Monday, August 21
Introduction
Martin Shore, Take Me To the River New Orleans (film)
Take Me To the River: New Orleans (album)
Tuesday, August 22
Research Exercise
(*Make sure you’ve completed reading The Awakening by class on Wednesday.)
Wednesday, August 23
Kate Chopin, The Awakening
Thursday, August 24
Kate Chopin, The Awakening
Friday, August 25
Kate Chopin, The Awakening
Research Presentation #1
(*Make sure you’ve completed reading A Streetcar Named Desire by class on Monday.)
Monday, August 28
Quiz
NOTE: Class begins at 10 a.m.
Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
Tuesday, August 29
Tennessee Williams, A Streetcar Named Desire
Elia Kazan, A Streetcar Named Desire (film)
(*Make sure you’ve completed reading The Moviegoer by class on Wednesday.)
Wednesday, August 30
Walker Percy, The Moviegoer
Thursday, August 31
Walker Percy, The Moviegoer
Research Presentation #2
Friday, September 1
NO CLASS
(*Make sure you’ve completed reading Bellocq’s Ophelia by class on Monday.)
Monday, September 4
NOTE: Class begins at 10 a.m.
Natasha Trethewey, Bellocq’s Ophelia
Tuesday, September 5
Natasha Trethewey, Bellocq’s Ophelia
Research Presentation #3
Wednesday, September 6
Spike Lee, When the Levees Broke
Thursday, September 7
David Simon, Treme
Friday, September 8
Final Projects due