ENGL342 - (Dis)Embodiment and Literature

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Academic Year 2000/2001

(Dis)Embodiment and Literature
ENGL 342 FA

(Dis)Embodiment will examine the dual polarities of spectrality and corporeality in relation to theories of reading and of literature. How do the physical bodies of author and reader structure the production, consumption, and interpretation of literary "corpus"?

MAJOR READINGS

A course reader available at the bookstore.

Foucault, Michel. THE HISTORY OF SEXUALITY, VOLUME I. Trans. Robert Hurely. New York: Vintage Books, 1990.
Gibson, William. NEUROMANCER. New York: Ace Books, 1984.
Gordon, Avery F. GHOSTLY MATTERS: HAUNTING AND THE SOCIOLOGICAL IMAGINATION. Minneapolis and London: University of Minnesota Press, 1997.
Grosz, Elizabeth. VOLATILE BODIES: TOWARD A CORPOREAL FEMINISM. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1994.
James, Henry. THE ASPERN PAPERS AND THE TURN OF THE SCREW. New York: Penguin Book, 1984.
Weiss, Gail. BODY IMAGES: EMBODIMENT AS INTERCORPOREALITY. New York & London: Routledge, 1999.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Students will have the option of producing three short essays of four pages each which may be revised once or of producing one extended research paper of 12-15 pages which will be developed in stages. Additional short writing and research assignments will be assigned and there will be a final examination.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course meets the English department's Theory requirement.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL Grading Mode: Student Option

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Weinstock,Jeffrey A.

Times: ..T.T.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: BTFDC312

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 15)

SR. major: 5 Jr. major: 5

SR. non-major: 3 Jr. non-major: 2 SO: FR:

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Last Updated on MAR-26-2001