Syllabus

K10.0043

TR 2:00-3:15

Steve Hutkins

REQUIRED TEXTS

James, Henry. Daisy Miller (1878). Penguin

Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness (1902).Modern Library

Mann, Thomas. Death in Venice (1912). Harper Collins

Hemingway, Ernest. The Sun Also Rises (1926). Simon & Schuster

Bowles, Paul. The Sheltering Sky (1949). Harper Collins

Kerouac, Jack. On the Road (1957). Penguin

Hazzard, Shirley. Evening of the Holiday (1966). VHPS

McEwan, Ian. The Comfort of Strangers (1981). Random House

Theroux, Paul. Mosquito Coast (1982). Mariner

Guo, Xiaolu. A Concise Chinese English Dictionary (2007). Anchor

SCHEDULE OF READINGS

Tuesday	Assignment	Thursday	Assignment
Week 1	Introduction
Sept. 2	Travel: Myths & Motifs; "Questions of Travel"	Sept. 4	Travel stories
Week 2 – 3	INNOCENTS ABROAD
Sept. 9	Daisy Miller	Sept. 11	Daisy Miller
Sept. 16	The Sun Also Rises	Sept. 18	The Sun Also Rises
Week 4 - 6	HIPSTERS AMONG THE FELAHEEN
Sept. 23	Sheltering Sky	Sept. 25	Sheltering Sky
Sept. 30	On the Road	Oct. 2	On the Road
Oct. 7	Articles on travel	Oct. 9	Midterm due
Week 7 - 9	THE LIGHT OF CIVILIZATION
Oct. 14	No class	Oct. 16	Heart of Darkness
Oct. 21	Heart of Darkness	Oct. 23	Mosquito Coast
Oct. 28	Mosquito Coast	Oct. 30	Mosquito Coast
Week 10 - 11	TOURIST TRAPS
Nov. 4	Death in Venice	Nov. 6	Death in Venice
Nov. 11	The Comfort of Strangers	Nov. 13	The Comfort of Strangers
Week 12 - 15	THE ROMANCE OF TRAVEL
Nov. 18	Evening of the Holiday	Nov. 20	Evening of the Holiday
Nov. 25	TBA	Thanksgiving
Dec. 2	A Concise Dictionary	Dec. 4	A Concise Dictionary
Dec. 7	Final Paper Due	Dec. 11	Conclusion

REQUIREMENTS

1. In class: quizzes, participation, attendance. (20% of final grade)

2. Weekly blog-essay writing (40%)

2. Two 8-page papers: midterm and final (40%)

(No Incomplete grades.)

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