Calendar

SES # TOPICS KEY DATES
1 Introduction  
2 The Octoroon (Boucicault); An Octoroon (Jacob-Jenkins)  
Migrations
3 Jazz  
4 Jazz (cont.)  
5 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao  
6 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (cont.)  
7 Maus I  
8 Maus I (cont.) Essay 1 due
Coming of Age
9 The House on Mango Street  
10 Unaccustomed Earth ("Hema and Kaushik")  
11 The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf  
12 The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf (cont.)  
13 The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf (cont.)  
Culture and Narratives
14 The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf (cont.) Essay 2 due
15 Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (Excerpt to p. 92)  
16 The Round House  
17 The Round House (cont.)  
18 The Round House (cont.)  
19 Conference Reports  
20 Special Guest: Mia Heavener  
21 Conference Reports (cont.)  
The Return
22 The Reluctant Fundamentalist  
23 A Tale for the Time Being  
24 A Tale for the Time Being (cont.)  
25 A Tale for the Time Being (cont.)  
26 A Tale for the Time Being (cont.) Essay 3 due