| Date |
Assignment |
| May 4 |
Course Introductions.
Jane Smiley, A Thousand Acres. |
| May 9 |
A Thousand Acres, pages 1-274. |
| May 11 |
A Thousand Acres, pages 275-371. |
| May 16 |
Tony Kushner, Angels in America, pages 9 - 182. |
| May 16, 7-10 pm |
Special Showing of Angels in America in Angell Hall, room G115. |
| May 18 |
Angels in America, pages 183-280. |
| May 23 |
Jhumpa Lahiri, Interpreter of Maladies, pages 1-110. |
| May 25 |
Interpreter of Maladies, pages 111-198. |
| May 30 |
No Class: Memorial Day |
| May 31 |
First Exam due (hard copy) no later than 11:00 am, location TBA. |
| June 1 |
Jeffrey Eugenides, Middlesex, pages 1-39.
Wynton Marsalsis, Blood on the Fields.
Special Guest: Mark Clague, Professor of Musicology in the School of Music, Associate Director of the American Music Institute, and Faculty Associate in the American Culture Program. |
| June 6 |
Middlesex, pages 40-397. |
| June 8 |
Middlesex, pages 399-529. |
| June 13 |
Edward P. Jones, The Known World, pages 1-177. |
| June 15 |
The Known World, pages 179-243. |
| June 20 |
The Known World, pages 245-388. |
| June 22 |
Second Exam due by 1:00 pm. |