ENGL
439: Gender in Medieval Literature Presentation Sign-Ups (Fall, 2010)
There are 26 potential presentation slots spread over
16 presentation days. Please note that no more than TWO students
should sign up to present on a given presentation day. When a work/author
will be discussed on more than one day, indicate the DATE when you wish
to present after your name.
Before signing up for a research presentation topic,
follow the link to familiarize yourself with the Oral
Presentation Guidelines. All students should
meet with me to discuss possible angles and get started on the research
process ASAP and
by the end of week 3 at the latest!
Failure to schedule a preliminary research conference will cause an "F"
to be averaged into the Research
Report component of your final course grade.
NOTES:
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Senior Project students and Graduate Studentshave first pick
of presentation topics.
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On days with more than one assigned reading, each presentation
should be on a different author or work.
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Two students may sign up to present on a day with only one
assigned work, but please don't do so until ALL presentation days
have at least one presenter. For works/authors for which there is
more than one presenter, presenters should coordinate with one another
(and Dr. Schwartz) to ensure they focus on different aspects of the work
and that different secondary sources are listed on their Annotated Bibliographies.
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A third student may sign up to present on a given text ONLY
if ALL other presentation days have at least one presenter.
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If a work will be discussed on more than one day, multiple
presentations should ideally be spread among the discussion days.
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Students with prior experience using the research tools are
encouraged to sign up for topics which fall early in the quarter!
To make up for the limited amount of time available to early presenters,
a bonus will be applied to the Presentation and Annotated Bibliography
grades of anyone presenting in weeks 3 or 4.
Week 3 (October 4-6)
Marie
de France, Lais (no more than 3 total and no more
than 2 on either class day; each presentation should focus on a different
specific lai; please come see me together to discuss topics and
schedule specific presentations.)
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Vesna Galic: Eliduc (conf. 9/23/10)
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Jeffrey ten Grotenhuis II: Lanval (conf.
9/23/10)
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Week 4 (October 11-3)
Chrétien
de Troyes, Erec and Enide (no more
than 3 total and no more than 2 on either class day; please come see me
together
to
discuss topics and schedule specific presentations.)
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Caitlin Bercha (conf. 9/27/10)
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Nick Georgoff (conf. 9/27/10)
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Week 5 (October 18-20)
Heldris
de Cornwall,
The Romance of Silence (no
more than 3 total and no more than 2 on either class day; please come see
me together to discuss topics and schedule specific presentations.)
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Ryan Naval (conf. 10/5/10)
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Jaclyn Burt (conf. 10/5/10)
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Week 5 or 6 (October 20 and/or
October 25 -- see Course Calendar for specific reading assignments on these
days)
Vernacular Attacks on Women and Marriage
(Fabliaux, The Fifteen Joys of Marriage, Guillaume's portion of
the Romance of the Rose, Jean's portion of the Romance of the
Rose; no more than TWO presentations on a given class day and no more
than THREE presentations total; each presentation should be on a different
text or set of texts):
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Selected Fabliaux:
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The Fifteen Joys of Marriage:
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Guillaume de Lorris's Romance of the Rose:
Amanda Fu (conf. 10/5/10)
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Jean de Meun's Romance of the Rose: Allison Aubrey
(conf. 9/29/10)
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Week 6 (October 27)
Week 7 (November 1)
RESEARCH PAPER PROSPECTUS, OUTLINE AND WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY
DUE BY FRIDAY, 11/7
Weeks 7 and 8 (November 3 and/or 8)
RESEARCH PAPER PROSPECTUS, OUTLINE AND WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY
DUE BY FRIDAY, 11/7
DEADLIINE TO SUBMIT RESEARCH PROGRESS REPORTS AND
ILL ARTICLES TO THE ARCHIVE / ILL ARTICLE REPOSITORY IS F 11/14
| Christine de Pizan, autobiographical writings
(no more than TWO presentations total, each of which must focus on a different
text)
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Week 8 (November 10)
DEADLIINE TO SUBMIT RESEARCH PROGRESS REPORTS AND ILL
ARTICLES TO THE ARCHIVE / ILL ARTICLE REPOSITORY IS F 11/14
| Body vs. Spirit: Mysticism and Feminine
Spirituality (no more than TWO presentations total, each of which should
be on a different author/work)
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Week 9 (November 17)
MIDTERM EXAM ON M 11/15
Chaucer,
The
Canterbury Tales 1: The
Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale (suggested presentation topics:
the WB's responses to medieval misogyny in her Prologue; the connection
between the WB's personal history as recounted in her Prologue and
her tale; the "Authority of Experience" in the WB's Prologue and Tale).
Up
to TWO Research Presentations (one on each text):
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The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale: OPEN
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The Clerk's Tale: Cheryl Mendibles
(conf. 10/7/10)
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Week 10a (November 22 - 24)
Week 10b (November 29 - December 1)