Introductions
A.H.W.O.S.G. (1-45)
Read ALL prefatory material.
AHWOSG Entry (ECWTW)
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8/24 Introductions |
8/26 A.H.W.O.S.G. (1-45) Read ALL prefatory material. |
Links AHWOSG Entry (ECWTW) |
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8/31 A.H.W.O.S.G. (47-165) Barthes - "Death of the Author" Doctorow - "False Documents" |
9/2 A.H.W.O.S.G. (167-237) |
Links Shelley Jackson E.L. Doctorow |
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9/7 A.H.W.O.S.G. (239-351) Barth - "Lit of Exhaustion" Nünning - "Metabiographies" |
9/9 A.H.W.O.S.G. (353-406) |
Links "Blair Memoir a Hit" (NYT) |
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9/14 A.H.W.O.S.G. (407-437) "M.W.K.W.W.M" (5-48) Beth Eggers Saga |
9/16 from McSweeney's 16 "Heart Suit" - Robert Coover "Mr. Nobody at All" - Ann Beattie Essay #1 Due |
Links mcsweeneys.net mcsweeneys.org aphrodigitaliac.com "Gary Baum: Friend or FoE" |
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9/21 McSweeney's 16 (5-164) |
9/23 Oblivion (3-66) |
Links The McSweeney's Store R.I.P. D.F.W. (NYT) |
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9/28 Oblivion (67-181) |
9/30 Oblivion (182-237) "Post-Postmodern Discontent" |
Links In Memorium DFW (Mod/Mod) Oblivion Review (Mod/Mod) |
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10/5 No class - Fall Break |
10/7 Oblivion (238-329) |
Links Wallace in The New Yorker |
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10/12 Midterm Exam Essay #2 Due |
10/14 In Persuasion Nation (1-61) |
Links georgesaundersland.com Saunders! Saunders! Saunders! Saunders in The New Yorker |
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10/19 In Persuasion Nation (63-179) |
10/21 In Persuasion Nation (181-228) |
Links Saunders - "Bohemians" (1) Saunders - "Bohemians" (2) |
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10/26 House of Leaves (3-40) Read ALL prefatory material. Freud - "The Uncanny" |
10/28 House of Leaves (41-79) |
Links Danielewski Entry (ECWTW) onlyrevolutions.com Exploration Z |
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11/2 House of Leaves (80-152) Essay #3 Due |
11/4 House of Leaves (153-245) "Garden of Forking Paths" "Pierre Menard" |
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11/9 House of Leaves (246-346) "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" "The Library of Babel" |
11/11 House of Leaves (347-407) |
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11/16 House of Leaves (408-521) Hayles - "Saving the Subject" |
11/18 House of Leaves (522-585) |
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11/23 House of Leaves (586-662) Essay #4 Due |
11/25 No class - Thanksgiving |
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11/30 This Is Not a Novel (1-120) |
12/2 This Is Not a Novel (121-190) |
Links R.I.P. David Markson (NYT) |
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12/7 Reality Hunger (3-137) Lethem - "Ecstasy of Influence" |
12/9 Reality Hunger (138-205) |
Links Shields on The Colbert Report |
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12/14 Final Exam, 1pm - 3pm |