LA-11: Literature & Urban Worlds
The world is getting smaller, but in literary terms it remains vast and mostly unexplored; students will read and study short fiction by mostly unfamiliar writers from across the globe, with a special emphasis on work that brings news of how political, economic, and cultural change is affecting the lives of ordinary people and how globalism itself is a factor in these dynamics. (taught by Leighton Jeffy)
Leighton's email: [email protected]
Leighton's email: [email protected]
Current Text:
Leighton's Office Hours: Tuesdays: 3:00-4:00
Tuesday, 31 Aug.
Homework Due Tuesday, 07 Sep.
-Read Chapters IV & V
-Respond to questions: 2-5 & 1-7
Friday, 27 Aug.
Homework Due Tuesday, 31 Aug.
-Read Chapter III
-Respond to Questions 1-5
Tuesday, 24 Aug.
Homework Due Friday, 27 Aug.
-Read Chapter II
-Respond to Questions 1-6
-All questions must be answered on a separate sheet of paper in complete sentences
Friday, 20 Aug.
•Homework Due Tuesday, 24 Aug.
•Read Chapter I
•Respond to Questions 1-6
•All questions must be answered on a separate sheet of paper in complete sentences.
Tuesday, 17 Aug.
-In-Class: PBS Documentary "Life of the Buddha"
Friday, 13 Aug.
-Homework Due: Tuesday, 17 Aug.
-Pre-Reading Questions 1-8
Leighton's Office Hours: Tuesdays: 3:00-4:00
Tuesday, 31 Aug.
Homework Due Tuesday, 07 Sep.
-Read Chapters IV & V
-Respond to questions: 2-5 & 1-7
Friday, 27 Aug.
Homework Due Tuesday, 31 Aug.
-Read Chapter III
-Respond to Questions 1-5
Tuesday, 24 Aug.
Homework Due Friday, 27 Aug.
-Read Chapter II
-Respond to Questions 1-6
-All questions must be answered on a separate sheet of paper in complete sentences
Friday, 20 Aug.
•Homework Due Tuesday, 24 Aug.
•Read Chapter I
•Respond to Questions 1-6
•All questions must be answered on a separate sheet of paper in complete sentences.
Tuesday, 17 Aug.
-In-Class: PBS Documentary "Life of the Buddha"
Friday, 13 Aug.
-Homework Due: Tuesday, 17 Aug.
-Pre-Reading Questions 1-8