|
|
|
|
 :  :  :  :  :  |
 |
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Spring 2009 Advance Course Information This information effective for spring 2009. Check with instructor the first day of class for any changes. Instructor: Margo Hendricks Class Meetings: Tu Th 10:00-11:45 a.m.; in Soc Sci 2, Room 71 Course Description English-Language Literatures 170C, Shakespeare and Film, offers literature students an opportunity to explore the scripts of William Shakespeare as filmmakers have engaged them. Focusing on three scripts, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, and The Merchant of Venice, we will explore the ways modern filmmakers have "reproduced" Shakespeare’s multi-layered themes and characterizations. Our aim is not trace a history of performance but to examine the media by which Shakespeare’s texts are translated. By "translated," this course looks to the etymology of the term (transfero, transferre, translatum, to bear across, bring through, carry over, convey over, transport, transfer) to address issues such as cultural "values" and differences (16th- and 17th-century England on the one hand and 20th-century cultures on the other), production and performance, scripting for film versus scripting for stage, and multimedia "Shakespeare." Lectures will focus on making theoretical and analytical connections between film and texts, placing the scripts in their historical and literary context. Sections will focus more closely on the literary analysis of Shakespeare’s scripts, where students work on the practice of close literary analysis before looking at the transformation of the texts into screenplays. Sections will provide an opportunity for more thoughtful and engaged discussions of the texts and films. While open to non-literature students, this course is not a "film" class. Required Texts: Available at Literary Guillotine A Midsummer Night’s Dream, eds. Orgel and Branmuller (Pelican) The Merchant of Venice, ed., Leah S. Marcus (W.W. Norton) Macbeth, ed., Robert S. Miola (W.W. Norton) The Tempest, ed., Peter Hulme and William H. Sherman (W. W. Norton) Course Requirements Lecture and Section Attendance Sections serve as an opportunity for students to express what the readings say and mean to them, to explore, explain, question, test and debate their interpretations and those of their fellow students, and to deepen and test their understanding of the texts. Consistent attendance, completion of all reading and course assignments, and participation in section discussions are required. To ensure your active engagement in class, please have each text read by the date listed on the reading schedule. Final grades for this course will be based upon the following criteria: intellectual quality and rigor of all written assignments, attendance, and class participation. More than three absences will jeopardize your ability to pass this course. I must approve extensions on papers and no more than one extension per student will be granted. Students granted extensions must submit papers within 24 hours of due date. Academic Integrity "Academic Integrity is the cornerstone of a university education. Academic dishonesty diminishes the university as an institution and all members of the university community. It tarnishes the value of a UC Santa Cruz degree. All members of the UC Santa Cruz community have an explicit responsibility to foster an environment of trust, honesty, fairness, respect and responsibility. All members of the university community are expected to present as their original work only that which is truly their own. All members of the community are expected to report observed instances of cheating, plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty in order to ensure that the integrity of scholarship is valued and preserved at UC Santa Cruz. In the event a student is guilty of violating the UC Santa Cruz Academic Integrity policy, he or she may face both academic sanctions imposed by the instructor of the course and disciplinary sanctions imposed either by the provost of his or her college or by the Academic Tribunal convened to hear the case. Violations of the Academic Integrity policy can result in expulsion from the University and a permanent notation on a student's transcript.” (Navigator) Academic Courtesy In this course, I strive to create an atmosphere where ideas, opinions, and debates can flourish. For this to happen all students, teaching assistants, and myself agree to support this idea and respond to each other with courtesy and civility. Occasionally we will discuss topics that are provocative, difficult, and at times even uncomfortable for a student. Should you wish not to participate in such a discussion please let me know. Computers in Class Computers are not allowed in lectures or sections unless requested by the instructor or teaching assistant. An exception to this course policy will be given to students with documented DRC (Disability Resource Center) needs. Students who bring computers without such documentation will be asked to leave the classroom and noted as an unexcused absence. Reading and Film Schedule The reading schedule is planned so that we have time to discuss both text and film. Texts should be read by the first assigned date (e.g., A Midsummer Night’s Dream should be read by April 14.). Films should be viewed prior to scheduled discussion. Films will be held on reserved at McHenry Library. March 31: Course Introduction April 2: Shakespeare: Performance and Film theories April 4: Shakespeare: Performance and Film theories April 7: Shakespeare in Love [Dir: John Madden] April 9: Shakespeare in Love [Dir: John Madden] April 14: A Midsummer Night’s Dream April 16: A Midsummer Night’s Dream April 21: A Midsummer Night’s Dream April 23: A Midsummer Night’s Dream April 28: The Tempest April 30: The Tempest (Essay #1 Due) May 5: The Tempest May 7: The Tempest May 12: Macbeth May 14: Macbeth May 19: Macbeth May 21: Macbeth May 25: Holiday May 26: The Merchant of Venice May 30: The Merchant of Venice (Essay #2 Due) June 2: The Merchant of Venice June 4: Final Class Meeting
