Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2015 - ENGL 105W D100

Introduction to Issues in Literature and Culture (3)

Class Number: 3374

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 13, 2015: Wed, Fri, 8:30–9:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 19, 2015
    Sun, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

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Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

An introduction to the study of literature within the wider cultural field, with a focus on contemporary issues across genres and media. Writing/Breadth-Humanities. Equivalent Courses: ENGL105 Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:


Course Title: Wasted
Booze, drugs, and art: made for each other? It has often been thought so, but not always in the same way. In this course, we will try to understand the traditional association of inspiration with intoxication. We will do so by reading a selection of literature with a central focus on exactly this question. We’ll begin with some Romantic poetry, where modern ideas of creative drunkenness really got started; and we’ll follow that tradition up through several modern novels. We’ll end, however, by going all the way back to Shakespeare, who offers quite a different perspective on the significance of festive excess. Got English class? Get wasted.

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

Learning.

Grading

  • Short response papers 15%
  • Tutorial work 15%
  • Essay 35%
  • Exam 35%

REQUIREMENTS:

3 short response papers; one term paper; tutorial participation; final exam.

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

None other than the books.

REQUIRED READING:

William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night (Oxford World’s Classics) 
ISBN: 978-0-19-953609-2

Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises (Scribner)
ISBN: 978-0-7432-9733-2

Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano (Penguin Modern Classics)
ISBN: 9780143191582

Jack Kerouac, On the Road (Penguin)
ISBN: 9780140042597

Irvine Welsh, Trainspotting (Norton)
ISBN: 9780393057249

SFU Custom Coursepack, Romantic poetry.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

To receive credit for this course, students must complete all requirements.

TUTORIALS/SEMINARS WILL BE HELD THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES

When choosing your schedule, REMEMBER TO CHECK "Show lab/tutorial sections" to see all Lecture/Seminar/Tutorial times required.

Registrar Notes:

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS