Course Schedule 8/29 Historical Overview of English in Universities Introductory Comments Gerald Graff, "Oratorical Culture and the Teaching of English" Terry Eagleton, "The Rise of Literature" James Berlin "Where Do English Departments Come From?" 9/13 Historical Linguistics; Cultural and Applied Linguistics Introductory Comments Edward Finnegan, "Linguistics" (Gibaldi 3-27) Dennis Baron, "Language, Culture and Society" (Gibaldi, 28-52) Alastair Pennycook, "Introducing Critical Applied Linguistics" Claire Kramsch, "Language Acquisition and Language Learning" (Gibaldi, 53-76) Alexander Stille, "Backwards Runs French" Critical Summary of Linguistics Journals 9/20 Rhetoric and Composition Introductory Comments Andrea Lunsford, "Rhetoric and Composition" (Gibaldi, 77-100) from Lester Faigley, Fragments of Rationality from James Berlin, Rhetoric and Reality Susan Kates, "Gender and Rhetorical Study"; "Elocution and African American Culture" 9/27 Literary Texts and Canons Introductory Comments D. C. Greenwood, "Textual Scholarship" (Gibaldi, 103-37)Robert Scholes, "Canonicity and Textuality" (Gibaldi, 138-58)
		10/4 Textual Interpretation Donald G. Marshall, "Literary Interpretation" (Gibaldi, 159-82) 10/11 Literary History Annabel Patterson, "Historical Scholarship" (Gibaldi, 183-200) 10/18 Literary Theory Jonathan Culler, "Literary Theory" (Gibaldi, 201-37) Journals in Postmodern Theory 10/25 Interdisciplinary and Cultural Studies Giles Gunn, "Interdisciplinary Studies" (Gibaldi, 239-61) 10/30 First Paper Due: Critical Summary of Journals 11/1 Naomi Schor, "Feminism and Gender Studies" (Gibaldi, 262-87) 11/8 Henry Louis Gates, "Ethnic and Minority Studies" (Gibaldi, 288-302)
		11/15 Paula Gunn Allen, "Border Studies: The Intersection of Gender and Color" (Gibaldi, 303-19) 11/22 Cultural Studies Introductory Comments David Bathrick, "Cultural Studies" (Gibaldi, 320-42) Literature and Children's Literature 11/29 Gerald Graff, "The Scholar in Society" (Gibaldi, 343-62) 12/6 Conclusion: Webboard Abstracts of Final Papers 12/13 Final Papers Due