GH101 Calendar, Spring 2010, REVISED

This schedule is subject to change (and most likely will) as the semester progresses.  All changes will be announced in class.  I encourage students to establish reliable contacts in the class to stay informed of any changes to the syllabus in the event you are absent.  I reserve the right to add or subtract readings to this schedule as necessary.  All readings must be completed on the day they are to be discussed. 

WEEK 9:

Mar. 23: Scalzi, The Ghost Brigades, Chapters 10-15

Mar. 25: Reading Day – NO CLASS

WEEK 10:

Mar. 30: Wachowski, Matrix Comics (selected); Asimov, The Bicentennial Man (CD);

Bartneck, “From Fiction to Science – A cultural reflection of social robots” (CD)

Clark, Chapter 7, “Bad Borgs?”(CD)

Apr. 1: Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Chaps 1-5

Summary #3 (of “Bad Borgs”) Due

WEEK 11:

Apr. 6: Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Chapters 6-8

Apr. 8: Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Chapters 9 – 11.

Rough Draft: Comparison/Contrast Paper DUE

WEEK 12:

Apr. 13: Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Chapters 12 – 18.

Final Draft: Comparison/Contrast Paper DUE

Apr. 15: Dick, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Chapters 19 – 22.

Hayles, “The Life Cycle of Cyborgs: Writing the Posthuman” (CD).

WEEK 13:

Apr. 20: Piercy, He, She, and It, Chapters 1-14.

Apr. 22: Piercy, He, She, and It, Chapters 15–23.

WEEK 14:

Apr. 27: Piercy, He, She, and It, Chapters 24-38.

Apr. 29: Piercy, He, She, and It, Chapters 39-42.

Haney, “Cyborg Revelations: Marge Piercy’s He, She, and It.” (CD)

WEEK 15:

May 4: Piercy, He, She, and It, Chapters 43-45.

Rough Draft: Literary Argument Paper DUE

May 6: Piercy, He, She, and It, Chapters 46-49.

Final Draft: Literary Argument Paper DUE

FINAL EXAM MEETING: Thursday, May 13^th at 8:00 am: IN-CLASS PRESENTATIONS