jeanne.hamming
english.dept.
centenary.college
jhamming@centenary.edu
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engl.201: american short story
mwf |9-9:50am|202 Smith
office.hours: mwf 10-11, 12-1
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week

schedule of readings and assignments

1.9, 1.11, 1.13

M. course introduction|presentation guidelines

W. American short story as genre|breakdown of literary periods

F. Romanticism (presentations)|Realism (presentations)

1.16, 1.18, 1.20

M. MLK, jr. ceremonies (attendance strongly recommended)

W. Hawthorne: "Young Goodman Brown"|Assessment worksheet

F. Women writers of the 19th century (presentations)|Jewett|paper 1 due

1.23, 1.25, 1.27

M. Freeman

W. Gilman

F. Chopin

1.30, 2.1, 2.3

M. Naturalism (presentations)|paper 2 due

W. Crane

TH. Founder's Day Convocation (attendance strongly recommended)

F. London

2.6, 2.8, 2.10

M. Modernism (presentations)|Fitzgerald

W. Faulkner

F. Hemingway (reader and handouts)

2.13, 2.15, 2.17

M. Dos Passos (handout)

W. Welty|Cheever

F. Science Fiction (presentations)|LeGuin (reader and handout)

2.20, 2.22, 2.24

M. African-American writers (presentations)|Hurston|paper 3 due

W. Wright|Baldwin|Prep for midterm exam

F. Midterm exam

3.6, 3.8, 3.10

MARDI GRAS BREAK 2.25-3.5

M. (midterm) Postmodernism (presentations)

W. Barthelme

F. Coover

3.13, 3.15, 3.17

M. Carver

W. Mason

F. Wolff

3.20, 3.22, 3.24

M. O'Brien (reader and handout)

W. DeLillo (handout)

F. DeLillo (handout)

3.27, 3.29, 3.31

M. Boyle|Mosley

W. Multiculturalism (presentations)|Erdrich

F. Viramontes

4.3, 4.5, 4.7

M. Alexie

W. Assignment: extended paper|paper 4 due

F. Library research day

4.10, 4.12

M. Library research day

W. Hawthorne: "The Birthmark"|Assessment

Easter Break 4.13-4.17

4.19, 4.21

W. workshop: paper

F. workshop: paper

4.24, 4.26
(PREP)

M. Prep for final exam

W. Prep for final exam

FINAL

TBA

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