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NOTE 1: Readings in REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS will be indicated on the course calendar as follows:

• TEMP= William Shakespeare, The Tempest: A Case Study in Critical Controversy, ed. Gerald Graff and James Phelan, 2nd ed. (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2009); ISBN-10: 0-312-45752-9; ISBN-13: 978-0-312-45752-5. Do not substitute another edition of The Tempest!
• BG= Ross Murfin and Supryia M. Ray, The Bedford Glossary of Critical and Literary Terms, 3rd. rev. ed. (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2009); ISBN-10: 0230223303; ISBN-13: 978-0230223301.
• MLA HB= Joseph Gibaldi and Walter S. Achtert, MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed. (New York: Modern Language Association, 2009); ISBN-10: 1603290249; ISBN-13: 978-1-60329-024-1 Note: You are strongly advised to purchase the most recent edition of the handbook.  Should you elect to use an older edition, check it carefully against the most recent edition and photocopy any assigned pages or chapters which incorporate changes. You are responsible for information as it is found printed in the 7th ed. (2009).

• .PDF files placed on Electronic Reserve through the Library Resources section of Blackboard.  (Because I am not the author of these copyrighted texts, I cannot publish them on my website.  Under "Fair Use" guidelines, they can be made available only to students enrolled in my class, hence their availability trhough the "e-reserve" tab in the Library Resources section of Blackboard.) To access Blackboard, log in at MyCalpoly, go to "Blackboard Access" and select "ENGL 501" from the classes you are taking. Click on the link in the Electronic Reserves section (under "Library Resources") to download, read and/or print the file using Acrobat Reader.
• "Online readings" are simple .html files authored by me which I have made available on my website.  To access online readings, simply click on the link.
• Occasionally, a reading may be found in a Kennedy Library subscription database.  To access such readings,click on the link; you will be prompted to type in your last name and library barcode (the 14-digit number beginning 20150 on the front of your PolyCard).  You can then download, read and/or print the file using Acrobat Reader.

NOTE 3: This calendar is subject to change.  IT SHOULD NOT BE PRINTED OUT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE QUARTER.  You are advised to consult it online and/or to print out only one day's or week's assignment at a time.  Please remember that the on-line calendar, not any print-out you make, is authoritative.  Check weekly to ensure you are completing the correct assignment, as instructions may change or be added.  Specific guest speakers and the dates on which they are scheduled are also subject to change.

Week 1    (September 22-24)
 

