ENG 3340/HUM 3310: Cultural Criticism
Canterbury:
The Center on the Periphery
Instructor: Kathryn Laity Office: 1050S
Phone: 713.222.5372 Email:
R 7.00-8.15 (CRN 21126 ENG, 21136 HUM)
C 224 Office Hours: TR 3-4 & by appt
REQUIRED TEXTS:
T. S. Eliot Murder in the Cathedral Harvest Books ISBN 0156632772
Geoffrey Chaucer Canterbury Tales Penguin ISBN 0140424385 (or any dual language edition)
Christopher Marlowe Complete Plays Penguin ISBN 0140436332
Russell Hoban Riddley Walker (Expanded Edition) Indiana UP ISBN 0253212340
OBJECTIVES:
This course will cover the cultural center of Canterbury as portrayed in literature, culture, history and politics. Although on the eastern coast of England, the city has been central to developments in the country since Roman times. [Sp06: Prerequisite=6hrs literature, 3 credit hours].
REQUIREMENTS: 750 points total (675=A, 600=B, 525=C, 450=D, <450=F)
Weekly 1 page reaction papers --- 100
Tour Presentation in London/Canterbury --- 100
Research Proposal & Annotated Bibliography --- 200
Research Paper --- 300
Final Exam --- 50
WEBCT (http://uhdonline.uhd.edu):
Our daily assignments will be listed on the calendar of our WebCT home page. Check frequently for information including reading assignments. You will also find links to many sources to help you succeed in this class (and your other courses as well).
GENERAL POLICIES:
· Always bring the day’s reading to class with you. You may wish to refer to the text during our discussions or while you work on an in-class writing assignment.
· Papers are due at the beginning of class; late papers are penalized 10 points/day.
· DROP DATES: Jan 30: Last day to drop w/o grade; Mar 23: Last day to withdraw.
· All headphones/earpieces should be removed and electronic devices (cell phones, beepers, etc.) should be turned off or disabled during our class; it is rude to disrupt the class.
· Similarly, tardiness also disrupts the other students, and is unacceptable.
· Students with disabilities must register with Disabled Student Services (221-5227) and contact instructors in a timely manner to arrange for appropriate accommodations. UHD adheres to all federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities.
· All students are subject to university-wide policies set forth in the Catalog and Student Handbook.
· Plagiarism is the theft or appropriation of another person’s ideas or writing. You will be guilty of plagiarism if you do not properly cite the words of others in your paper, if you buy or borrow an essay, or if you download information and paste it into your paper. Plagiarism is a serious charge; not only will you receive a zero for the assignment, but it may lead to failing the course. Any incident of plagiarism will be entered into your permanent academic record; repeat incidents may result in expulsion from the University. Consult your student handbook for UHD’s Academic Honesty Policy, or go to: http://www.uhd.edu/about/hr/PS03A19.pdf
FOR NEXT CLASS:
· Skim through the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: http://omacl.org/Anglo/part1.html Don’t try to ingest it all, but pay attention to what groups move through the country and when. What events get recorded? What information is left out? Pay closer attention to the adventures the Archbishops of Canterbury and the kings of Kent. What is life like in Anglo-Saxon England?
· Print out a copy of the preface and first three chapters of Anselm’s Proslogium (http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/anselm-proslogium.html) to read and to bring to class.
(Picture courtesy Vanished Wood, http://www.vanishedwood.org/keep/as1.gif)