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Spring 2000 | |
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English 148 |
Rice 109, (440) 775-8653 |
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Tu, Th: 9:30-10:45 |
Office hours: Tu,Th 11:00-12:00; |
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1:30-2:45 & by appt. |
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This course will analyze the pedagogies through which (British) colonialism (re)-made colonial subjects and subjectivities. Simultaneously, it will examine the responses, oppositional and otherwise, these pedagogies called forth. The course will focus on the scenes of instruction in canonical texts of empire and in a variety of anglophone texts from the so-called Third World.
Texts:
In addition, we will read the following pieces:Thomas MaCaulay's "Minute on Indian Education," Ngugi Wa Thiong'o's "On the Abolition of the English Department," Gauri Viswanathan's "Currying Favor," and Edward Said's "Introduction" to Orientalism. You can get these from the English Department Secretary in Rice 130. The cost is $ . Please bring in exact amount.
Tentative Class Schedule:
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Feb. 8: |
Introduction: Discussion of readings, and requirements and procedures |
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Feb. 10, 15: |
"Currying Favor," "Introduction" to Orientalism, "Minute," "Abolition." |
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Feb. 17, 22: |
Crick Crack Monkey |
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Feb. 24, 29: |
Black Skin, White Masks |
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March 2: |
Individual conferences for Paper 1 (optional) |
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March 7: |
In-class workshop for Paper 1 (mandatory) |
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March 9: |
Paper 1 due; General discussion |
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March 14, 16: |
Heart of Darkness |
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March 21, 23: |
Season of Migration to the North |
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March 25-April 2: |
SPRING BREAK |
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April 4, 6: |
Abeng |
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April 11: |
Individual conferences for Paper 2 (optional) |
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April 13: |
In-class workshop for Paper 2 (mandatory) |
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April 18: |
Paper 2 due |
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April 18, 20: |
Our Sister Killjoy |
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April 25, 27: |
Wine of Astonishment |
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May 2, 4: |
Robinson Crusoe |
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May 9, 11: |
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May 16: |
Paper 3 due |
Requirements and Procedures:
You will write three 6-8 page papers for this course. For each paper, you will have to explicitly identify a specific issue/problematic that engages you in a given text or texts, justify why it's worth talking about, clarify the assumptions that undergird your interest in it. Your paper should be organized coherently around this specific issue/problematic and function as a well-developed argument with supporting evidence from examples from the text(s) you choose for analysis. For the first two papers you will discuss drafts in in-class workshops. For the third paper, you may discuss your rough drafts with me in individual conferences. You may revise papers for a better grade/improved argument; revisions are due within a week of my returning graded papers to you. Each paper should cover one, or two, or all of the readings from the immediately preceding section. Thus, paper 1 will focus on the four xeroxed readings, or Crick Crack, or Black Skin, or a combination or all of them; paper 2 on Heart of Darkness, or Season, or Abeng, or two, or all of them, and so on.
Late submission of papers is not encouraged, although, in an emergency, I do grant extensions. Extensions must be cleared with me prior to the date on which papers are due. Otherwise late papers are penalized a letter grade for each day they are late.
Due dates for papers are as follows:
My classes are organized around discussions; it is imperative, therefore, that you read and come prepared to discuss all the work assigned for the date on which it is specified. I do not hesitate to call upon specific students whether or not they have indicated their wish to participate. Class participation counts for 25% of the final grade, with papers 1, 2, and 3 counting for 25% each.
You cannot pass this course unless you have completed all the written work.
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