Class 1 Notes


 

English 25 - Literature and the Information, Media, and Communication Revolutions

 

Course Web site:

 

http://eng25f2017.pbworks.com

 

Or go to the English Department web site and navigate through "Courses"

 

 

Teaching Staff

Professor Alan Liu

 

Teaching Assistants

Ryan LeachBozhou MenGiorgina Paiella

 
TA
Time / Location
 
Ryan Leach M 5:00- 5:50 SH 1415  
  Ryan Leach M 6:00- 6:50 SH 1415 
  Bozhou Men W 8:00- 8:50 SH 2617
  Bozhou Men W 9:00- 9:50 SH 2617
  Giorgina Paiella F 10:00-10:50 SH 1415
  Giorgina Paiella F 11:00-11:50 SH 1415

 

 

 

Enrollment Issues

Students must attend the section they are enrolled in during the first week of the quarter (Sept. 29 - Oct. 6) to hold their place in the course. (Students unable to make the section they are enrolled in due to conflicts, and also students on the wait list or wishing to crash, must attend some section in the first week to be allowed into the course.)
Enrollment through GOLD is currently blocked so that the TAs can sort out requests to switch sections or to crash the course. Once we have a sense of how many places are left in which sections, the TAs will provide add-codes.

 

 

Required Texts For the Course (Print and Online)

Note special early assignment for next week on developing your own system for downloading, storing, and annotating online readings.

 

 

Who We Are in This Course 

 

"Literature and the Information, Media, and Communication Revolutions"

 

 

Essential Idea of This Course on "Literature and the Information, Media, and Communication Revolutions"

 

 

Tour of the Course -- Schedule of Readings 

  1. Overture --
    Literature Across Media Ages
  2. The Modern Media/Communication/Information Age -- 
    (includes fiction unit)
  3. The Postindustrial & Neoliberal Age --
    Information's Impact on Work and Power
    (includes fiction unit)
  4. Processing Literature --
    Information's Impact on the Way We Study Literature

 

 

Tour of the Course -- Assignments (and Grading / Attendance Policy)

  • 3 short essays
  • midterm and final exam
  • 1 spreadsheet
  • 1 text-analysis exercise
  • Create your system for working with online readings (downloading, storing, annotating)

 

 

Guidelines for the Course

 

 

Upcoming Readings & Assignments

See Schedule

 

 

 

English 25 - Literature and the Information, Media, and Communication Revolutions

 

Course Web site:

 

http://eng25f2017.pbworks.com

 

Or go to the English Department web site and navigate through "Courses"