Day 1	INTRODUCTION-- to the Cal Poly M.A. program in English; to ENGL 501; to the class website; and to each other.  CONVERSATIONS:  Class organization and expectations.  What is graduate study in English?  Why are you here?  What are your goals?  IN CLASS:  the English M.A. Program Graduate Learning Objectives. HOMEWORK to be completed before our second class meeting: Read COMPLETELY through the class homepage and familiarize yourself with this calendar of assignments. Decide on research topic for practicum exercises and research paper (sign-ups at next class meeting).  Prepare Day 2 research assignment (at right) and Day 2 required readings (below) before our next class meeting.	Day 2 Research Assignment (to be completed before second class meeting): Introduction to Kennedy Library Research Tools. READ:  Preliminaries I: Types of Sources and Preliminaries II: Modes of Access (follow links to specific assigned sections of Dr. Schwartz's Guide to Kennedy Library Research Tools). Note: you can print out the full document, or read the assignment online.  Either way, be aware that your assignment for day 2 is ONLY the specific "Preliminaries" sections listed above -- not the whole document! SKIM the table of contents for MLA HB chapters 1-3 and thumb through the chapters themselves (so you'll know what's there).  Pay particular attention to the existence of section 3.2, an overview of basic punctuation rules,  pp. 66-78.  Get in the habit of double-checking this section if you have a tendency to misuse semi-colons, commas, etc. READ CAREFULLY MLA HB sections 3.3 on italics (or underlining) and 3.6 on the Titles of Works (in the chapter entitled "The Mechanics of Writing").  You will need to be clear on this information to write correct bibliographic citations for future Practicum assignments -- starting with our first class meeting next week! When you come to class, you should be able to: list the 5 kinds of sources (primary, plus four kinds of secondary source) and know the meaning of these terms.  NOTE:  the Guide to Research Tools also outlines how to find these kinds of resources and provides basic models for documenting them correctly).  list the 4 modes of access we will use to obtain secondary source materials for this class.  know what "SFX" and "PolySearch"are (and be aware of their limitations).  Know basic MLA rules for transcribing the titles of works in bibliographic citations.  You will need to know:     -- when to use italics/underlining and when to use quotation marks for titles (what sorts of work use each).     -- that you should never mix italics and underlining in the same document;  pick ONE and use it CONSISTENTLY. (NOTE: for work submitted to me, please use only UNDERLINING, not italics.)     -- how to indicate a normally underlined (or italicized) title within another underlined (or italicized) title.     -- how to indicate a normally quotation-marked title (or a quotation) within a quotation-marked title.     -- that an underlined title remains underlined when it is incorporated into a quotation-marked title.     -- how to handle punctuation (or subtitles) within the title of a work.      -- which words (e.g. parts of speech) and words in which position should be capitalized in a title. Please be aware that specific rules govern the punctuation, capitalization, and use of underlining/italics in titles.  If you simply reproduce the formatting found on the title page of a given work, you are likely to lose points for incorrect formatting of bibliographic citations!
Day 2	Conversations:  What is criticism?  What role(s) does it play within our discipline?  And. . . why should I care? Required Readings: BG: entries for "literary criticism," "theory," "practical (or applied) criticism," "theorectical criticism," "pragmatic criticism," "cultural criticism,"  (Bedford Glossary pp. 271, 515-6, 403, 515, 403-4, 83-89). On E-reserve in the Library Resources section of Blackboard:  entries for "Criticism," "Cultural Studies," "Textual Criticism," "Theories and Movements in Recent Criticism"  (from Abrams, A Glossary of Literary Terms, 8th ed., 2005; .PDF file, 5 pp.).  Print out and keep in your course binder.  To access Blackboard, log in at MyCalpoly, go to "Blackboard Access" and select "ENGL 501" from the classes you are taking. Click on the link in the Electronic Reserves section (under "Library Resources") to download, read and/or print the file using Acrobat Reader. TEMP iii-vi (from the Preface); 91-108: "Why Study Critical Controversies about The Tempest?"; 109-10: "Literary Study, Politics and Shakespeare: A Debate"; 110-13: George Will,l "Literary Politics"; 113-15: Stephen Greenblatt's response to George Will, "The Best Way to Kill Our Literary Inheritance Is to Turn It into a Decorous Celebration of the new World Order." MLA HB: Read through the Table of Contents for chapters 1-3 (pp. v-viii) and thumb through these chapters so you'll know what's there.  Read through the first paragraph of 7.3 on Geographic Names (p. 236) and section 7.5 on Publisher's Names (pp. 247-9) and be aware that you should follow these rules when writing your bibliographic citations later this quarter.  Read carefully sections 3.3 "Italics (Underlining)," pp. 78-9; and 3.6, "Titles of Works in the Research Paper," pp. 86-92 (see research assignment at right). Also available (to skim and/or consult at your leisure): Abrams, "Modern Theories of Literature and Criticism" (from Abrams, A Glossary of Literary Terms, 6th ed., 1993). On E-reserve in the Library Resources section of Blackboard (.PDF file, 33 pp.). A useful if somewhat dated overview in one continuous document covering a broad range of critical/ theoretical approaches to literature. NOTE: this document is provided FYI only; except for individual entries specifically assigned for subsequent class meetings, you are NOT responsible for this material! ALSO: Pick a work on the M.A. exam Reading List to use as the topic for your research assignments and final paper; you will sign up at our class meeting today.  NOTE:  Each student in class must research and write on a different author; first claimed, first served!  Also, please note that you may NOT write on the same author that you are writing on in another class. FINALLY: Don't forget to complete the RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT AT RIGHT! REMEMBER: You are responsible for information covered in required readings and in research assignments  (although we will not always spend significant time talking about every assignment in class).  A word to the wise:  DON'T NEGLECT THESE DECEPTIVELY SIMPLE ASSIGNMENTS.  If  I perceive that students are NOT keeping up with this material, I reserve the right to reinstate UNANNOUNCED SPOT QUIZZES in ENGL 501!!  I hope this won't be necessary, as quizzes mean 1) more for me to grade; and 2) less time for more interesting conversations . . . So PLEASE do us all a favor, and LEARN THE ASSIGNED MATERIAL AS WE GO ALONG! Note:  If QUIZZES happen, they will be worth 10% OF YOUR CLASS GRADE!!

Sunday, September 27 (time TBA -- 6 PM?):  OPTIONAL group screening of the B.B.C. Shakespeare 1980 production of The Tempest in Library 202.  A volunteer will be needed to pick up the key to Library 202 at the Circulation Desk and the video on reserve for this class under the call number 822.33 T246B2 2000 (DVD).

