English341,Spring201610:50TTh,MYBK300Dr.JuliaEichelberger26GlebeSt,Room201843.953.56461-2:30MW

COURSEDESCRIPTION:AstudyofselectedtextsbyandaboutresidentsoftheU.S.South,withanemphasisonworksproducedsince1900thatreflectthesocialandculturalchangestheregionhasexperiencedovertime.

We’llbeginthesemesterwithpoems,essays,fiction,folktales,andsongsthataddresstopicsoftenassociatedwithSouthernhistoryandculture.Afterthiscornucopiaofvaryinginterpretationsof“Southern”themes,we’llturntomorein-depthstudiesofseveralindividualwriters.Someofmyfavoritewritersareonthislist,soI’meagertoexplorethemwithyou.

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RequiredTextsAndrewsetal,eds.LiteratureoftheAmericanSouth:ANortonAnthologywithCD9780393972702Komunyakaa:PleasureDome:NewandCollectedPoems9780819567390[orMagicCity9780819512086Faulkner:Absalom,Abasalom!9780679732181 Welty:Stories,Essays,andMemoir9781883011550

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O’Connor:CompleteStories9780374515362Sedaris:DressYourFamilyinCorduroyandDenim9780316010795Copiesofthesebookswillbeonovernightreserveatthelibrary.Films:EthanandJoelCoen.OBrother,WhereArtThou?BenhZeitlin,LucyAlibar.BeastsoftheSouthernWildFilmclipswillbeshowninclassbutstudentsmustviewtheentirefilmathome:checkoutorrentacopy.

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WelcometoEnglish341!Thisupper-levelEnglishcourserequiresalotofreading(severalhoursperweek)andnumerouskindsofwriting—notes,shortpapers,examessays,andalongeranalyticalessayusinglibrarysources.Writtenassignmentshelpyouunderstandtheliteratureanddevelopyourownresponsestoit.Ilookforwardtodiscussingthesetextswithyouandhelpingyousucceedonyourpapersandexams.

LiteratureoftheAmericanSouth

UnexplodedCivilWarbombexcavatedat94WentworthSt.inDecember2014

WilliamFaulkner,1933

YusefKomunyakaa,2007

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AssignmentsandGradingAttendanceandquizzes 8%Shortessaysandblogposts20%1longerpaper(10pp) 27%Midterm 20%Finalexam 25%GradingScale90-100A87-89A-84-86B+80-83B77-79B-74-76C+70-73C67-69C-64-66D+60-63D57-59D-0-56FYou’llbeabletoviewindividualgradesandyourcurrentcoursegradeintheOAKSgradebook.LetmeknowifyouthinkI’vemadeamistakeenteringanyofyourgrades.DetaileddirectionsforallhomeworkandpaperassignmentswillbepresentedinclassandpostedonOAKS.AttendanceandLateWork:Attendanceisrequired.Thismeanscomingontime,bringingyourcopyofthetext,andnotleavingduringtheclassperiod.Morethan2absences,foranyreason,willhurtyourgradeinthecourse.Strongparticipationwillhelpyourgrade.Circumstancessometimeswarrantanextensiononapaper’sduedateforaparticularstudent.Youmustdiscussthiswithmeinadvance.Normally,latepapersaredocked4pointsperday.Quizzescannotbemadeup.Themidtermandexamcannotberescheduledexceptinrareandextremecases;byallmeans,discussthesewithmeifyourunintotrouble.

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AccommodationsIfyouhaveadocumenteddisability(learningorotherwise),andyouneedareasonableaccommodationmadeforyouinthiscourse,pleaseconsultwithmeimmediatelyattheoutsetofthecoursesowecandesignasolutionthatwillhelpyoubesuccessfulinthisclass.TheCenterforDisabilityServicesislocatedintheLightseyCenter,Suite104.OfficeHours:1-2:30MWarethetimesI’mnormallyinmyoffice;anyonecandropbyorcallthen.Youdon’tneedanappointment,butit’sagoodideajusttoletmeknowyou’recoming.Icanalsosetaspecificappointmentforyou,eitherduringmyregularhoursoratanothermutuallyconvenienttime.Emailmeateichelbergerj@cofc.edu,speaktomeafterclass,orcallmeat

843.953.5646.Myofficebuildingis26GlebeStreet(cornerofGeorgeandGlebe--thereisoftenahotdogvendorsetuponthestreet).I’minRoom201,onthe2ndfloor,soifstairsareaproblemforyou,letmeknowandwe’llmeetinamoreaccessibleplace.

