Week 10: Choosing Course Materials

In class:

• Presentations on Course Materials (folder):
  • Introduction to Literature courses
  • British Literature courses
  • American Literature courses
  • Ethnic American Literature courses
  • World Literature courses
  • Special Topic Literature courses
• Discussion of literary canon, decolonizing syllabi, and selecting primary and secondary materials for courses. Resources:
  • Kolbas, E. Dean. Critical theory and the literary canon. Routledge, 2001.
  • W.W. Norton English
  • The Heath Anthology of American Literature
  • Penguin Anthologies
  • 18 Inclusive Anthologies That Highlight Underrepresented Voices
  • Online Archives like: The Emily Dickinson Archive, The William Blake Archive, and The Walt Whitman Archive
  • The WORLD WIDE WEB and beyond

Assignments for Next Class (Teaching American and British Literature)

• Readings:
  • For Rebeccah Williams' teaching demo:
    • “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" by Joyce Carol Oates (1966)”
    • “It’s all over now, Baby Blue” by Bob Dylan
  • For Reid Coffey's teaching demo:
    • “Goblin Market” by Christina Rosetti
• Bring a draft of your syllabus and be prepared to share it and work with it in a group workshop and discussion.