Syllabus

Week One (1/19)
Tu: Introduction
Th: Sanctuary 1-67

Week Two (1/26)
Tu: Sanctuary 68-141, Moretti article in reader, movie: Bride of Frankenstein
Th: Sanctuary 142-208.

Week Three (2/2)
Tu: Sanctuary 209-273, movie: Society
Th: Sanctuary 274-333, topic statement due

Week Four (2/9)
Tu: Mountains/Madness 1-56, movie: I Walked with a Zombie
Th: Mountains/Madness 56-110

Week Five (2/16)
Tu: Wise Blood (1-100), movie: Taxi Driver
Th: Wise Blood (103-170), Lacan article in reader

Week Six (2/23)
Tu: Wise Blood (173-finish)
Th: lecture on film theory (read as much of the Graeme and Monaco essays as you would like)

Week Seven (3/2)
Tu: No-No Boy 1-68, movie: Invisible Man
Th: No-No Boy 69-143, read as much of the Foucault chapters as you can without going insane (focus especially on figuring out what "panopticism" is)

Week Eight (3/9)
Tu: No-No Boy 144-213, movie: Tales from the Hood, thesis outline due
Th: No-No Boy 215-251, bell hooks essay in reader

Week Nine (3/16)
Tu: Fear and Loathing 3-62, movie: Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Th: Fear and Loathing 63-119

Week Ten (3/22)
SPRING BREAK . . . a perfect time to finish reading Fear and Loathing

Week Eleven (3/30)
Tu: Fear and Loathing 120-204, movie: Easy Rider
Th: Discuss Easy Rider

Week Twelve (4/6)
Tu: Frisk 1-40, movie: The Living End
Th: Frisk 41-88

Week Thirteen (4/13)
Tu: Frisk 89-128, Black essay in reader, movie: Spanking the Monkey
Th: Drawing Blood 1-69

Week Fourteen (4/20)
Tu: Drawing Blood 70-171
Th: Drawing Blood 172-226

Week Fifteen (4/27)
Tu: Drawing Blood 227-319, movie: Desperado
Th: Drawing Blood 320-403

Thesis is due May 10 before 3:00 pm in Annalee's mailbox in 322 Wheeler Hall.
Have a great summer!