Journal 6. Due by Thursday, May 24th. Topic should be relevant to the social and how it is built, or how society and culture at large are portrayed through thick or thin description in literature (or a topic related to discussion).
Journal 5. Due by Thursday, May 17th. Topic should be relevant to the familiar and how it is created, or a topic relted to discussion!
Journal 4. Due by Thursday, May 10th. Topic should be relevant to fantasy and its role in culture, or a topic related to discussion.
Journal 3. Due by Thursday, May 3rd. Topic should be relevant to foreignness as a way to draw cultural boundaries or a topic related to discussion.
Journal 2. Due by Thursday, April 19th. Topic should be relevant to Underworld as a reflection/mirror image of cultures, contexts of Underworld writing, or a topic related to discussion.
Journal 1. Due by Monday, April 16th. Topic should be relevant to History/Literature/Ethnography or Mapping the (whole) World.
Journal 3. Due by Thursday, May 3rd. Topic should be relevant to foreignness as a way to draw cultural boundaries or a topic related to discussion.
Journals
Journals of 1-2 pages (3-6 paragraphs) should be submitted via email to discussion leader.
They are to be on a topic somehow related to each week's topic/discussion/readings.
They are due by the beginning of class the following week, or earlier. (I.e., by one week after the class to which they are relevant).
Readings.
23. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, excerpt
22. Adams: So Long and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), Excerpt
21. Austen: Pride and Prejudice, excerpt
20. Geertz: Thick Description
19. Irving: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (Excerpt)
18. Montgomery: Anne of Green Gables: Anne Learns Says Her Prayers
17. Pugad Baboy (Why Study Filipino Popular Art)
16. Body Ritual Among the Nacirema
15. Swif: Gulliver's Travels: Part IV, A Visit to the Land of the Houyhnhnms
14. Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: Chapter VI, The Pig and the Pepper
13. The Letter of Prester John
12. Sanes: A Culture Based on Fantasy and Acting Out
11. Conrad: Heart of Darkness, Excerpt
10. Nordhoff and Hall: Mutiny on the Bounty, Excerpt
9. Robert Louis Stevenson: Foreign Children
8. Historical Context: English Imperialism and Expansion
7. Chaucer - Context. (Somewhat optional, but VERY HELPFUL!)
6. Chaucer: the Canterbury Tales, the Man of Law's Tale (1163 Lines)
5. The Popol Vuh Book II, Chapter 8
4. The Amduat: Book 1 (Please skim... It's long!)
3. Milton: Paradise Lost: Book 1 Excerpts (long, but deserves a close read if you can), (Book 2 Excerpts Optional)
2. View picture of Babylonian map and map from Turkey (below "Still More Views" and "Homer")
1. Homer: The Iliad: Book 18, The Shield of Achilles (Below "Still More Views")
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