UNIT ONE: McSWEENEY'S EMPIRE

 



WEEK 1

1/14
INTRODUCTIONS


WEEK 2

1/21
HEARTBREAKING WORK
PREFATORY MATERIAL, PARTS I - VI (i - xlv, 1 - 237)

"FALSE DOCUMENTS" - DOCTOROW (HO)

DISCUSSION LEADER, PRIMARY TEXT: SAM
DISCUSSION LEADER, SECONDARY TEXT: SHANNON


WEEK 3

1/28
HEARTBREAKING WORK
PARTS VII - XI (239 - 437)

"MISTAKES WE KNEW WE WERE MAKING" - EGGERS (HO)
"FICTIONAL METABIOS & METAAUTOBIOS" - NUNNING (HO)

"THE OPENING OF THE AMERICAN MIND" - CHALOUPKA

DISCUSSION LEADER, PRIMARY TEXT: SHANNON
DISCUSSION LEADER, SECONDARY TEXTS: PAUL


WEEK 4

2/04
McSWEENEY'S QUARTERLY, ISSUE No. 16

THE BELIEVER, ISSUE #59, JANUARY 2009
"THE McEGGERS TANG CLAN" - LANHAM (HO)

DISCUSSION LEADER, SECONDARY TEXTS: RICK


WEEK 5

2/11
THE VERY PERSISTENT GAPPERS OF FRIP
(1-84)

STEPMOTHER
(1-90)

LADY INTO FOX
(1-78)

DISCUSSION LEADER, PRIMARY TEXT (a): NICK
DISCUSSION LEADER, PRIMARY TEXT (b): MICHELLE

 
 
UNIT TWO: INDIE MUSIC / FICTION

 



WEEK 6

2/18
MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN
"WALKS INTO" through "BAD COOKIES" (1-165)

"THE POETICS OF TOURETTE SYNDROME" - SCHLEIFER

DISCUSSION LEADER, PRIMARY TEXT: ERICA
DISCUSSION LEADER, SECONDARY TEXT: LEON


WEEK 7

2/25
MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN
"ONE MIND" through "GOOD SANDWICHES" (166-311)

YOU ARE ALL MY PEOPLE
I'M NOT JIM

DISCUSSION LEADER, PRIMARY TEXT: RICK
DISCUSSION LEADER, SECONDARY TEXT: NICK


WEEK 8

3/04
THE INACTIVIST
(9-159)

ARE WE NOT HORSES
ROCK PLAZA CENTRAL

"JON" - GEORGE SAUNDERS

DISCUSSION LEADER, SECONDARY TEXTS: MICHELLE


WEEK 9

3/11
NORTHLINE
(1-192) + CD SOUNDTRACK

POST TO WIRE
RICHMOND FONTAINE

DISCUSSION LEADER, PRIMARY TEXT: TIFFANY
DISCUSSION LEADER, SECONDARY TEXT: MICHELE


WEEK 10

3/18
NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK

 
 
UNIT THREE: GLOBALISM / TERRORISM

 



WEEK 11

3/25
WHITE TEETH

(3-217)

ENOCH POWELL'S "RIVERS OF BLOOD" SPEECH
SEL. FROM IMAGINED COMMUNITIES - B. ANDERSON (HO)

DISCUSSION LEADER, PRIMARY TEXT: MICHELE
DISCUSSION LEADER, SECONDARY TEXT:
NIA



WEEK 12

4/01
WHITE TEETH

(221-448)

DISCUSSION LEADER, PRIMARY TEXT: P.T.


WEEK 13

4/08
SHALIMAR THE CLOWN
(3-213)

DISCUSSION LEADER, PRIMARY TEXT: TIFFANY


WEEK 14

4/15
SHALIMAR THE CLOWN
(215-398)

DISCUSSION LEADER, PRIMARY TEXT: LEON


WEEK 15

4/22
FALLING MAN
(3-135)

DISCUSSION LEADER: P.T.


WEEK 16

4/29
FALLING MAN
(137-246)

DISCUSSION LEADER: NIA

 

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COURSE INFO

EH 573 - CONTEMPORARY FICTION
SPRING 2009 - W, 6.00 to 8.30
HUMANITIES 266

JUSTIN ST.CLAIR

HUMANITIES 254
T 10.45 to 4.45
 
 
REQUIRED TEXTS

 


HEARTBREAKING WORK (2000)
DAVE EGGERS
half.com | amazon.com

McSWEENEY'S, QUARTERLY (2005)
ISSUE No. 16
half.com | amazon.com

THE BELIEVER (2009)
ISSUE 59, JANUARY 2009
half.com | amazon.com

GAPPERS OF FRIP (2006)
GEORGE SAUNDERS
half.com | amazon.com

STEPMOTHER (2004)
ROBERT COOVER
half.com | amazon.com

LADY INTO FOX (2004)
DAVID GARNETT
half.com | amazon.com

MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN (1999)
JONATHAN LETHEM
half.com | amazon.com

YOU ARE ALL MY PEOPLE (2008)
I'M NOT JIM
half.com | amazon.com

THE INACTIVIST (2003)
CHRIS EATON
half.com | amazon.com

ARE WE NOT HORSES (2006)
ROCK PLAZA CENTRAL
half.com | amazon.com

NORTHLINE (2007)
WILLY VLAUTIN
half.com | amazon.com

POST TO WIRE (2004)
RICHMOND FONTAINE
half.com | amazon.com

WHITE TEETH (2000)
ZADIE SMITH
half.com | amazon.com

SHALIMAR THE CLOWN (2006)
SALMAN RUSHDIE
half.com | amazon.com

FALLING MAN (2007)
DON DeLILLO

half.com | amazon.com

   
 
UNIT ONE LINKS

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McSWEENEY'S INTERNET TENDENCY
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McSWEENEY'S.ORG
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FoE!
(VIA INTERNET ARCHIVE. BE PATIENT.)
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THE 826 VALENCIA PIRATE STORE
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"EGGERS V THE LITERARY ESTABLISHMENT"
LAWRENCE DONEGAN / THE OBSERVER

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"TOO COOL FOR WORDS"
JUDITH SHULEVITZ / NYT

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"JUST THE FACTS, MA'AM"
JILL LEPORE / THE NEW YORKER

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SAUNDERSSAUNDERSSAUNDERS.COM
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GEORGESAUNDERSLAND.COM
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REIGNOFPHIL.COM
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ROBERT COOVER W/ MICHAEL SILVERBLATT
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UNIT TWO LINKS

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JONATHANLETHEM.COM
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"JEWISHNESS AND IDENTITY IN JONATHAN
LETHEM'S MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN"
by BENT SØRENSEN

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I'M NOT JIM (MYSPACE)
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IMNOTJIM.COM
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ROCK PLAZA CENTRAL (MYSPACE)
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ROCKPLAZACENTRAL.COM
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PITCHFORK'S REVIEW OF
ARE WE NOT HORSES

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RICHMOND FONTAINE (MYSPACE)
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RICHMONDFONTAINE.COM
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WILLYVLAUTIN.COM
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UNIT THREE LINKS

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ZADIE SMITH TALKS WITH IAN McEWAN
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"TWO PATHS FOR THE NOVEL"
by ZADIE SMITH

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DON DELILLO - NYT ARCHIVE
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MISCELLANEOUS LINKS

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
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USA DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
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USA LIBRARY
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INTERLIBRARY LOAN
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OWL - MLA STYLE GUIDE

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"A READER'S MANIFESTO"
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McCAFFERY'S 100
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THE BEST NOVELS YOU'VE NEVER READ
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