Please consult the Fall 2022 Calendar for all important dates at Baruch.

All module instructions and lecture videos, transcripts, and slides are available via the main menu, under Modules.

All readings below, except for given PDFs, are featured in the anthology.

NB: You will see ** notes beside some of the readings: these are designed to inform you of something about the text that may be triggering to some (much like film audience ratings). I adhere to trauma-informed pedagogy, which means that, in this course, should you decide not to participate in a module whose text you may find triggering, you will still be able to obtain full credit in the class provided that you have participated in at least 8 modules out of 10 and have satisfied the rest of the criteria outlined in the contract-grading section of the syllabus. If you are still unable to complete one of your minimum of 8 modules for trauma-related reasons, please let me know and we will find a solution.

Dates	Readings & Details
First meeting: Monday, Aug 29, 7:50-9:30 am	Intro meeting: I’ll walk you through the course info.
Module 1 (Aug 29-Sep 6) **College closed on Mon, Sep 5: class meets on Wed, Sep 7 this week**	Read from the Anthology (Volumes 4, 5, and 6 are all in the same pdf, please see page numbers given): – In Vol. 4: “Unit 1 – The Age of Reason ” (pp. 12-15) and “Voltaire” (pp. 405). – Candide, by Voltaire, 1759 (full text – pp. 406-472) also available here. This is the first of the only two full texts we will read (read what you can, or get a summary and focus read one chapter carefully). *mild parodical and satirical violence; some racism*
Module 2 (Sep 7-11) Meeting on Mon, Sep 12 Intro Survey due Sep 12 (see Module Page 1).	– Vol. 5: “Unit 1: Romanticism” (pp. 1110-1114) and “Jean-Jacques Rousseau” (p. 1115) – Confessions, Book 1, by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1712-1723 (pp. 1116-1143), also available here (Book I only). *mild sexual references* + We’ll talk about project proposals due in two weeks.
Module 3 (Sep 12-18) Meeting on Mon, Sep 19	– Vol. 5: “William Wordsworth” (p. 1751); “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey,” by William Wordsworth, 1798 (pp.1753-1756); read what you can of the excerpt from “Preface to the Lyrical Ballads” (pp. 1758-1770). – “La belle dame sans merci,” by John Keats, 1820 (his bio is on p.1838 of the Anthology). + I will show you examples of different project formats to choose from.
Module 4 (Sep 19-28) Meeting on Thu, Sep 29 **No classes scheduled Sep 26-27 and Thursday September 29th follows a Monday schedule Baruch-wide) Due Oct 2, 11:59pm: Project proposal, by email.	– Vol. 5: “Unit 2: Realism” (pp. 2352-2354); – “Emily Dickinson” (pp. 2782-2794 – they’re super short!); – “My Life has stood — a Loaded Gun.” *some references to mental illness, death, and guns*
Module 5 (Sep 26-Oct 2) Meeting on Mon, Oct 3rd **No classes schedules Oct 04-05**	– Vol. 6: “Rabindranath Tagore” (p. 3543) – “The Cabuliwallah” (pp. 3544-3549). + We’ll talk about your presentations which start next week.
Module 6 (Oct 3-11) **College closed on Oct 10 – class meets on Wednesday Oct 12 this week** Short presentations about project topics in class	– Vol. 5: “Gustave Flaubert” (p. 2517); – “A Simple Soul” (whole story, pp. 2517-2540). *references to social class, death and hardship*
Module 7 – Part 1 (Oct 12-16) Meeting on Mon, Oct 17 Short presentations about project topics in class	– Hedda Gabler, by Henrik Ibsen, 1891, Acts I and II. *references to guns*
Module 7 – Part 2 (Oct 17-23) Meeting on Mon, Oct 24 Short presentations about project topics in class	– Hedda Gabler, Acts III and IV. *references to guns*
Module 8 (Oct 24-30) Meeting on Mon, Oct 31	– Vol. 6: “Unit 1: Modernism” (pp. 3540-3543); – “Virginia Woolf” (pp. 4012-4013); – A Room of One’s Own, by Virginia Woolf, 1929, Introduction (pp. 7-12), and Chapter 2 (pp. 31-43). + We’ll talk about your project outlines due next week.
Module 9 (Oct 31-Nov 6) Meeting on Mon, Nov 7 Due Nov 7, class time: Project outlines for in-class peer-review.	– “Postwar and Postcolonial Literature” (5 pages) – “Zaabalawi,” by Naguib Mahfouz, 1961 (9 pages inc. author intro) +We’ll work in pairs to peer-review each other’s project outline.
Module 10 (Nov 7-13) Meeting on Mon, Nov 14 Due Nov 14, 11:59pm: Revised project outline to submit by email.	– “Contemporary World Literature” (7 pages) – “The Headstrong Historian” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, 2009 (12 pages inc. author intro) *references to slavery, death, some graphic language*
Project workshop 1: Monday, Nov 21, 8:30-9:30am Blackout day: no cameras on Optional take-home exam for grade bonus due Nov 21, 11:59pm (no extension for this, available all semester) **College closed Nov 24-27**	Workshop Focus: Thesis statements (+Q&A/in-class writing) I will give you individual feedback on your outlines that week.
[Last meeting] Project workshop 2: Monday, Nov 28, 8:30-9:30am Blackout day: no cameras on	Workshop Focus: Argument structure + Self-editing (+Q&A/in-class writing)
Due Wed, Dec 12, 11:59pm: Self-assessment form (mandatory to determine your final grade)	Please fill this in before or while submitting your final project.
Due Wed, Dec 12, 11:59pm: Final project (extensions limited, please request 48 hours in advance)	I will give you feedbackon your final projects within two weeks of Dec 12. All course grades will be returned with final projects by Dec 27 at the latest (final-grade submission deadline for instructors).
**Dec 13: Last day to withdraw with a grade of W (see with Registrar)**	Please let me know if you plan to withdraw (no questions asked, but I need to know so I don’t wonder what to do with your grade)