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Twentieth-Century Anglophone Literature Outside the US and UK
Course Description:
World Literature II will survey Twentieth-Century Anglophone Literature from
outside the U.S. and U.K.. We will read novels, short stories, poetry, and
plays written during the past century. Contemporary literary criticism concerned
with issues of postcolonial literature such as identity construction will
inform our interpretations. This class will be linked to another class with
similar readings, and students will be expected to compose weekly posts on-line
that complement class discussions.
Texts:
Grading:
Posts to the WebCT Forum:
A bulletin board has been created on WebCT to serve your class and a similar
class meeting Tuesdays and Fridays at Rutgers, The State University of New
Jersey. Each week you should contribute a substantive comment to one of the
threads on the bulletin board. You can respond to any thread or start a thread
yourself. Each post must reflect what you have learned from and think about
class readings. Substantive responses consist of a paragraph that takes into
account previous posts.
You may post more than once a week, but a minimum of 15 responses, one each week, is required to receive the 15% of your grade. One time during the semester, you will required to start a thread. For this week, you should post a thought provoking discussion question that shows you have completed the reading and thought about the way the work responds to the goals of the class. I will monitor the bulletin board and delete any responses that I do not consider “substantive.” I will not delete short responses to other student posts, however. By tracking your substantive posts, you can monitor your own progress towards receiving full credit.
The course site is located at http://reach.ucf.edu:8900/webct/public/show_courses?916345039. The course is listed as Lit 2120, World Lit II (Enteen). I will provide you with guided instructions about how to access this course when we meet in the library on Tuesday, January 11.
Quizzes and Class Assignments:
Reading quizzes will be administered approximately once a week. These 5 question,
short answer quizzes are easy to pass if you read the material. Occasionally,
I will assign short homework assignments based on readings and class discussions.
Paragraphs will be graded on a five-point scale, like the quizzes. Shorter
assignments, such as creating questions for discussion, will receive a pass/fail
grade. Two assignments will be dropped, but there will be no make ups for
missed quizzes or assignments.
Essay:
One written paper is required for this class, and it will count 20%. Four
copies of this essay are due Tuesday, March 7. These essays will be discussed
in class, revised, and resubmitted Thursday, March 9. I will hand out topics
and provide guidelines for revision. I suggest that you take your essay to
the Writing Center before the March 7 deadline. A Writing Center consultation
is easy, free and almost guarantees you a better paper (and hence a better
grade). There will be no make up work or late papers accepted.
Final Exam:
The final exam, which will take place during the final exam period, will consist
of short answer and essay questions based entirely on the class readings and
class discussions. A long essay question will be handed out on the last day
of class.
Class Participation:
In-class participation and evidence that you have prepared for class determine
your Class Participation grade. Timely posting on the forum also contributes
to this grade.
Attendance:
You may have up to 2 absences without affecting your grade. Any more than
2 absences will hurt your final grade unless approved by me. If you miss more
than 6 classes, you are likely to earn a failing grade.
Plagiarism:
See your "Golden Rule" instructions. Plagiarism will not be tolerated,
so please pay attention to the guidelines.
E-mail:
You must regularly check your WebCT mail account and the e-mail address you
provide for the class for class announcements and correspondence from me.
Please do not write me on the WebCT site; instead, write to the address provided
above which is linked to my name on the WebCT homepage.
***All WebCT post due Wednesday of each week by midnight. ***
Readings should be completed by date indicated:
Week 1:
Th 1/6: First day of class
Week 2:
Tu 1/11: read Postcolonial handout. Logon to WebCT. Meet in Library Room 235C.
Th 1/13: Mootoo, Section 1
Week 3:
Tu 1/18: Mootoo, Section 2
Th 1/20: Mootoo, Section 3
Week 4:
Tu 1/25: Conrad
Th 1/27: Conrad
Week 5:
Tu 2/1: essays by wa Thiong'o, (Reader, 2); Achebe (Reader, 3); poem by Busia
(Reader, 4)
Th 2/3: Achebe (Things Fall Apart)
Week 6:
Tu 2/8: Achebe
Th 2/10: Achebe
Week 7:
Tu 2/15: poems: Walcott (Reader, 5), McKay (Reader, 6), Soyinka (Reader,
7)
Th 2/17: Farah (Reader, 8, Chapters 1-3 [to page 59])
Week 8:
Tu 2/22: Farah (Reader, 8)
Th 2/24: Coetzee (Reader, 9)
Week 9:
Tu 2/29: short stories: Head (Reader, 10), Wicomb (Reader, 11)
Th 3/2: Fugard (Reader, 12)
Week 10:
Tu 3/7: Essay due, 4 copies
Th 3/9: short stories: Naipaul (Reader, 13), Alexander (Reader, 14), Sidhwa
(Reader, 15);
Revised essay due
13-17 March-Spring Break (no post)
Week 11:
Tu 3/21: See Xala (no reading)
Th 3/23: Finish Xala, discussion (no reading)
Week 12:
Tu 3/28: Rushdie
Th 3/30: Rushdie
Week 13:
Tu 4/4: Rushdie
Th 4/6: Rushdie
Week 14:
Tu 4/11: Cliff
Th 4/13: Cliff
Week 15:
Tu 4/18: Cliff
Th 4/20: Caribbean Poetry (Reader, 16) and Music
