Tuesday, April 7, 2009

READINGS AND ASSIGNMENTS FOR TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2009

Please read The Autobiography of Red, by Anne Carson.

Please also read From Frankenstein's Monster to Haraway's Cyborg: Gender in Monstrosity, Cyborgosity and (Post)humanity, by Theodora Eliza Vacarescu.

Also? Don't forget to blog!

Looking ahead, please note that a 10-page draft (you may turn in complete 15-18 pages, if you wish) of your final paper will be due in class on Tuesday, April 21, and submitted to Turnitin.com by 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21, and Tuesday, April 28, will be devoted to 15-minute presentations of your research papers. You may either read a condensed version of your paper, or present/demonstrate the salient points/discussion in a more interactive manner to the class.

Upcoming Outside Literary Events (You will need to attend two, and submit a 500-word review to me for credit. You may attend an additional event for absence make-up and/or extra credit):

Thursday, April 16, 7:00 p.m., Farber Hall - Poetry Reading by Stephen Burt

Friday, April 17, 3:00 p.m., Farber Hall - Critical Talk on Science Fiction by Stephen burt

Thursday, April 30, 7:00 p.m., Coffee Shop Gallery - VLP Magazine Launch and Poetry Slam (you may only write up one slam as an outside literary event)

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