Department of English
Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
2202594 Independent Study IV
Puckpan Tipayamontri
Office: BRK 1106
Office Hours: M 1-3 and by appointment
Phone: 0-2218-4703
In a time
of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. --George Orwell |
Tentative Schedule
Week 1 |
Oct. 23 |
No class (Chulalongkorn Memorial Day) |
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Week 2 |
Oct. 30 |
Topic Discussion |
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Week 3 |
Nov. 6 |
Topic Discussion |
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Week 4 |
Nov. 13 |
No class (Chula Academic Expo: November 12-18, 2012) |
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Week 5 |
Nov.
23 |
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Reading
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Week 6 |
Nov. 27 |
Canon 2: Animal Farm |
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Reading
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Week 7 |
Dec. 4
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Reading
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Week 8 |
Dec.
14
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Bibliography and Other
Utopias/Dystopias |
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Reading
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Week 9 |
Dec. 18 |
Other Utopias/Dystopias |
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Reading
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Week 10 |
Dec. 25 |
No
Class (Midterm week: December 24-28, 2012) |
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Week 11 |
Jan. 1 |
No Class (New Year's Day) |
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Week 12 |
Jan. 8 |
Paper
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Women in dystopias; Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale (1985), Oryx and Crake (2003) and The Year of the Flood (2009) | |||
Week 13 |
Jan. 15 |
No class (Intervarsity Games: January 14-18, 2013) |
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Week 14 |
Jan. 22 |
No Class |
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Week 15 |
Jan. 29 |
Paper Topic Discussion |
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Reading
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Week 16 |
Feb. 8 |
Paper Topic Discussion |
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Week 17 |
Feb. 15 |
Paper Topic Discussion |
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Week 18 |
Feb. 19 |
Paper Topic Discussion |
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Week 19 | Feb. 26 | No class (Final exams: February 25-March 4, 2013) | |
Week 20 | Mar. 5 | No class | |
Week 21 | Mar. 12 | No class | |
Week 22 | Mar. 19 | No class | |
Week 23 | Mar. 23 | No
class |
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Final paper draft 1 handed in Discussion: |
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Week 24 |
Apr. 5 |
Final Paper Due |
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Last
updated April 19,
2013