Reading Schedule
Dark Humor in Literature and Film
Fall 1998
 
Date
Reading Assignment
Class Activity
Assignments Due
T 9/1
none Introductions and overview of class  
W 9/2
Barth, p. 255-85    
F 9/4
Barth, p. 286-320    
M 9/7
Barth, p. 321-54    
T 9/8
Barth, p. 355-75 Discuss expectations for papers  
W 9/9
Barth, p. 376-402    
F 9/11
Barth, p. 403-42    
M 9/14
none Peer editing Draft of Paper #1
T 9/15
Heller, p. 1-45    
W 9/16
Heller, p. 45-100   Paper #1
F 9/18
Heller, p. 100-49    
M 9/21
Heller, p. 149-205    
T 9/22
Heller, p. 206-49    
W 9/23
Heller, p. 249-306    
F 9/25
Heller, p. 306-61    
M 9/28
Heller, p. 361-405 Peer editing Draft of Paper #2
T 9/29
Heller, p. 406-55    
W 9/30
Booth, p. 201-33 Discuss expectations for revisions  Paper #2
F 10/2
Corrigan, p. 16-45    
M 10/5
Corrigan, p. 45-77    
T 10/6
Harold and Maude    
W 10/7
Harold and Maude    
F 10/9
Harold and Maude    
M 10/12
none Peer editing Draft of Revision #1
T 10/13
Brazil    
W 10/14
Brazil   Revision #1
F 10/16
Brazil    
M 10/19
FALL
BREAK
T 10/20
W 10/21
Pynchon, p. 1-43    
F 10/23
Pynchon, p. 44-80    
M 10/26
none Peer editing Draft of Paper #3
T 10/27
Pynchon, p. 81-99    
W 10/28
Pynchon, p. 100-45   Paper #3
F 10/30
Pynchon, p. 146-83    
M 11/2
Vonnegut, p. 1-51 Discussion and expectations for oral presentations  
T 11/3
Vonnegut, p. 52-86    
W 11/4
Vonnegut, p. 87-135    
F 11/6
Vonnegut, p. 136-61    
M 11/9
none Peer editing Draft of Revision #2
T 11/10
Vonnegut, p. 162-213    
W 11/11
Booth, p. 73-84 Expectations for Paper #4 Revision #2
F 11/13
none Library trip  
M 11/16
Delicatessen    
T 11/17
Delicatessen    
W 11/18
none Workshop for Paper #4  
F 11/20
none Mini-presentations for paper  
M 11/23
none Peer Editing Draft of Paper #4
T 11/24
none Discussion wrap-up Paper #4
W 11/25
THANKSGIVING
BREAK
Th 11/26
F 11/27
M 11/30
Portfolio 
Meetings
 
T 12/1
 
W 12/2
Revision #3
F 12/4
 
M 12/7
Portfolio
Presentations
 
T 12/8
 
W 12/9
 
F 12/11
Portfolio due
 
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