Week 2    (September 29 - October 1)
 

Day 1	PRACTICUM (meet in Library 111H). 1st Hour:  CONVERSATIONS:  Studying Critical Controversies.  Review readings assigned for last class meeting (TEMP iii-vi, from the Preface; 91-108: "Why Study Critical Controversies about The Tempest?"; 109-10: "Literary Study, Politics and Shakespeare: A Debate"; 110-13: George Will,l "Literary Politics"; 113-15: Stephen Greenblatt's response to George Will, "The Best Way to Kill Our Literary Inheritance Is to Turn It into a Decorous Celebration of the New World Order.")    Contexts for Shakespeare's The Tempest; Shakespeare's life and times; historical source materials for The Tempest. New Readings:  TEMP 3-9:  "The Life and Work of William Shakespeare" Shakespeare's Romances (online reading -- print out and keep in binder) TEMP 116-141:  Selected Sources and Contexts. Additional historical sources for The Tempest on e-reserve in the Library Resources section of Blackboard (.PDF file, 2 pp.): -- excerpt from the Council of Virginia's The True Declaration of the Estate of the Colony in Virginia (1610); --excerpt from Arthur Golding's translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses: Medea's Speech (publ. 1567).  As always, print out e-reserve readings and keep them in your binder. 2nd hour:  Polycat Exercise (see details at right)	PRACTICUM: meet in Library 111H. Brief introduction to Print Resources for Literary Research in the Kennedy Library Collections; POLYCAT EXERCISE. HOMEWORK to be completed before the first practicum meeting: Read carefully through the profile of Polycat on Dr. Schwartz's Guide to Kennedy Library Research Tools.  Be sure you are clear about what Polycat is, what it contains, when (and why) to use it, its strengths and its limitations. Then, click on the link below and read through the instructions for your first research assignment Research Step 1: Kennedy Library via Polycat.  ASK DR. SCHWARTZ IN CLASS if you have any questions about what you will need to do. IN CLASS (2nd hour):   Follow the directions in Research Step 1: Kennedy Library via Polycat, to locate some  useful secondary sources -- studies ABOUT your author, topic or work, not an edition or translation of the text itself  -- in the Kennedy Library collections.  Check at least one out. These directions will also guide you through writing your first two research reports, "Polycat Search Results" and "Kennedy Library Check-Outs," and submitting them to the class research archive. Reminder: the class research archive is located in a Blackboard "Discussion Board."  To access Blackboard, log in at MyCalpoly, go to "Blackboard Access" and select "ENGL 501" from the classes you are taking; then click on "Discussion Board" and enter the "forum" for the topic you researching.  (I will create a separate "forum" for each of you under the research topic you signed up for at our second class meeting.)
Day 2	First Hour (only):  as a class, we will attend a Reception for New Graduate Students in the library atrium (scheduled for 4:10 to 5:30, but we will stay only the first 50 minutes).  New Graduate Students are invited to this reception by Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs Robert Koob and by Dr. Susan Opava, the Dean of Research and Graduate Programs. Second hour (back in our normal classroom):  CONVERSATIONS: Shakespeare's The Tempest in context.  NEW Readings:  The Tempest Study Guide (online reading -- print out and keep in binder) Shakespeare, The Tempest, TEMP 10-88.  It is strongly recommended that you read through the online Tempest Study Guide BEFORE reading the play, and use the study questions to direct your attention to specific aspects of The Tempest as you read through the text. Be sure you have completed contextual readings assigned for last class meeting. NOTE: While I will expect you to know the text of The Tempest well, please keep in mind that a play is intended to be performed and that Shakespeare himself never expected his audiences to read (rather than see) his plays.  If you have never seen a performance of The Tempest, please rent a copy of a good production or watch the B.B.C. Shakespeare 1980 production on reserve for this class under the call number 822.33 T246B2 2000 (DVD).  A group screening in Library 202 can be arranged upon request.

Sunday, October 4 (time TBA):  OPTIONAL group screening of the B.B.C. Shakespeare 1980 production of The Tempest in Library 202.  A volunteer will be needed to pick up the key to Library 202 at the Circulation Desk and the video on reserve for this class under the call number 822.33 T246B2 2000 (DVD).

