| Week One |
Monster Theory: Monsters as Cultural Text |
| 5 Jan 2004 |
Introduction and Administrative Matters; Discussion of Presentations |
| 8 Jan 2004 |
"Elements of the Essay"; Hacker, Section C, pages 3-48; Cohen |
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| Week Two |
Understanding the Horror Film |
| 12 Jan 2004 |
Postings on Monstrosity and Ideas due on IVLE; Select Presentations
Harvey, Writing with Sources; Wood |
| 15 Jan 2004 |
Discussion of Essay One; Psycho; Doty
Pre-Writing Assignment One - Close Reading a Film |
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| Week Three |
Degeneration |
| 19 Jan 2004 |
Shelley |
| 22 Jan 2004 |
Chinese New Year - Class will not meet |
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| Week Four |
Essay One |
| 26 Jan 2004 |
Pre-Writing Assignment Two - Close Reading a Literary Text" (Acrobat Adobe pdf) |
| 29 Jan 2004 |
First Draft of Essay One due; In-class review of student essay;
Hacker, Section M, pages 326-360; Peer Reviews; Sign up for conferences |
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| Week Five |
Gods and Monsters |
| 2 Feb 2004 |
Hari Raya Haji - Class will not meet |
| 5 Feb 2004 |
Final Draft of Essay One due; In-class screening of Gods and Monsters |
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| Week Six |
Vampires and Villains |
| 9 Feb 2004 |
Discussion of Essay Two; Discussion of Gods and Monsters; Grady; Kierkney |
| 12 Feb 2004 |
Shakespeare |
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| Week Seven |
Monsters of History |
| 16 Feb 2004 |
Shakespeare |
| 16 Feb 2004 |
Pre-Writing Assignment Three |
| 19 Feb 2004 |
Discussion of Max |
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| Week Eight |
Monstrous History |
| 23 Feb 2004 |
Discussion of From Hell; Pingree |
| 26 Feb 2004 |
First Draft of Essay Two due |
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| Week Nine |
Sexual Monsters |
| 1 Mar 2004 |
In-class screening of All About My Mother |
| 4 Mar 2004 |
Final Draft of Essay Two due; Discussion of All About My Mother |
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| Week Ten |
Inner Demons |
| 8 Mar 2004 |
Kafka |
| 11 Mar 2004 |
Discussion of Essay Three; Discussion of Hulk |
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| Week Eleven |
Cyborgs |
| 15 Mar 2004 |
Haraway; Discussion of A.I. |
| 18 Mar 2004 |
Conferences on Essay Three Proposals |
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| Week Twelve |
Essay Three |
| 22 Mar 2004 |
O’Neill; Chow |
| 25 Mar 2004 |
First Draft of Essay Three due |
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| Week Thirteen |
Final Stretch |
| 29 Mar 2004 |
Conferences |
| 1 April 2004 |
Final Draft of Essay Three due |
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| Week Fourteen |
Reading Week |
| 5-11 April 2004 |
Study Hard and Good Luck! |
