General Schedule for Nonwestern Literature
Our course is divided into Sixteen Weeks/Units and four sections.
Each week you will find a specific reading assignment, discussion thread/web log descriptions, and course notes to help you with the material.
You will fulfill weekly assignments included in the section of the template devoted to class work and detailed each week in the course information section of the template. Read the CLASS INTRODUCTION document for a more complete description of how the semester will progress.
The class will pursue the following general schedule:
Weeks 1-5: Africa and the Middle East.
You will read the novel Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and numerous short stories and poems from various countries, including Israel, Kenya, Egypt, and South Africa.
In addition to poetry and prose, this section includes the play The Swamp Dwellers by Nobel Prize winner Wole Soyinka.
At the conclusion of this section, you will take the first examination.
You will also take quizzes, write a short essay, and take part in class discussions.
Weeks 6-8: Asia.
This section will introduce you to literature from Vietnam, India, Japan, and China.
You will read Harp of Burma by Michio Takeyhama, a novel about Japanese soldiers after WWII.
You will take quizzes, write a short paper, and take part in class discussions.
Weeks 9-12: Latin America and the Caribbean.
You will read the novel Beka Lamb and various poems and short stories from the Caribbean Islands and Latin American countries.
At the conclusion of this section, you will take the second examination.
You will, as usual, take weekly quizzes, and take part in weekly discussions.
Weeks 13-16: North America, Europe, Australia and Oceania.
You will read Whale Rider . In addition, the reading material will concentrate on literature in these sections written by or that focuses on the lives of the indigenous peoples.
The assigned stories will include, for instance, Trinidad-born Samuel Selvon's story "Come Back to Grenada" included in the section devoted to Europe. In addition, you will read Leslie Marmon Silko's "Coyote Holds a Full House in His Hand."
We will also look at literature from Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and Samoa.
At the conclusion of this section you will take the final examination.
You will also take weekly quizzes and take part in class discussions.
Refer to the other documents for further details about how this on-line class operates and the specific procedures you are expected to follow.
Contact me quickly if you have any questions.
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