Week 3    (October 6-8)
 

Day 1	PRACTICUM (meet in Library 111H).  First hour:  CONVERSATIONS Guest Speaker:  Dr. Brenda Helmbrecht, Director of Writing, on writing for Graduate School (confirmed, first hour) Second Hour: Link+ exercise (details at right).	PRACTICUM (meet in Library 111H): Using LINK+ to identify and order secondary sources not in Cal Poly's collections. HOMEWORK: prior to our practicum meeting, read carefully through the description of LINK+ and its profile on Dr. Schwartz's Guide to Kennedy Library Research Tools.  Be sure you are clear about what it is, what can be borrowed from it, when (and why) to use it, its strengths and its limitations.  Then, click on the link and read through the detailed instructions for the second research assignment: Research Step 2: Using LINK+.  ASK DR. SCHWARTZ IN CLASS if you have any questions on what you need to do. IN CLASS:  By following the directions in Research Step 2: Using LINK+, you will learn how to use LINK+ to identify and order additional secondary sources from cooperating libraries. Note that LINK+ can be used to order books only -- not bound journals and periodicals.  It is fast -- books ordered through LINK+ typically arrive within 2-3 days.  The directions will also guide you though submitting your next two research reports to the class research archive, "LINK+ Search Results" and "LINK+ Orders 1."
Day 2	CONVERSATIONS M.A. Exam Overview Workshop; discussion of sample M.A. Exam Literature essays

Week 4    (October 13-15)
 

Day 1	PRACTICUM (meet in Library 35-111H).  First hour: CONVERSATIONS:  Wrap up discussion of The Tempest and assigned Historical Sources.  (Be sure to bring both your Tempest textbook and your binder with print-outs of assigned readings with you to class.)  As you review the text of the play, pay particular attention to passages which point to parallels between Prospero and Shakespeare; to the "magic" of books, writing, and/or the theatre; and to The Tempest as Shakespeare's farewell to the theatre.  Second hour:  MLA Bibliography exercise (details at right).	PRACTICUM (meet in Library 111H): Using the MLA Bibliography to identify secondary sources (and then figuring out how to access them!)  HOMEWORK:  prior to our practicum meeting, read carefully through the profile of the MLA Bibliography on Dr. Schwartz's Guide to Kennedy Library Research Tools .  Be sure you are clear about what it is, when (and why) to use it, its strengths and its limitations. Read information on SFX and its limitations.  (Remember:  the MLA Bibliography is NOT itself a mode of access for secondary sources.)  Review information on ILL (Interlibrary Loan) as a mode of access distinct from LINK+. Then, click on the link to read through the detailed instructions for your next research assignment: Research Step 3: Using the MLA Bibliography to Identify Additional Sources on Your Topic (and then figure out how to access them!).  ASK DR. SCHWARTZ IN CLASS if you have questions about what you need to do. IN CLASS:  By following the detailed instructions on Research Step 3: Using the MLA Bibliography to Identify Additional Sources on Your Topic (and then figure out how to access them!), you will learn to use the MLA Bibliography to identify additional secondary sources on your topic and Interlibrary Loan to access articles not available at Cal Poly (as well as books which are unavailable at Cal Poly or through LINK+). The directions will also help you prepare your next research reports for the class research archive, "MLA Search Results" and "ILL Orders" (as well as "LINK+ Orders 2" if applicable).
Day 2	CONVERSATIONS 1:  HISTORICIST and NEW CRITICISM approaches to The Tempest. Assigned readings: BG: "historicism"; "new criticism"; "new historicism" Not required but may be of interest, on E-reserve in the Library Resources section of Blackboard: entries on "New Criticism" and "New Historicism" found pp. 246-255 (part of the 33-page .PDF file recommended reading from Abrams, A Glossary of Literary Terms, 6th ed., 1993).  TEMP 213-44:  "Shakespeare and the Power of Order."  Excerpts from Frank Kermode's Shakespeare: The Final Plays (historicist perspective, pp. 215-23) and from Reuben A. Brower's Fields of Light (New Criticism perspective, pp. 224-44).

Week 5    (October 20-21) (Dr. Helmbrecht Comp. workshop T 10/20 8-9 PM -- RSVP required!)
 

