FYP – Music and Narrative – Prof. Geoffrey Kidde

Class Meeting – Tuesday and Friday 1:30 – 2:20 – Room 112

TEXTS: (1) The Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison (Vintage International- ISBN 978-0-679-73276-1)

(2) Lucy Gayheart, Willa Cather (Vintage Classic – ISBN 978-0-679-72888-7)
(3) Faust, Johann Goethe (Oxford Univ. Press – ISBN 978-0-19-953621-4)
(4) Coming through Slaughter, Michael Ondaatje (Vintage International – ISBN 978-0-679-76785-5)

Always bring Texts to class. Attendance is required. Unexcused absences, lateness, early departure, and more than three excused absences will affect your grade negatively. Class participation requires than all electronic devices be turned off. Using electronic devices in class (other than allowed by Professor) will affect your grade negatively).

Requirements: Always be prepared to discuss the Topic/Assignment of the Day. There will be several quizzes during the semester (announced and pop). Writing assignment will be coordinated with your writing instructor Professor John Proctor. The major writing items (Freshman Essay) will be discussed in detail in both sections. Listening Assignments require that you listen to the music outside of class—details On Blackboard.

Spring 2011

 

Pages to read

1

Tuesday, January 25

Invisible Man Review

 

 

Friday, January 28

Invisible Man  

445 - 534

2

Tuesday, February 1

Invisible Man  

535 - 581

 

Friday, February 4

In class QUIZ on Invisible Man

 

3

Tuesday, February 8

Lucy Gayheart

3 – 117

 

Friday, February 11

Lucy Gayheart//Schubert

 

4

Tuesday, February 15

Lucy Gayheart

121 - 195

 

Friday, February 18

Lucy Gayheart

 

5

Tuesday, February 22

Pitching your Movie-

 

 

Friday, February 25

Faust

3 - 12

6

Tuesday, March 1

Faust//Gounod

 

 

Friday, March 4

Faust

15 - 37

7

Tuesday, March 8

Faust//Damn Yankees

38 - 62

 

Friday, March 11

Faust  

 

8

Tuesday, March 22

Faust - Short Essay Due

63 - 83

 

Friday, March 25

Faust//Berlioz

 

9

Tuesday, March 29

Faust

84 - 108

 

Friday, April 1

Faust – QUIZ on Faust

 

10

Tuesday, April 5

Faust//Busoni

109- 148

 

Friday, April 8

Faust - Projects on Faust

 

11

Tuesday, April 12

Faust – Projects on Faust

 

 

Friday, April 15

Coming Through Slaughter

1 - 49

12

Tuesday, April 19

Coming Through Slaughter

 

 

Friday, April 22

Coming Through Slaughter

50 - 97

13

Tuesday, April 26

Coming Through Slaughter

 

 

Friday, April 29

Coming Through Slaughter

98 - 156

14

Tuesday, May 3

In class writing on Ondaatje’s CTS

 

 

Friday, May 6

TBD