Class Schedule (Subject to Change)

After a brief theoretical introduction to postmodernism and its literary characteristics in our second class, we'll divide the quarter into four two-week units, each focused on one author. The readings will be supplemented with additional materials posted on the blog, including interviews and other texts, as well as recordings and/or videos.

We'll also have the rare and exciting opportunity to take part in the webcast of Robert Coover's reading (on the evening of Monday, Feb. 23rd) and his question-and-answer session with Al Filreis (on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 24th), both part of his visit as one of this year's Kelly Writers House Fellows at the University of Pennsylvania. As we get closer to the date, we'll discuss logistics for taking part in those events.

Week 1

• Monday, Jan. 5: Introductions, syllabus, course outline and goals for the quarter
  
• Wednesday, Jan. 7: background readings and a few test cases
  
• Friday, Jan. 9: Richard Brautigan, Trout Fishing in America, day 1
  

Week 2

• Monday, Jan. 12: Richard Brautigan, Trout Fishing in America, day 2
• Wednesday, Jan. 14: Richard Brautigan Trout Fishing in America, day 3
• Friday, Jan. 16: Richard Brautigan, A Confederate General from Big Sur, day 1

Week 3

• Monday, Jan. 19: No Class: Martin Luther King Day
  
• Wednesday, Jan. 21: Richard Brautigan, A Confederate General from Big Sur, day 2
• Friday, Jan. 23: Richard Brautigan, A Confederate General from Big Sur, day 3

Week 4

• Monday, Jan. 26: Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five, day 1
• Wednesday, Jan. 28: Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five, day 2
  
• Friday, Jan. 30: Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five, day 3
  

Week 5

• Monday, Feb. 2: Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle, day 1
• Wednesday, Feb. 4: Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle, day 2
  
• Friday, Feb. 6: Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle, day 3

Week 6

• Monday, Feb. 9: Midterm Exam
• Wednesday, Feb. 11: Robert Coover, Pricksongs and Descants, day 1
  
• Friday, Feb. 13: Robert Coover, Pricksongs and Descants, day 2
  

Week 7

• Monday, Feb. 16: Robert Coover, Pricksongs and Descants, day 3
  
• Wednesday, Feb. 18: Robert Coover, The Universal Baseball Association . . ., day 1
• Friday, Feb. 20: Robert Coover, The Universal Baseball Association . . ., day 2
  

Week 8

• Monday, Feb. 23: Robert Coover, The Universal Baseball Association . . ., day 3
• Monday, Feb. 23 & Tuesday, Feb. 24: Coover's Kelly Writers House Fellowship (webcast info to be announced)
  
• Wednesday, Feb. 25: Donald Barthelme, Sixty Stories, part 1
  
• Friday, Feb. 27: Donald Barthelme, Sixty Stories, part 2
  

Week 9

• Monday, Mar. 2: Donald Barthelme, The Dead Father, part 1
• Wednesday, Mar. 4: Donald Barthelme, The Dead Father, part 2
  
• Friday, Mar. 6: Donald Barthelme, The Dead Father, part 3
  

Week 10

• Monday, Mar. 9: Donald Barthelme, Sixty Stories, part 3
  
• Wednesday, Mar. 11: Donald Barthelme, Sixty Stories, part 4
  
• Friday, Mar. 13: final thoughts