Day 1	PRACTICUM (meet in Library 111H). First hour or as needed: CONVERSATIONS: Preparation for Post-Colonial Readings. Assigned Reading:  TEMP 244-64:  Leah Marcus, "The Blue-Eyed Witch." The first set of DISCUSSION BOARD RESPONSES are to be prepared prior to our class meeting. 1) Designated Respondents should post to their group's Discussion Board a one-page reaction to the chosen essay no later than 6 PM the day before our class meeting (e.g. on Monday, 10/19).  This reaction should address what you found particularly interesting or useful in the reading, as well as points with which you disagree (if any) or which you found problematic or hard to follow. Questions to consider as Designated Respondent: What did this essay help you to see or articulate which you found helpful or useful?  Are there elements in the play which you feel were neglected in this reading?  Are there parts of the argument with which you don't agree?  If so, why not? 2) Prior to our class meeting, all other members of the discussion goup should read through the Respondant's posting and post a BRIEF reaction to it and/or to the the assigned reading (a line or two will suffice). 3) All discussion group members should bring the designated Respondant's posting with them to class, which will begin with a small-group discussion led by the Respondant for each discussion group.  These small group conversations will be followed by a full-class discussion. 4) Prior to the next class meeting, all members of the discussion group (including the designated respondant) should read through their discussion group's postings and submit a  paragraph-long Post-Discussion Reaction which responds to the assigned reading, the small-group and full-class conversation about it, and/or to their classmates' Blackboard postings. This posting should be at least a paragraph long (it can be longer) and should summarize and/or describe the in-class or online conversation, mentioning at least one specific contribution to the discussion by a classmate (whom you should name) which you found interesting or useful.  Last half hour (or as needed): PRACTICUM.  Opportunity to consult with Dr. Schwartz concerning MLA exercise begun last week; if already done with MLA exercise, begin working on Research Exercise Four (assigned for week 6), which has you individually search four of the most useful ful-text subscription databases for literary research in Kennedy Library Collections.  NOTE: Dr. Helmbrecht's  MA Exam Composition Workshop is 8-9 PM, location TBA	PRACTICUM (meet in Library 111H):  As applicable, complete the MLA exercise reports assigned as part of our last Practicum meeting, including reports to the class research archive. If you have already completed the MLA exercise, begin work on next week's Practicum assignment, Research Step 4: Using Full-Text Subscription Databases in the Kennedy Library Collectionsf.  Please note that you will be asked to explore four of the full-text subsription databases which are most useful for literary research and to submit a separate report on each of them, detailing what you discovered when experimenting with its different search functions and parameters. Looking ahead: You may also choose to use this time to begin working on the prospectus for your Research Paper, DUE IN IN CLASS ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 (or with prior permission, via email to me in a Word document called "yourname.doc" NO LATER THAN 6 PM Sunday, November 8). Your Prospectus must include a working title which clearly identifies the work(s) discussed as well as the topic of your paper; a fully articulated thesis (not just a statement of general topic); a tentative outline of paper; and a working bibliography of at least eight sources, alphabetized and listed using correct MLA bibliographic format (consult your MLA Handbook!).  Be sure to include at least one example of each of the required Types of Source and Modes of Access  specified in the Prospectus guidlines.
Day 2	CONVERSATIONS: preparation for next week's discussion of "The Challenge of Post-Colonial Criticism"  Assigned Reading: TEMP 141-160: Daniel Wilson, "The Monster Caliban" TEMP 161-180: "A Gallery of Images of Caliban" TEMP 180-212: Ronald Takaki, "The Tempest in the Wilderness TEMP 309-319:  Aimé Césaire, excerpt from A Tempest The second set of DISCUSSION BOARD RESPONSES, on Ronald Takaki's essay, are to be prepared prior to our class meeting.

Week 6    (October 27-29)
 

Day 1	PRACTICUM (meet in Library 111H). First Hour: Poetry Explication workshop with Dr. Clark (confirmed; 1st hour) First half of second hour:  Conversations: "The Challenge of Post-Colonial Criticism"  Assigned Readings:  BG: "cultural criticism, cultural studies"; "cultural materialism"; "postcolonial literature and postcolonial theory; also review "new historicism" Not required but may be of interest, on E-reserve in the Library Resources section of Blackboard: "New Historicism" found pp. 248-255 of Abrams, "Modern Theories of Literature and Criticism" (part of the 33-page .PDF file recommended reading from Abrams, A Glossary of Literary Terms, 6th ed., 1993).  TEM 268-92:  Paul Brown, "'This Thing of Darkness I Acknowledge Mine': The Tempest and the Discourse of Colonialism" Second half of second hour:  PRACTICUM.  Searching full-text journal subscription databases and customizing Polysearch (details at right).	PRACTICUM (meet in Library 111H): Review information on electronic modes of access and read carefully through the profiles of the full-text journal databases on Dr. Schwartz's Guide to Kennedy Library Research Tools.  Come to class able to list the four databases and clear on what each includes, when to use them, their advantages and disadvantages.  Review information on SFX and its limitations.  Know what to add to the citation of a journal article citation accessed electronically  through a subscription database.  HOMEWORK: Read about electronic modes of access and the profiles of the four Kennedy Library subscription journal databases we will use to look for full-text, electronically accessed journal articles on Dr. Schwartz's Guide to Kennedy Library Research Tools.  Be clear about what each database includes, what to use them for, and their advantages and disadvantages.  Carefully read information on SFX and on Polysearch (and their limitations).    Know what to add to the citation of a journal article citation accessed electronically  through a subscription database. Then, click on the link for detailed instructions for the fourth research assignment: Research Step 4: Using Full-Text Subscription Databases in the Kennedy Library Collections.  ASK DR. SCHWARTZ IN CLASS (or at an office hour) if you have questions about what you need to do. IN CLASS:  The detailed instructions in Research Step 4: Using Full-Text Subscription Databases in the Kennedy Library Collections will help you learn to search for full-text journal articles on your topic in four of Cal Poly's subscription databases. The directions will also help you prepare your next four research reports for the class research archive: "Muse Results," "EAI Results," ASE Results" and "JSTOR Results." * * * * * Continue work on RESEARCH PAPER PROSPECTUS, OUTLINE AND WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY, DUE IN IN CLASS ON THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 (or with prior permission, via email to me in a Word document called "yourname.doc" NO LATER THAN 6 PM Sunday, November 8).
Day 2	CONVERSATIONS: "Responding to the [Post-Colonial] Challenge" Assigned Readings: TEMP 321-333: Deborah Willis, "Shakespeare's Tempest and the Discourse of Colonialism" TEMP 333-351:  David Scott Kastan, "'The Dukeof Milan / And His Brave Son': Old Histories and New in The Tempest"

