROJECT DUE AT 8AM*****