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Schedule of Lectures and Readings for Fall 1999 and Winter 2000!!


FALL 1999

Date
Readings

T 8 Sept) Introduction to the course

Tr 10 Sept) "On Seeing England for the First Time"

T 15 Sept)Issues/Postcolonial Lit. in relation to story

Tr 17) Computer Lab Session

T 22 Sept)"Commonwealth Literature Does Not Exist"

Tr 24 Sept) Cont'd story class discussion

T 29 Sept) Introduction to Theory

Tr 1 Oct) Cont'd Intro. to Theory.

T 6 Oct)"An Introduction"--Kamala Das

Tr 8 Oct) Cont'd story class discussion

T 13 Oct) "Is There Nowhere Else Where we can Meet?"

Tr 15Oct) Cont'd students discussion

T 20 Oct) Edward Said, "From Orientalism"

Tr 22 Oct) Cont'd Theory discussion

T 27 Oct) Cont'd Class Theory discussion

Tr 29 Oct) Library Lab (Help! Paper Due Soon)

T 3 Nov) "What Do I Remember of the Evacuation"

Tr 5 Nov) Cont'd students discussion

T 10 Nov) Barbara Christian, "The Race for Theory"

Tr 12 Nov) Con'd Class Theory discussion

T 17 Nov) Chandra T. Mohanty, "Under Western Eyes"

Tr 19 Nov) Cont's Class Theory discussion

T 24 Nov) Peer Edit: First Essay

Tr 26 Nov) Question/answer discussion

T 1 Dec) ESSAY DUE: Preparation for Winter Term


Winter 2000

Throughout this semester we shall explore a novel a week and the Regional Backgound of countries such as India, Trinidad, Australia, and Canada.

Dates:
Readings:

T 19 Jan) Regional Background of INDIA

Tr 21 Jan) Cont'd INDIA

T 26 Jan) Cereus Bloom's at Night

Tr 28 Jan) Cont'd novel

T 2 Feb) Cont'd novel and class discussion

Tr 4 Feb)Regional Background of TRINIDAD

T 9 Feb)Lonely London

Tr 11 Feb) Cont'd novel

T 16 Feb) Cont'd novel and class discussion

Tr 18 Feb) Regional Background of AUSTRALIA

T 23 Feb)Once Were Warriors

Tr 25 Feb) Cont'd novel

T 2 Mar) Cont'd novel and class discussion

Tr 4 Mar) Regional Background of CANADA

T 9 Mar)The Rez Sisters

Tr 11 Mar)Con'd play

T 16 Mar)Cont'd play and class discussion

Tr 18 Mar)What constitutes postcolonial literature?

T 23 Mar) Cont'd discussion

Tr 24 Mar) Question/problem period

T 30 Mar)Second Essay Workshop

Tr 1 Apr) Peer Editing

T 6 Apr)Easter Break

Tr 8 Apr)Class discussion on novels and plays

T 13 Apr) FINAL ESSAY DUE

Tr 15 Apr)Last day of classes


Students will not have to worry, as you see your Professors have everything planned out for you! No need to make that face