Week 7    (November 3-5) (MA Exam Nov. 6-7)

RESEARCH PAPER PROSPECTUS, OUTLINE AND WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY DUE  IN CLASS ON THURSDAY 11/5, or, by PRIOR ARRANGEMENT, via email (as a Word attachment) no later than 6 PM on Sunday, 11/8!
 

Day 1	PRACTICUM (meet in Library 111H); see details at right.  First 30 minutes (or so):  CONVERSATIONS: Another "Response to the Challenge" Assigned Readings: BG: "psychological criticism and psychoanalytic criticism" Not required but may be of interest, on E-reserve in the Library Resources section of Blackboard: "Psychological and Psychoanalytic Criticism," (pp. 263-8 in the 33-page .PDF file recommended reading from Abrams, A Glossary of Literary Terms, 6th ed., 1993).  TEMP 352-87: Meredith Anne Skura, "Discourse and the Individual: The Case of Colonialism in The Tempest" Last 20 minutes of First Hour:  Net-Library research exercise (details at right). Second Hour:  CONVERSATIONS: Disciplinary Perspectives: Dr. Patricia Troxel on Shakespeare and Performance (CONFIRMED for F09, 2nd hour)	PRACTICUM (meet in Library 111H): HOMEWORK: Before the Practicum meeting, review information on electronic modes of access and read carefully through the profile of Netlibrary on Dr. Schwartz's Guide to Kennedy Library Research Tools.  Be clear about what it is, when and how to use it, its strengths and its limitations.  Know what to add to the bibliographic citation of an ebook accessed through a subscription database like NetLibrary.  Then, click on the link to read through the detailed instructions for the next research assignment: Research Step 5: Searching the E-books in NetLibrary.  Ask Dr. Schwartz in class (or at an office hour) if you have questions about what you need to do.. IN CLASS:  The detailed instructions in Research Step 5: Searching the E-books in NetLibrary will guide you as you learn to search directly in the e-books found in NetLibrary, another of Cal Poly's subscription databases. The directions will also help you prepare your next research report for the class research archive, "NetLibraryResults." As necessary, you may also use time during practicum meeting to continue/complete work on the previous Research Assignment (full-text, subscription journal databases.) * * * * * Don't forget that your PROSPECTUS, OUTLINE AND WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY are DUE IN CLASS THIS WEEK (on THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5), or with prior permission, via email NO LATER THAN 6 PM ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8).  NOTE: I will accept your prospectus via email in an attached Word document only.  If submitted as an attachment, please save your document as [yourlastname].doc. IN CLASS: Sign up for conference for feedback on your research prospectus in either week 8 or 9. * * * * * Begin review for Midterm Exam (on Tuesday, November 17)
Day 2	First Hour: CONVERSATIONS: "The Challenge of Feminist Criticism" Assigned Readings: BG: "feminist criticism"; "gender criticism"; "queer theory" Not required but may be of interest, on E-reserve in the Library Resources section of Blackboard:  "Feminist Criticism"; "Gender Criticism"; "Queer Theory," from Abrams, A Glossary of Literary Terms, 8th ed. (2005);  new .PDF file (6 pp.). TEMP 389-401: Ania Loomba, excerpt from Gender, race, Renaissance Drama.  TEMP 402-412: Ann Thompson, "'Miranda, Where's Your Sister?': Reading Shakespeare's The Tempest." Last Half Hour:  Getting Ready for Prospero's Books. Assigned readings:  Internet Movie Database entry on Prospero's Books (follow link; print out and include in course binder) On E-reserve in the Library Resources section of Blackboard: four .PDF files of excerpts from the Prospero Books screenplay (which is on reserve for ENGL 501 in the Kennedy Library under the call number PN1997 .P777 1991):  1) "Greenaway1" (.PDF file, 15 pp.; introductory information, including Cast List; Introduction; The Books; Paintbox Images);  2) "Greenaway2" (.PDF file, 12 pp.; beginning and end of "The Past," screenplay pp. 37-45 and 94-6);  3) "Greenaway3" (.PDF file, 7 pp.; beginning and end of "The Present," screenplay pp. 97-103 and 148);  4) "Greenaway4" (.PDF file, 10 pp.; beginning and end of "The Future," screenplay pp. 149-51 and 158-64). NOTE: Our next two regular class meetings (after a group screening of Prospero's Books on my 11/10 Mandatory Furlough Day) will be devoted to discussion of Peter Greenaway film Prospero's Books, a cinematic rethinking of The Tempest (124 minutes; only available on VHS.)  Our two class discussions of this film will take place on Th 11/12 and Th 11/19.  If you wish to view Prospero's Books on your own time, please be aware that it is unlikely to be available at your neighborhood video store (and because it was never released on DVD, it cannot be obtained through NetFlicks).  There is one copy of the video on reserve for ENGL 501 (in the Kennedy Library under the call number 822.33 T246A 1996).  It cannot leave the library, but it can be checked out and screened in the library.

