[FSF] = Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby. Scribner, 2004. ISBN: 9780743273565. [Preview with Google Books]
[AB] = Bechdel, Alison. Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. Reprint edition. Mariner Books, 2007. ISBN: 9780618871711. [Preview with Google Books]
[TM] = Morrison, Toni. Beloved. Reprint edition. Vintage, 2004. ISBN: 9781400033416.
[SC] = Cisneros, Sandra. Woman Hollering Creek: And Other Stories. Vintage, 1992. ISBN: 9780679738565.
[JD] = Díaz, Junot. This Is How You Lose Her. Reprint edition. Riverhead Books, 2013. ISBN: 9781594631771. [Preview with Google Books]
[JH] = Harris, Joseph. Rewriting: How To Do Things with Texts. Utah State University Press, 2006. ISBN: 9780874216424. [Preview with Google Books]
Gardner, Janet E. Reading and Writing About Literature: A Portable Guide. 3rd edition. Bedford/St. Martin's, 2012. ISBN: 9781457606496. [Preview with Google Books]
| SES # | TOPICS | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1: Narrator | ||
| 1 |
Theme General introduction; basic vocabulary; course structure |
No assigned readings |
| Week 2: Narrator cont. | ||
| 2 | Close Reading |
[FSH] Ch. 1–3 [JH] Introduction & Afterward |
| 3 | Close Reading cont. |
[FSF] Ch. 4 [JH] Ch. 1 |
| Week 3: Character | ||
| 4 | Plot |
[FSF] Ch. 5–6 [JH] Ch. 2 |
| Week 4: Character cont. | ||
| 5 | The Great Gatsby and Waitress | [FSF] Ch. 7–8 |
| 6 | The Great Gatsby | [FSF] Ch. 9 |
| Week 5: Autobiographical | ||
| 7 | Graphic Novels |
[AB] Ch. 1–2 [JH] Ch. 3 |
| 8 | Graphic Novels cont. | [AB] Ch. 3–4 |
| Week 6: Autobiographical cont. | ||
| 9 | Fun Home |
[AB] Ch. 5–7 [JH] Ch. 4 |
| Week 7: The Archive | ||
| 10 | Historical | [TM] pp. 4–59. |
| 11 | Historical cont. | [TM] pp. 60–100. |
| Week 8: The Archive cont. | ||
| 12 | Beloved |
[TM] pp. 102–173. [JH] Ch. 5 |
| 13 | Beloved cont. | [TM] pp. 174–235. |
| Week 9: The Archive cont. | ||
| 14 | Beloved cont. | [TM] pp. 236–270. |
| 15 | Beloved cont. | [TM] pp. 271–324. |
| Week 10: New Historicism | ||
| 16 | Benito Cereno | Melville, Herman. Benito Cereno. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016. ISBN: 9781536864175. [Preview with Google Books] |
| Week 11: New Historicisms cont. | ||
| 17 | "The Counterpane" & "The Monkey-Rope" | Butler, Judith. "Speaking of Rage and Grief." YouTube. 2014. |
| 18 | "The Counterpane" & "The Monkey-Rope" cont. | Melville, Herman. "The Counterpane" and "The Monkey-Rope." In Moby Dick. Project Gutenberg EBook. |
| Week 12: Feminist Analysis | ||
| 19 | Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories | [SC] pp. 1–40. |
| 20 | Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories cont. | [SC] pp. 41–113. |
| Week 13: Cultural Analysis | ||
| 21 | Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories cont. & This Is How You Lose Her | [SC] pp. 114–165. |
| 22 | Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories cont. & This Is How You Lose Her | [JD] pp. 1–50. |
| Week 14: Cultural Analysis cont. | ||
| 23 | This Is How You Lose Her cont. | [JD] pp. 51–122. |
| 24 | This Is How You Lose Her cont. | [JD] pp. 123–217. |