Additional Readings
Class Two - The video we didn't get a chance to hear: Francis Bok
The book I mentioned which contained references to the Autobiographical "I" (Reading Autobiography by Sidonie Smith and Julia Watson).
A link to a book written by James Olney, an important theorist for the course.
And a list of slave narrative conventions from said theorist's work.
Class Three - Who is the real J.T. Leroy?
Class Four - "How the Poor Die"\
Class Five - The Things I Cannot Change
Class Six - Satire
For those interested, you might want to read A Modest Proposal, linked here.
Class Seven - Freud and life-writing.
Some very good lecture notes (not from our class) can be found here. I will refer to a section of them in class. It also stands as a good summary for those interested.
Class Nine - Politics and the English Language
Class Eleven - The Politics of Reality
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More links will be added. Students should feel free to scroll below and look at things covered in previous courses but should be aware that the course has changed and that not every topic will be covered.
