September
5 , Wednesday
Introduction
to the course
Explanation
of course methods, texts, and requirements; discussion of alternative
possibilities.
Discussion
of the utopian/dystopian impulse
Assignments:
D2L
startup
UR reading: pp 1 – 26 (Hesiod, Ovid,
Genesis, Lycurgus, etc.)
D2L
discussion on UR
Begin
reading ZamyatinÕs We
September
7, Friday
No
class
September
10, Monday
Further
discussion of utopian impulse
Class
discussion of UR
Brief
preview of Plato
Assignments:
UR reading: pp. 27 – 56 (Plato)
D2L
discussion on UR
September
12, Wednesday
Class
discussion of UR, led by
Brief
preview of More
Assignments:
UR reading: pp. 71 – 93 (The
Cockaigne; More)
D2L
discussion on UR
September
14, Friday
Class
discussion of UR, led by
Assignments:
UR reading: pp. 105 – 140 (Campanella, Bacon, Cavendish)
D2L
discussion on UR
September
17, Monday
No
class
September
19, Wednesday
Class
discussion of UR, led by
Assignments:
UR reading: pp. 141 – 175 (Swift, Mercier, Bretonne, Godwin)
D2L
discussion on UR
September
21, Friday
Class
discussion of UR, led by
Assignments:
Finish
re-reading Zamyatin
D2L
discussion on UR
September
24, Monday
Class
discussion of We, led by
Assignments:
D2L
discussion on We
September
26, Wednesday
Class
discussion of We, led by
Assignments:
UR reading: pp. 183 – 199 and
227-240 (the Shakers, Marx, and Butler)
D2L discussion on UR
Begin
reading 1984
September
28, Friday
No
class
October
1, Monday
Class
discussion of UR, led by
Assignments:
UR reading: pp. 240 – 273 (Bellamy)
D2L
discussion on UR
October
3, Wednesday
Class
discussion of UR, led by
Assignments:
UR reading: pp. 319 – 329 and 347
– 362 (Gilman and Huxley)
D2L
discussion on UR
October
5, Friday
No
Class
October
8, Monday
Class
discussion of UR, led by
Assignments:
Finish
reading 1984
D2L
discussion on 1984
October
10, Wednesday
Class
discussion of 1984, led by
Assignments:
Re-read
1984
D2L
discussion on 1984
October
12, Friday
Class
discussion of 1984, led by
Assignments:
D2L
discussion on 1984
Begin reading Man in the High Castle
October
15, Monday
Class
discussion of 1984, led by
Assignments:
Man
in the High Castle
D2L
discussion on MIHC
October
17, Wednesday
Class
discussion of MIHC, led by
Assignments:
D2L
discussion on MIHC
October
19, Friday
Class
discussion of MIHC, led by
Assignments:
Read
A Clockwork Orange
D2L
discussion on A Clockwork Orange
October
22, Monday
Class
discussion of A Clockwork Orange,
led by
October
24, Wednesday
Guest
Lecture by Lisa Cooper-Murphy
Assignments:
Begin reading Neuromancer
D2L
discussion on Neuromancer
October
26, Friday
No
Class
October
29, Monday
Introduction to Neuromancer
Assignments:
D2L
discussion on Neuromancer
October
31, Wednesday
Class
discussion of Neuromancer,
led by
Assignments:
Read
Neuromancer
D2L
discussion on Neuromancer
November
2, Friday
No
Class
November
5, Monday
Class
discussion of Neuromancer, led
by
Assignments:
D2L
discussion on Neuromancer
November
7, Wednesday
Class
discussion of Neuromancer, led
by
Assignments:
Read The Road
November
9, Friday
No
Class
November
12, Monday
Class
discussion of The Road
Assignments:
D2L
discussion on The Road
November
14, Wednesday
Class
discussion of The Road
Assignments:
Propose/prepare/plan
November
16, Friday
No
Class
November
19, Monday
Consultations as needed
Consultations as needed
November
26, Monday
Three
student colloquium presentations
November
28, Wednesday
Three
student colloquium presentations
November
30, Friday
No
Class
December
3, Monday
Three
student colloquium presentations
December
5, Wednesday
Three
student colloquium presentations
December
7, Friday
No
Class
December
10, Monday
Three
student colloquium presentations
December
12, Wednesday
Three
student colloquium presentations
December
14, Friday
Three
student colloquium presentations
December
19, Wednesday
Final
papers due, no later than 1:00 pm