Week 8    (November 10-12)
 

Day 1	(FURLOUGH DAY) Prospero's Books screening in Library 202.   Because the film is 124 minutes long, this screening should begin no later than 4:05. NOTE 1: Kind volunteer Graham Culbertson will check out the video from the ENGL 501 course reserve and pick up the key to Library 202 from the Circulation Desk.  NOTE 2: Because the film lasts just over 2 hours, please try to arrive at the Library screening room by 4:00 if possible.  You will need to have seen the complete film before our next class meeting, which may entail screening the end on your own time if you must leave the group screening before it has ended.  LOOKING AHEAD:  Required readings for Thursday, November 12 (preferably to be completed in the following order):  SKIM or FLIP THROUGH complete Peter Greenaway's illustrated screenplay "Prospero's Books: A Film of Shakespeare's The Tempest" (PN1997 .P777 1991, on reserve for this class; the four .PDF files above were taken from this volume); On E-reserve in the Library Resources section of Blackboard (.PDF file, 12 pp.): Lia M. Hotchkiss, "The Incorporation of Word as Image in Peter Greenaway's Prospero's Books," The Reel Shakespeare: Alternative Cinema and Theory, Ed. Lisa S. Starks and Courtney Lehmann (Madison, NJ: Farleigh Dickinson UP, 2002), pp. 95-117.  If for some reason you are unable to attend the group screening of Prospero's Books, you will need to screen this 124-minute film on your own time prior to our next class meeting.  Please note that this film was never released on DVD; a VHS tape is on reserve for ENGL 501 in the Kennedy Library under the call number 822.33 T246A 1996.	Review for Midterm Exam on Tuesday, November 17. Begin work on Research paper, due (ALONG WITH YOUR ORIGINAL, MARKED UP PROSPECTUS AND YOUR REVISED WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY) at the time of our Final Conversation, or no later than WEDNESDAY of final exam week (12/9/09).  Conference for feedback on your research prospectus should be scehduled for weeks 8-9.
Day 2	CONVERSATIONS: A cinematic reading of The Tempest -- Peter Greenaway's 1991 film Prospero's Books (124 min.). Required readings (preferably to be completed in the following order):  SKIM or FLIP THROUGH the whole text of Peter Greenaway's illustrated screenplay "Prospero's Books: A Film of Shakespeare's The Tempest" (from which the e-reserve readings assigned on Th 11/6 were introduced;  this book is on reserve for ENGL 501 in the Kennedy Library under the call number PN1997 .P777 1991); be sure to bring the previously assigned e-reserve readings with you to class.  On E-reserve in the Library Resources section of Blackboard (.PDF file, 12 pp.): Lia M. Hotchkiss, "The Incorporation of Word as Image in Peter Greenaway's Prospero's Books," The Reel Shakespeare: Alternative Cinema and Theory, Ed. Lisa S. Starks and Courtney Lehmann (Madison, NJ: Farleigh Dickinson UP, 2002), pp. 95-117.  Last half hour: Guest Speaker:  Dr. Johanna Rubba, on linguistics at Cal Poly, her own research interests, and the TESL certificate program.

