Course Calendar
SPRING 2010 CALENDAR
| Feb. 2 | Introduction to Class |
| Feb. 9 | Foucault: Parts 1, 2, 3 |
| Feb. 16 | Peiss: Preface and Chapter 1’s essays by Weeks and Norton
Meet at Museum of Sexuality, 233 Fifth Avenue Post response by Feb. 18 |
| Feb. 23 | Foucault: Parts 4 and 5 |
| Mar. 2 | Hawthorne: “The Custom-House” and Chapters 1-12
Peiss: Chapter 3’s Documents 1 and 3 and essay by Godbeer |
| Mar. 9 | Hawthorne: Chapter 13 to end
Peiss: Chapter 4’s Documents 2, 3, 4, and 5, and essay by Cott |
| Mar.16 | Midterm Exam due—bring hard copy to class
Guest Speaker on Vampires and Sexuality: Professor Hugo Benavides of Fordham University. In advance of this class, please watch one (or more if you like) of the following: an episode of “True Blood” or an American vampire film such as “Blacula,” “The Hunger,” or “Twilight” |
| Mar. 23 | Peiss: All of Chapter 6 (except essay by Hansen) and all of Chapter 7 and Chapter 9’s essay by Gordon |
| Mar. 30 | Spring Break |
| April 6 | Nabokov, first half
Peiss: Chapter 10’s Documents 1-4 and essay by Katz Creative Project Proposals Due |
| April 13 | Nabokov, second half
Peiss: Chapter 11’s Documents 1, 2, and 4 |
| April 20 | Sula
Peiss: Chapter 5’s essay by Stevenson and Chapter 6’s essay by Hansen |
| April 27 | Kushner, both plays
Peiss: Chapter 13’s Documents 3-6 and essay by Bayer and Chapter 14’s essay by Weston |
| May 4 | Middlesex, Books 1 and 2 |
| May 11 | Middlesex, Books 3 and 4
Peiss: Chapter 11’s Document 3 and essay by Serlin |
| May 18 | Final Class: Essays due with brief presentations of argument |
| May 25 | Final Projects due with Presentations to class |