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PlagiarismandtheHonorCodeLying,cheating,attemptedcheating,andplagiarismareviolationsofourHonorCodethat,whenidentified,areinvestigated.CasesofsuspectedacademicdishonestywillbereportedtotheDeanofStudents.AstudentfoundresponsiblebytheHonorBoardforacademicdishonestywillreceiveanXFinthecourse,indicatingfailureofthecourseduetoacademicdishonesty.Thisgradewillappearonthestudent’stranscriptfortwoyearsafterwhichthestudentmaypetitionfortheXFtobeexpunged.Thestudentmayalsobeplacedondisciplinaryprobation,suspended(temporaryremoval)orexpelled(permanentremoval)fromtheCollegebytheHonorBoard.Seehttp://studentaffairs.cofc.edu/honor-system/formoreinformation.Pleasecheckwithmeifyouareeverindoubtabouthowtocitematerialsorusetheworkofothersinyourassignments—IwouldmuchratherhelpyouthanreceiveworkIhavetoturnintotheHonorBoard.

Emergenciesandotherpersonalcircumstancessometimesarisethatmayhinderastudent’ssuccessinthiscourse.Keepinmindthat,ifthishappenstoyouthissemester,Iwillwanttohelpyoufigureoutwhatstepswecantaketogetyoubackontrackandminimizepossibleharmstoyourgrade.Thesooneryougetintouchwithme,theeasieritwillbetoremedyproblems.

FlanneryO’Connor,1955

Allison“Tootie”Montana.BigChiefoftheYellowPocahontasTribeofNewOrleans’BlackMardiGras,1987. EudoraWelty,1944

ReadingScheduleforSouthernLiteratureENGLISH341 MYBK300 10:50TThThisschedulemaybemodified.AnupdatedschedulewillbeonOAKS;changeswillalsobeannouncedinclass.

1.7Introductiontocourse.WhatistheSouth?Whatdowemeanby“southern”andwhy?GoneWiththeWindandotherportrayalsof“theOldSouth”;Dixie’sLand,HenryTimrod,“Ode”1.12TheLand:Lanier,“TheMarshesofGlynn”inLiteratureoftheAmericanSouth(LAS)272-74;TheSouthernAgrarians,“I’llTakeMyStand,”LAS389-395;R.T.Smith,“BeneaththeMound,”LAS1039-1040;KarenneWood,“BlueMountains”&JanisseRay,“ForestBeloved”(onOAKS)1.14TheBackwardSouth:Mencken,“TheSaharaoftheBozart,”369-378;Agee,“LetUsNowPraiseFamousMen,”575-582;391-96;clipsfromOBrother,WhereArtThou?Shortessay1due.1.19Race&TheLegacyofSlavery:Chesnutt,“TheGoopheredGrapevine,”337-45;Chopin,“Desiree’sBaby,”301-305.“AllGod’sChillenHadWings”collectedbyJohnBennett(OAKS)1.21Music&storytelling:worksfromLAS,TBAShortessay2due.Blogpost1due1.251.26,1.28Faulkner,Absalom,Absalom!Shortessay3due1.28,2.2,or2.42.2,2.4Faulkner,Absalom,Absalom!2.9SouthernLadies&Gentlemen.Williams,AStreetcarNamedDesire(628-690)2.11SouthernFamiliesandCommunities.Taylor,“Venus,Cupid,Folly,andTime,”760-780.Porter,“He,”596-603Blogpost2due2.152.16RichardWright,“TheEthicsofLivingJimCrow,”“LongBlackSong”(545-573)ErnestGaines,“TheSkyIsGray”(LAS885-908)2.18Midterm2.23Komunyakaa,MagicCity2.25Komunyakaa3.1Komunyakaa;introductiontoWelty;stories(TBA)fromACurtainofGreenShortessay3due3.3Welty,stories(TBA)fromACurtainofGreenandTheWideNetBlogpost3due3.4

Springbreakis3/6-3/133.15Welty,stories(TBA)fromTheWideNet,TheGoldenApplesShortessay4due3.17Weltystories(TBA)fromTheGoldenApples3.22Welty,“NoPlaceforYou,MyLove,”“WhereIstheVoiceComingFrom,”“TheDemonstrators”3.24O’Connor,“AGoodManIsHardtoFind,”“GoodCountryPeople”Blogpost4due3.29O’Connor,“TheDisplacedPerson”“EverythingthatRisesMustConverge”;3.31O’Connor,“TheArtificialNigger,”“Revelation”

4.5Workshops4.7Workshops[Noall-classmeetingsthisweek]4.12Sedaris“GoCarolina,”“YouCan’tKilltheRooster”(handouts);“TheShipShape”(DressYourFamilyinCorduroyandDenim)4.14Sedaris,“Hejira,”“TheGirlNextDoor,”“RoosterattheHitchingPost””(DressYourFamilyinCorduroyandDenim);introductiontofilms4.19“TheSouthernImaginary”andtheSouthonFilm:OBrother,WhereArtThou?&BeastsoftheSouthernWildFinalPaperdue4.224.288-11AMFinalExam