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Readings should be done for the class indicated:
Week 1:
Th 9/4 Intro to Class
Week 2:
M 9/8 Abrams: Narrative (123) and Plot (159)
Film: I Like it Like That (Please take notes about story, plot and
narrative)
Please come to class early if possible, the film takes 100 minutes and will
start
5 minutes before class and end 10 minutes after.
Th 9/11 "Intro to Critical Reading" (copy)
Week 3:
M 9/15 White (copy)
Discuss I Like it Like That
Th 9/18 Maggie, Girl of the Streets (copy)
Week 4:
M 9/22 Abrams: Point of View (165) and character (23)
Le Guin (copy)
Th 9/25 Bluest Eye
Week 5:
M 9/29 Bluest Eye
Th 10/2 Diaz (copy)
Paper 1 Due
Week 6:
M 10/6 Diaz
Th 10/9 Kingston
Week 7:
M 10/13 Dandicat
Th 10/16 Zami
Week 8:
M 10/20 Zami
Th 10/23 Basketball Diaries
Week 9:
Th 10/30 Chatman (copy)
discuss Basketball Diaries
Week 10:
M 11/3 Baldwin, Bambara
Th 11/6 Marshall, Tan
Week 11:
M 11/10 McPherson, Fernandez
Paper 2 Due
Th 11/13 see Baji on the Beach in 302 Murray
(Read Buddha of Suburbia this week. You can use it for your final papers
and you will need to spend the time after Thanksgiving really focusing your
attention on writing and editing.)
Week 12:
M 11/17 discuss Baji on the Beach
Th 11/20 Cahan, Viramontes
Week 13:
M 11/24 Sapphire, Viramontes
Thanksgiving
Week 14:
M 12/1 Buddha of Suburbia
draft of final paper due
Th 12/4 Buddha of Suburbia
Week 15:
M 12/8 Final Paper Due
