Schedule

Jan. 31
Introduction to Class

Feb. 7 
Foucault: Parts 1, 2, 3

Feb. 14 
Foucault: Parts 4 and 5
Peiss: Preface and Chapter 1’s essays by Weeks and Norton

Feb. 21 
No Regular Class, Conversion to Monday
(but review Foucault)

Feb. 28 
Hawthorne: “The Custom-House” and Chapters 1-12
Peiss: Chapter 3’s Documents 1 and 3 and essay by Godbeer

Mar. 6
Hawthorne: Chapter 13 to end
Peiss: Chapter 4’s Documents 2, 3, 4, and 5, and essay by Cott

Mar. 13
Peiss: All of Chapter 6 (except essay by Hansen) and all of Chapter 7 and Chapter 9’s essay by Gordon

Mar. 20
Midterm Essay due – Bring hard copy to Museum Meet at Museum of Sexuality, 233 Fifth Avenue

Mar. 27
Nabokov, first half
Peiss: Chapter 10’s Documents 1-4 and essay by Katz

Apr 3 
Nabokov, second half
Peiss: Chapter 11’s Documents 1, 2, and 4

Apr. 10
 Spring Break, No Class

Apr. 17
Morrison, Sula
Peiss: Chapter 5’s essay by Stevenson and Chapter 6’s essay by Hansen

April 24
Kushner, Angels in America (Both Plays)
Peiss: Chapter 13’s Documents 3-6 and essay by Bayer and Chapter 14’s essay by Weston

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

May 8
Middlesex, Books 3 and 4
Peiss: Chapter 11’s Document 3 and essay by Serlin

May 15 
Final Class:  Essays due with brief presentations

May 22 
Final Projects due with presentations to class