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In class: Presentations and discussion on joining the academic network, based on the Joining the Network assignment (reposted below). The academic job market: The Chronicle of Higher Education Jobs MLA Job List Assignment: Joining the Network The goal of this assignment is to explore ways in which you connect and engage with the field. Here… Continue reading Week 14: Joining the Network

In class Discussion of: Critical Code Studies “Seattle Drift” by Jim Andrews First Screening by bpNichol Platform Studies A Slow Year by Ian Bogost Instagram as a platform: Rupi Kaur Kinetic Typography Filter Cow Clicker by Ian Bogost Explore Ben Grosser’s projects page, with special attention to Safebook and Go Rando. Minus I Am Rich… Continue reading Week 13: Formalism 2.0

In class Discussion of Edward Said, Gayatri Chakravorti Spivak, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Bell Hooks. “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge Orientalism in Film M. Butterfly clip “An Agony. As Now” Amiri Baraka “Primer for Blacks” Gwendolyn Brooks Assignment Explore Decolonization Theory and Practice Read “Decolonization Is Not a Metaphor“ Read at least one resource,… Continue reading Week 9: Decolonizing the Field

In class Discussion of Feminism and Queer Theory Laura Mulvey Judith Butler Michel Foucault Anita Sarkeesian Upcoming writing assignment: Theoretical Framework Assignments Readings: Edward Said (1986-2011) Gayatri Chakravorti Spivak (2193-2207) Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (2421-2431) Bell Hooks (2475-2484) Write a 1-2 page response to the readings and post before next class. Write a brief proposal… Continue reading Week 8: Dismantling Power Structures

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… Continue reading Week 5: Assessing Materials

In class Library Tour (physical and virtual) with Breanne Crumpton Class meets in Belk Library room 024. Tour, exploration, discussion of library resources. Discussion of Formalism, New Criticism, Reader’s Response Criticism Key concepts & practices “[Because I could not stop for Death]” by Emily Dickinson “The Red Wheelbarrow” by William Carlos Williams Assignments Readings: Planned… Continue reading Week 3: Into the Information Commons

In class Getting to know our faculty: Visit: https://english.appstate.edu/faculty-staff Table 1: Atkinson to Flores Table 2: Groover to Wahpeconiah Table 3: Wilson to Searfoss Table 4: Vernon to Mannon Share your findings with the class in a 1-2 minute presentation. Conversations: The field: history, major areas, specializations Academia: tenure-stream vs non tenure stream, rank, job market… Continue reading Week 2: Faculty, Field, Footprint