Fall 1999 -- English 117

"World Writers Today"

Schedule

Introduction

A few more important, general websites for the course:
World Area Studies Internet Resources
VOS: Other Literatures Written in English
VOS: Resources and Authors in Literatures Other than English
International Women's Studies Resources
International Gender Studies Resources

Wednesday, September 1

Arundhati Roy,   The God of Small Things

Monday, September 6

Roy (another Roy site); The God of Small Things  
Student-led session

On Kerala
On Divorce in The God of Small Things
On the Caste system and The God of Small Things
India: WWW Virtual Library

Roy (another Roy site); The God of Small Things (to p.321-end)
Roy response due (2 page minimum)

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Derek Walcott, Selected poems; essay; interview (xerox)
World Area Studies Internet Resources

Wednesday, September 15

Sept. 16 - Derek Walcott Reading - 8 p.m. - REQUIRED

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Derek Walcott
Walcott response due (2 page minimum)
JOURNALS DUE

Wednesday, September 22

Hanan al-Shaykh, I Sweep the Sun Off Rooftops
World Area Studies Internet Resources

International Women's Studies Resources
International Gender Studies Resources

Middle East Studies Resources
Links to Other Interesting Sites on the Middle East

1-2 page al-Shaykh response due
[al-Shaykh Reading and Lecture - April 5-6, 2000]

Monday, September 27

Hanan al-Shaykh

Women in Islam
Women in the Middle East

Lebanon
Morocco

Wednesday, September 29

Hanan al-Shaykh - Student-led session

Sept. 28-29 - Homero Aridjis Reading and Lecture - 8 p.m. - OPTIONAL

Nuruddin Farah, Sardines (and selected essays)

World Area Studies Internet Resources
SOMALIA

[Farah Reading and Lecture - February 2-3, 2000]

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Wednesday, October 6

Nuruddin Farah - Student-led session

Wednesday, October 13

Sindiwe Magona, To My Children's Children (and selected short stories)

World Area Studies Internet Resources

[READING DAYS - October 14-15]

Sindiwe Magona
1-2 page Magona response due

Wednesday, October 20

Sindiwe Magona - Student-led sessionz

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Ha Jin, Ocean of Words
World Area Studies Internet Resources
1-2 page Jin response due
JOURNALS DUE

[Ha Jin Reading and Lecture - Feb. 16-17, 2000]

Wednesday, October 27

Ha Jin - Student-led session
FINAL PROJECT PROPOSAL DUE

Andrei Makine, Dreams of My Russian Summers

Wednesday, November 3

Andrei Makine
World Area Studies Internet Resources
Makine response due (2 page minimum)

Andrei Makine - Student-led session

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Marilyn Hacker, Selected poems (xerox) and Claire Malroux, Edge

Nov. 10-11 - Claire Malroux and Marilyn Hacker Lecture and Reading - 8 p.m.- REQUIRED

Marilyn Hacker and Claire Malroux
JOURNALS DUE

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Wednesday, November 17

Wislawa Szymborska

Nuala ni Dhombnail l

Hacker and Malroux response due (2 page minimum)

THANKSGIVING BREAK - 5:30 P.M., Nov. 19 - Nov. 28

Monday, November 29

Wednesday, December 1

Presentation

Monday, December 6

Presentations

Wednesday, December 8

Journals Due
Final Projects Due
Senior Presentations
Course evaluations

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