Modernism
and Postmodernism, Fall 2013, O'Donnell
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Course Information
English 4040, section 1, TR 12:45-2:05pm B303
This course is writing-intensive.
Dr. Kevin O'Donnell, instructor: http://faculty.etsu.edu/odonnell/,
odonnell@etsu.edu 423 439-6679
Office: Burleson Hall 313
Fall 2013 Office Hours: TR
11:15am-12:30pm; MW 12-2pm
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
- Gary Shteyngart. Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel.
Random House, 2011. ISBN:
0812977866 $16.00
- 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):
15% each -- 30% total
- Review essay (approx 1500 words): 25%
- Literary
analysis and commentary (approx 1500 words): 25%
- Miscellaneous writing activities, in and out of
class: 10%
- Participation: 10%
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.