190P: Renaissance English Epic Tradition Instructor: Margo Hendricks Class Meetings: Tu Th 2:00-3:45 p.m., location t.b.a. Course description Love Lord of the Rings? Chronicles of Narnia? Read the works that inspired the authors of these epic narratives. This course focuses on three epic narratives that defined Renaissance and early modern literary culture: Orlando Furioso, Jerusalem Delivered (Gerusalemme Liberata), and The Faire Queene. Because of the length of the epic poems, students must be prepared for a large amount of weekly reading. The objective of the course is to introduce students to key concepts shaping the creation of these narratives (epic, romance, allegory) and the historical context that informs the narratives (not be confused with the poet’s own historical context). We will also examine key ideologies extant in these works: the role of race and gender, the decline of the epic form and the heroic (chivalric) figure. Required Texts: Available at Literary Guillotine Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene (ed., Roche et al) Penguin Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando Furioso (Oxford UP) 1999 Torquato Tasso, Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered) Johns Hopkins UP (2000) Course Requirements Paper Abstract (2 pages) Class meetings serve as an opportunity for students to express what the readings say and mean to them, to explore, explain, question, test and debate their interpretations and those of their fellow students, and to deepen and test their understanding of the texts. Consistent attendance, completion of all reading and course assignments, and participation in discussions are required. To ensure your active engagement in class, please complete assigned readings by the date listed on the course schedule. Final grades for this course will be based upon the following criteria: intellectual quality and rigor of all written assignments, and class participation. More than three absences will affect your overall grade for this course. Academic Integrity "Academic Integrity is the cornerstone of a university education. Academic dishonesty diminishes the university as an institution and all members of the university community. It tarnishes the value of a UC Santa Cruz degree. All members of the UC Santa Cruz community have an explicit responsibility to foster an environment of trust, honesty, fairness, respect and responsibility. All members of the university community are expected to present as their original work only that which is truly their own. All members of the community are expected to report observed instances of cheating, plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty in order to ensure that the integrity of scholarship is valued and preserved at UC Santa Cruz. In the event a student is guilty of violating the UC Santa Cruz Academic Integrity policy, he or she may face both academic sanctions imposed by the instructor of the course and disciplinary sanctions imposed either by the provost of his or her college or by the Academic Tribunal convened to hear the case. Violations of the Academic Integrity policy can result in expulsion from the University and a permanent notation on a student's transcript." (Navigator) Academic Courtesy In this course, I strive to create an atmosphere where ideas, opinions, and debates can flourish. For this to happen all students, teaching assistants, and myself agree to support this idea and respond to each other with courtesy and civility. Occasionally we will discuss topics that are provocative, difficult, and at times even uncomfortable for a student. Should you wish not to participate in such a discussion please let me know. Computers in Class Computers are not allowed in lectures or sections unless requested by the instructor. Exception to this course policy will be given to students with documented DRC (Disability Resource Center) needs. Students who bring computers without such documentation will be asked to leave the classroom and noted as an unexcused absence. Reading Schedule March 31: Introduction to course April 2: Orlando Furioso, Cantos 1-3 April 4: Orlando Furioso, Cantos 4-7 April 7: Orlando Furioso, Cantos 8-15 April 9: Orlando Furioso, Cantos 16-25 April 14: Orlando Furioso, Cantos 26-30 April 16: Orlando Furioso, Cantos 31-38 (Abstract Due) April 21: Orlando Furioso, Cantos 39-46 April 23: Jerusalem Delivered Books I-3 April 28: Jerusalem Delivered Books 4-6 April 30: Jerusalem Delivered Books 7-9 May 5: Jerusalem Delivered Books 10-11 May 7: Jerusalem Delivered Books 12-13 May 12: Jerusalem Delivered Books 14-15 May 14: The Faerie Queene Book I May 19: The Faerie Queene Book I May 21: The Faerie Queene Book II May 25: Holiday May 26: The Faerie Queene Book III May 28: The Faerie Queene Book IV May 30: The Faerie Queene Book V June 2: The Faerie Queene Book VI (Seminar Paper Due) June 4: Final class meeting
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home : Publications and Scheduling : Enrollment : Fees : Transcripts : Special Programs : Graduation | |
 To
print this page in its entirety, set your printer preferences to 'landscape' |
 |
