Modernism
and Postmodernism, Fall 2011, O'Donnell
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Course Information
English 4040, section 1, TR 12:45-2:05pm B303
Dr. Kevin O'Donnell, instructor: http://faculty.etsu.edu/odonnell/,
odonnell@etsu.edu 423 439-6679
Office: Burleson Hall 313
Fall 2011 Office Hours:
TR 11:15-12:30 and 2:15-3:30; W 12-2
Texts
- Don Delillo. White Noise: Text and Criticism (Viking Critical
Library). Ed. Mark Osteen. Penguin, 1998 (1984). ISBN:
0140274987. $16.95.
- Michael Ondaatje. The English Patient: A Novel.
Vintage, 1993. ISBN: 0679745203 $14.00
- Joseph Parisi and Stephen Young, editors. The Poetry Anthology, 1912-2002 [Selections from Poetry Magazine, Chicago Ill.]. Ivan R.
Dee, publisher, 2004. ISBN:
1566636043 $19.95
- Arthur Phillips. The Tragedy of Arthur: A Novel.
Random House, 2011. ISBN:
9781400066476 $26.00
- Kurt Vonnegut. Slaughterhouse Five or the
Children's Crusade: A Duty Dance With Death. Dell, 1991 (1969).
ISBN: 0440180295. $6.99.
- Virginia Woolf. Mrs. Dalloway [Annotated]. Harvest Books,
2005 (1921). ISBN: 0156030357 $13.00
Final Grade Breakdown
- 2 exams (short essay and identification; click
here for exam 2 study guide): 15% each -- 30% total
- In-class presentation (related to term project): 10%
- Miscellaneous writing activities: 10%
- Participation: 10%
- Term project (including the series of assignments leading up to the final
project): 40%
Term
Project
The term project will be 2,000 to 2,500 words, plus annotated bibliography.
Students will choose their own topics, in consultation with me. The project can
take any of the following forms:
1. A reader's introduction to a work, author, or body of work.
2. A discussion of themes in a work.
3. Narrative history or biography.
4. An essay, taking off on one of the themes raised in course readings and
discussions.
Attendance, Due Dates
Attendance: The Department of Lit and Language
policy: more than 6 absences and you fail the course. In addition, I've set the
following policies: 1) You may miss 2 classes free, no questions
asked. 2) No absences will be excused, so use your two freebies
wisely! 3) If you miss between 3 and 5 classes, your final grade may be
lowered by up to a full letter grade.
Due Dates: I don't accept late work, and
missed assignments cannot be made up. If you must miss class on a due
date, email me your work by class time.