Class Schedule

Class Schedule

1          Aug. 27           Introduction to the course

Aug. 29           Martin Luther King, Jr., “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and “A Time to Break Silence” (handout)

           

2          Sept. 3             Marx, The Communist Manifesto

Sept. 5             Marx, The Communist Manifesto

           

                       

3          Sept. 10           Davis, Life in the Iron Mills

            Sept. 12           Davis, Life in the Iron Mills

4          Sept. 17           Algren, City on the Make

Sept. 19           Algren, City on the Make

5          Sept. 24           Algren, City on the Make

Sept. 26           Algren, City on the Make       

6          Oct. 1              Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” Paper #1 due

            Oct. 3              Fall Break: No Class

7          Oct. 8              Thoreau, Civil Disobedience  

Oct. 10                        Thoreau, Civil Disobedience

8          Oct. 15                        Mid-term Exam

            Oct. 17                        Jensen, Culture of Make Believe

 

9          Oct. 22                        Jensen, Culture of Make Believe        

Oct. 24                        Jensen, Culture of Make Believe

10        Oct. 29                        Jensen, Culture of Make Believe        

            Oct. 31                        Jensen, Culture of Make Believe

           

11            Nov. 5             Thomas Frank (handout)

Nov. 7             Despentes, King Kong Theory                                    

           

12        Nov. 12           Despentes, King Kong Theory

Nov. 14           Despentes, King Kong Theory

13        Nov. 19           Wright, Native Son                             

Nov. 21           Wright, Native Son

           

14        Nov. 26           Wright, Native Son      Paper #2 due

Nov. 28           Enjoy your break.

15        Dec. 3              Wright, Native Son

Dec. 5              Wright, Native Son

Final Exam:   TBA