Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2018 - ENGL 113W D100

Literature and Performance (3)

Class Number: 4533

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Tue, Thu, 1:30–2:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 8, 2018
    Sat, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Introduces students to plays and performance works created and adapted for the stage, and/or the performative dimensions of other literary forms. May be organized historically, generically or thematically. The course may also explore the links between literary and performance theory. Includes attention to writing skills. Students with credit for ENGL 103W may not take this course for further credit. Writing/Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:

Studying a play involves both analyzing it as a text and envisioning it on the stage. We will do both, with an eye to studying gender relations. From Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, where women protest war by going on a sex trade strike, to Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, where men create alter egos to escape female relations, we will study how male and female characters interact under comic and sometimes tragic circumstances. We will also read Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing and Othello, Behn’s The Rover, and Wycherley’s The Country Wife. This being a writing-intensive class, you will have ample opportunities to study the craft of writing and to draft and revise your essays.

Grading

  • Tutorial attendance and participation 10%
  • Presentations 10%
  • Paper 1 (4-5 pages) 15%
  • Paper 1 revision 15%
  • Paper 2 (4-5 pages) 25%
  • Final examination 25%

REQUIREMENTS:

In order to pass the class, you must complete all of the assignments.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Solomon, D., ed.    Introduction to Literature: Drama, Pearson
ISBN: 978-1-269-76555-8

Shakespeare     Much Ado About Nothing, Folger
ISBN: 978-0743482752

Graff and Birkenstein, They Say I Say: The Moves that Matter in Academic Writing. ISBN 978-039363167-8.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

IMPORTANT NOTE Re 300 and 400 level courses: 75% of spaces in 300 level English courses, and 100% of spaces in 400 level English courses, are reserved for declared English Major, Minor, Extended Minor, Joint Major, and Honours students only, until open enrollment begins.

For all On-Campus Courses, please note the following:
- To receive credit for the 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