In class
- Exploration of W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection
- Conversation with Greta Browning and Sandra Ballard
- Break
- Class reconvenes in Sanford Hall 506
- Discussion of bibliography and editorial theory:
- Key concepts: authorial intent, work, version, texts of works vs. texts of documents, textual performances
- Versions of Leaves of Grass, “Poetry“, Variorum Editions of Shakespeare, and Walden: A Fluid Text Edition
- Materiality, Manuscript, and Printing: “The Letter-Poem, A Dickinson Genre“
- Multimodality: “The Sick Rose” (poem) (archive)
- Beyond Print and White-Faced Bromeliads on 20 Hectares
Assignments
- Readings:
- Sigmund Freud (913-955)
- Jacques Lacan (1278-1289)
- Julia Kristeva (2165-2178)
- Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (759-788)
- Fredric Jameson (1932-1959)
- Watch The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology
- Writing:
- Write a brief (1-2 paragraph) proposal of what writing assignment or topic you wish to research for your Annotated Bibliography and eventually Book Review assignments. Due on Monday, September 20 in Google Classroom.
- Write a 1-2 page summary of the key concepts proposed in the readings and film. Due before class on Thursday, September 23.
Annotated Bibliography
Select a list of 15-20 primary and mostly peer-reviewed secondary sources that can inform your research on your chosen topic.
- Here are parameters for the annotated bibliography:
- Title
- A 1-2 paragraph discussion of your research focus and tentative thesis statement
- The bibliography (in MLA, APA, or Chicago style) in alphabetical order.
- Each bibliographic entry needs a 1-2 paragraph summary of the key points in the work and a discussion of how it’s useful for your research.
The Annotated Bibliography is due on Thursday, October 7.
Criteria: An excellent annotated bibliography not only meets the requirements of the assignment and is completed in a timely fashion, but assembles a productive set of materials from a variety of sources. It touches on key, foundational works while referencing recent scholarship in the field. It also relies primarily on peer reviewed sources, but references alternative sources when relevant.
Evaluation: Include a 1-paragraph self-evaluation at the end of your annotated bibliography in which you highlight how your work meets the standards for excellence described above and proposes a score out of 100.
