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講義概要/Course description
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Throughout this course, we will study the techniques and structures of modern storytelling by focusing on the short story genre within its cultural and historical context. We will begin with oral storytelling, such as tall tales and ghost stories, but then move quickly into the modern literary forms influenced by European writers and adapted and developed into distinctively American works. We will consider the impact of Poe, Hawthorne, Melville, Child, Phelps, and others in the 19th century. The more modern
works we read will be experimental, realist, and minimalist, until we reach the short short writing increasingly popular today. Writers will be diverse and may include James, Hemingway, Faulkner, Wharton, OʼConnor, Betts, Roth, Vonnegut, Carver, and Barthelme, among others.
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達成目標/Course objectives
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As an introduction to literature and its American historical context, this course aims to acquaint students with the techniques of reading fiction for its unique cultural and linguistic traits, as well as its literary qualities, patterns of imagery and metaphor, and the play of language. We will read with an eye to larger categories and shaping dynamics of genre, particularly the short story. Above all, this course aims to show how fiction makes us think and feel in powerful ways, and perhaps even encourage you to
become a lifelong reader of American fiction!
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履修条件（事前に履修しておくことが望ましい科目など）/Prerequisite
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THIS COURSE WILL BE HELD IN PERSON ON CAMPUS, EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST CLASS, WHICH WILL BE ON DEMAND. PLEASE SEE COURSEPOWER IN THE WEEK ONE FOLDER FOR MORE INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING FOR THIS CLASS
Students who have taken this course or similar courses with me before will require special permission to take this course
Please note that some stories may be changed depending on availability and student interests
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授業計画/Lecture plan
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CONSULT THE FOLDER ON DEMAND FOR WEEKONE ON COURSEPOWER AND JOIN IN REAL-TIME ON CAMPUS FROM WEEK TWO
Introduction: How to Read a Story, and How NOT to Read a Story
From Oral Tales, Fables, and Ghost Stories to Modern and Postmodern Fiction
Japan's Kojiki, Native American Creation Myths, and Thurber's modern fable
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FROM WEEK TWO, ALL CLASSES ARE HELD REAL-TIME IN-PERSON ON CAMPUS.
ALWAYS CONSULT COURSEPOWER BEFORE CLASS IN CASE THERE ARE LAST-MINUTE CHANGES.
Focus on Unreliable Narrators: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Imp of the Perverse"
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3
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Focus on Symbol and Genre I: Herman Melville, "The Paradise of Bachelors"
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Focus on Symbol and Genre II: Herman Melville, "The Tartarus of Maids" |
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Focus on Pattern and Complexity: Henry James's "The Figure in the Carpet"
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Focus on Pattern and Complexity: Henry James's "The Figure in the Carpet" (continued)
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Focus on Dialect and Subculture: Charles Johnson, "Exchange Value"
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Focus on Race, Class, and Gender Cues: Toni Morrison, "Recitatif" |
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Focus on Postmodern storytelling: Thomas Pynchon, "Entropy" |
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Focus on Postmodern Storytelling: Donald Barthelme, "The Dolt"; "Views of My Father Weeping" |
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Focus on Minimalism: Raymond Carver, "A Small, Good Thing"; "Where I'm Calling From" |
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Focus on Humor and Religion: Philip Roth, "The Conversion of the Jews"
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Focus on Dialect, Humor and Religion: Flannery O'Connor, "A Good Man is Hard to Find" |
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Focus on Naturalism: Stephen Crane, "Just Meat"
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15
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More Stephan Crane: "The Blue Hotel," and excerpts from The Black Riders and Other Lines
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| 事前学習/Preparation |
Before eachclass, review the syllabus schedule but above all check your notes from theprevious class about changes to the preparation or reading of assignments
When reading,make notes, check vocabulary, and note any questions about grammar
Aim to developyour own interpretation or critique of the work at hand based on the evidencepresented in the text itself ("close reading" / 精読)
Be attentive to your feelings about the text andthen try to understand how or why it produces such an effect on you as a reader |
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After each class, review your notes and the parts of the text that you did not understand beforehand and verify what you have learned,and note any new questions or possibilities for interpretation. Keep in mind that you do not have to agree with the interpretations provided in class but you should use them as a model for how to present evidence for your ideas in persuasive, evidence-based ways.
Doublecheck the schedule for the next week against the syllabus as any changes the professor makes in class take precedence over the initial syllabus (NB: This is especially important if you were absent from class or missed these instructions due to tardiness. Check with a fellow classmate or email the professor. Also check CoursePower emails regularly.)
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授業方法/Method of instruction
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対面授業 / Classes in-person
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| 実施形態/Class Method |
通常型 / regular
補足事項/Supplementary notesTHIS COURSE WILL BE HELD IN PERSON ON CAMPUS, EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST CLASS, WHICH WILL BE ON DEMAND. PLEASE SEE COURSEPOWER IN THE WEEK ONE FOLDER FOR MORE INFORMATION BEFORE REGISTERING FOR THIS CLASS
Depending on the enrollment numbers and the median level of language ability in this
course, the course will be carried out as a mix of lecture using visual and written
materials and incorporating class discussion. Media from internet and film, as well as
primary document sources, will be introduced whenever possible.
The professor reserves the right to alter the schedule or materials in the course to meet the
needs and levels of students, as well as respond to external circumstances, including any
requirement to switch to remote learning
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成績評価方法/Evaluation
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100%
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Four quizzes at 15% each, and a final exam at 20%.
THE FINAL EXAM WILL BE HELD IN WEEK 15 IN CLASS
Students will be asked to give short presentations
in class and participate actively for 20% of their grade,
depending on the size of the class.
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教科書/Textbooks
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No textbook is
required for this
class. PDFs will be
provided on
CoursePower (CP).
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メッセージ/Message
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Don't take this class if you do not intend to challenge yourself to read alot each week in English! If you do not do the work you cannot pass this class.Moreover, as a paired class that meets twice a week, that means even more reading for those who take both classes so make sure you have the time and schedule to do it
Whenever you have questions or concerns, contact the professor for this class at the
email address provided on Day One, and also listed on the Portal with the Office Hours for this
class
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