Schedule

Feb. 1
Introduction to Class

Feb. 8
Foucault: Parts 1, 2, 3

Feb. 15
Foucault: Parts 4 and 5
Peiss: Preface and Chapter 1’s essays by Weeks and Norton

Feb. 22
Hawthorne: “The Custom-House” and Chapters 1-12
Peiss: Chapter 3’s Documents 1 and 3 and essay by Godbeer

Mar. 1
Hawthorne: Chapter 13 to end
Peiss: Chapter 4’s Documents 2, 3, 4, and 5, and essay by Cott

Mar. 8
Peiss: All of Chapter 6 (except essay by Hansen) and all of Chapter 7 and Chapter 9’s essay by Gordon

Mar. 15
Midterm Exam (in class with books and notes)

Mar. 22
Nabokov, first half
Peiss: Chapter 10’s Documents 1-4 and essay by Katz

Mar. 29
Nabokov, second half
Peiss: Chapter 11’s Documents 1, 2, and 4

April 5
Morrison, Sula
Peiss: Chapter 5’s essay by Stevenson and Chapter 6’s essay by Hansen

April 12
Kushner, both plays
Peiss: Chapter 13’s Documents 3-6 and essay by Bayer and Chapter 14’s essay by Weston

April 20
Spring Break, No Class

April 26
Spring Break, No Class

May 3
Middlesex, Books 1 and 2
Creative Project Proposals Due

May 10
Middlesex, Books 3 and 4
Peiss: Chapter 11’s Document 3 and essay by Serlin

May 17
Final Class:  Essays due with brief presentations

May 24
Final Projects due with Presentations to class