Week 9    (November 17-19).
 

Day 1	Midterm Exam	Work on Research paper, due (ALONG WITH YOUR ORIGINAL, MARKED UP PROSPECTUS AND YOUR REVISED WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY) at the time of our Final Conversation, or no later than WEDNESDAY of final exam week (12/9/09).  Conference for feedback on your research prospectus should be scehduled for week 8 or 9.
Day 2	CONVERSATIONS: Cal Poly faculty perspectives on Peter Greenaway's 1991 film Prospero's Books (124 min.).  Required readings:  Web-based reading by today's first guest speakesr, Dr. Steven Marx:  "Progeny: Prospero's Books, Genesis and The Tempest," Renaissance Forum 1.2 (Sept., 1996). <http://www.hull.ac.uk/renforum/v1no2/marx.htm>. On E-reserve in the Library Resources section of Blackboard (.PDF file, 18 pp.): reading by today's second guest speaker, Dr. Doug Keesey, "Recovering the Native Body in Prospero's Books," chapter 6 of his book The Films of Peter Greenaway: Sex, Death and Provocation (Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2006), pp. 99-124. This book is on Reserve for ENGL 501 in the Kennedy Library under the call number PN1998.3.G73 K44 2006. Also recommended (but NOT required) . . .  take another another (closer) look at Peter Greenaway's illustrated screenplay Prospero's Books: A Film of Shakespeare's The Tempest (PN1997 .P777 1991, on reserve for this class) a second web-based reading by Dr. Marx: "Greenaway's Books," Early Modern Literary Studies 7.2 (September, 2001): 1.1-22. <URL: http://purl.oclc.org/emls/07-2/marxgree.htm>. either (or both) of the two chapters devoted to The Tempest in Dr. Marx's Shakespeare and the Bible (Oxford University Press, 2000); on reserve for ENGL 501 under the call number PR3012 .M37 2000.  First Hour:  Final Discussion Board group discussions of the essays by guest speakers Steven Marx and Doug Keesey Second Hour:  Conversation with Guest Speakers: Dr. Steven Marx (originally British Renaissance literature; more recently interdiciplinary studies including Eco-Lit) will talk about (and take questions on) both his assigned essay on Prospero's Books and, more generally, his textual scholarship; his book, Shakespeare and the Bible (Oxford University Press, 2000); and his more recent work in Eco-lit.(Confirmed, second hour) Dr. Doug Keesey (originally American modernism; more recently film studies) will talk about film studies as a discipline and his current projects; he can also field questions you may have about the second assigned reading, the Prospero's Books chapter from his recent book on Greenaway. (Confirmed, second hour)

Week 10a  (November 24-26)  NOTE: REMAINING GUEST SPEAKERS TBA..
 

Day 1	(FURLOUGH DAY) -- NO CLASS.  Enjoy your turkey and/or tofu!	Work on Research paper, due (ALONG WITH YOUR ORIGINAL, MARKED UP PROSPECTUS AND YOUR REVISED WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY) at the time of our Final Conversation, or no later than WEDNESDAY of final exam week (12/9/09).
Day 2	NO CLASS--HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Week 10b (December 1-3)
 

Day 1  CONVERSATIONS: Disciplinary and Professional Perspectives.  Dr. Paul Marchbanks, Victorian and Modern British literature (first hour); Dr. Dustin Stegner, Early Modern British Literature (second hour).	Work on Research paper, due (ALONG WITH YOUR ORIGINAL, MARKED UP PROSPECTUS AND YOUR REVISED WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY) at the time of our Final Conversation, or no later than WEDNESDAY of final exam week (12/9/09).
Day 2  CONVERSATIONS: Disciplinary and Professional Perspectives.  Dr. Brad Campbell, Modern American, African-American and Eco-Literature; Dr. David Gillette, New Media Studies (1st hour).

I hope that our Final Conversation of the quarter can take place in conjunction with a Class Dinner at my home, to be scheduled at a mutually convenient time on Sunday, 12/6 (either dinner or brunch possible) or on Tuesday or Wednesday of exam week (12/8 or 12/9).

Note 1: because I have young children, a class dinner would have to begin no later than 5:30 or 6 PM on the day we choose.  As an alternate Final Exam, we will need to identify a three-hour block of time for this dinner to take place.  If childcare is an issue, kids are welcome to join us.

Note 2: this "final conversation" is a required component of the class.  If we cannot schedule a class dinner, the final conversation will take place in 10-115 (our usual classroom) at the scheduled Final Exam time: 7:10-10:00 PM on Thursday, 12/10/09.

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