english 199 :: intro to literary criticism

Week Ten Response

trevor — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:59:45 +0000

For your final response assignment of the quarter, take 300 words and apply structuralist and/or post-structuralist ideas to Palahniuk’s novel.

your essay topics…

trevor — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:17:10 +0000

Post ‘em here. About 150 words should do

Week Eight Response

trevor — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:43:45 +0000

Take 300 words and explain how you might see Fight Club from a New Historical or Cultural Materialist perspective.

Week Seven Response

trevor — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:50:16 +0000

Scrape together 300 words that focuses on any Marxist implications you see for Palahniuk’s novel. Again, look for specific examples in the book to reinforce your ideas.

Podcast: David Denny class visit

trevor — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:22:19 +0000

Several people have expressed interest in having access to the audio recording I made from today’s class with David Denny. Click here to download an MP3 version.

Week Six Response

trevor — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:03:40 +0000

In 300 words, do your best to explain how Fight Club might be read through the lens of psychoanalysis. Try to find at least one specific passage or instance in the novel to use as the anchor of your analysis.

Week Five Response

trevor — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:50:28 +0000

Take 300 words and do your best to explain how Fight Club could be read through either a feminist, lesbian or gay perspective. Use specific examples to reinforce your points.

Week Four Response Assignment

trevor — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:56:31 +0000

Explain in at least 300 words how Fight Club might be read through a Liberal Humanist’s perspective. Use any combination of Barry’s “Ten Tenets” (pp 16-21) to help reinforce your assertions.

Week Three Response Assignment

trevor — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:23:32 +0000

After finishing Palahniuk’s novel, take 300 words to sum up your overall reaction to it. If this is your first reading, what most sticks out in your mind right now? If this is a subsequent reading, how does this most recent experience with the novel compare to previous ones?

Week Two Reponse Assignment

trevor — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 17:19:53 +0000

Take 300 words to sum up your initial reactions to Chuck Palahniuk’s novel. What are you finding most interesting? Most frustrating?

Make sure to post your response before the beginning of class, or to bring a hard copy with you.