LAST UPDATED 11-14-2011
Prof.
Kathryn Conrad and Prof. Ann Rowland
Prof Conrad's office hours: MTWTh 1:30-3:30, 3043 Wescoe
*
phone 4-2572 * email: kconrad
[at] ku.edu
Prof. Rowland's office hours: MW 2-4, 3044 Wescoe * phone
4-2584 * email: arowland
[at] ku.edu
Course
website: http://people.ku.edu/~kconrad/479f11.html
Blackboard website (for
discussion
blogs, grades): https://courseware.ku.edu/webapps/login/?campus_id=1
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Prerequisites (from
University
timetable):
Admission to English courses numbered 300 and above is limited to
students who have completed the freshman-sophomore English requirements
or their equivalents. All students are required to enroll in ENGL 101
and to remain continuously enrolled in ENGL 101 or ENGL 102 until ENGL
102 (or ENGL 105) has been completed. All CLAS
students, as
well as students from several other schools, are also required to
complete a 200-level English class.
Enrollment
(from University
timetable) :
Admission to English courses numbered 300 and above is limited to
students who have completed the freshman-sophomore English requirements
or their equivalents. All students are required to enroll in ENGL 101
and to remain continuously enrolled in ENGL 101 or ENGL 102 until ENGL
102 (or ENGL 105) has been completed. All CLAS
students, as
well as students from several other schools, are also required to
complete a 200-level English class.
Students
may neither add nor change sections in any English course after August
26, without departmental permission. For courses numbered above 200,
instructor's permission is required to add or change
sections. The last day to add classes with
permission is
September 19. From September 13-November 16, you
will be
assigned a grade of W. You may not drop or withdraw after
November 16.
The Department of English reserves the right to terminate
administratively the enrollment of any student who misses two
consecutive class meetings during the first two weeks of the semester.*
Should an emergency situation cause the student to miss two consecutive
class meetings, the student should contact the instructor(s) or the
English Department, 864-4520, immediately.
Recording
of Classes (Adapted from
KU Faculty Council statement):
At KU, course materials prepared by the instructor, together
with
the content of lectures, are the property of the instructor. Video and
audio recording of lectures or discussions without the consent of the
instructor is prohibited. On request, the instructor will
usually
grant permission for students to audio tape lectures, on the condition
that these audio tapes are only used as a study aid by the individual
making the recording. Unless explicit permission is obtained from the
instructor, recordings of class sessions may not be modified and must
not be transferred or transmitted to any other person, whether or not
that individual is enrolled in the course.
Course description
and texts:
This course will examine the literary, cultural and political relations between England, Scotland and Ireland from the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century in order to complicate our understanding of what constitutes "English" (and "British") literature. England's empire may have stretched around the globe in the nineteenth century, but the dynamics of colonialism began at home in the interactions between the cosmopolitan center and the Gaelic peripheries of the British Isles. We will examine representations of the Irish and the Scottish, many from writers who had one foot in English/"British" culture and one in the culture of either Scotland or Ireland. We will also examine historiography, political cartoons, and folklore that will help us understand the cultural and political exchange—and tensions—amongst these countries.
Several
texts are available online;
they will be linked to the syllabus below
(see Reading and Assignment Schedule).
Where an online link is
not available, the document should be available under Blackboard's
"course documents" link. If you have any trouble with the
links,
please let Prof. Conrad know ASAP at kconrad at ku.edu!.
These
books are
available for
purchase. All are Penguin editions.
Other editions are acceptable, but you will be responsible
for
figuring out where we are in the text; we will give page numbers for
the Penguin editions.
Edgeworth, Maria. Castle
Rackrent and Ennui.
Scott, Sir Walter. Waverley.
Hogg, James. The
Private
Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner.
Stoker, Bram. Dracula.
Stevenson, Robert Louis. Kidnapped.
Bourke, Angela. The
Burning of Bridget Cleary.
* Recommended: Faigley, Lester. The Brief Penguin
Handbook. 4th ed. Note: we will not refer to this text
specifically; it is for your own use as a style guide.
Grades
consist of three major
components:
1. 15%:
Attendance
(including "field trip" to Spencer Research
Library), participation in discussion (online and in class), and blog
postings. You will be expected to access materials online and
participate in Blackboard discussion blogs. You must contribute at least four blog posts,
PLUS additional posts if the class has been cancelled by the
instructors or the University (other than the dates listed below), and
any other posts to compensate for absences or to improve your
participation grade (especially if you don't contribute aloud in
class). To count, blog postings should be about a paragraph,
should be thoughtful and written clearly, and should take into
consideration what has already been posted. You are responsible for
keeping track of your blog postings (i.e., count them--we won't do so
until the end of the semester).
All
readings and blog postings should be completed before class
on the date listed on the syllabus (unless we say otherwise in class).
The only exception to this is if you miss class; in that case, you may
make up participation for that day by posting on a prompt for the text
we discussed while you were absent.
You are expected to attend
every class; contact Prof. Conrad or Prof. Rowland by e-mail before or
as soon as possible after your absence if you must miss
class.
Please do not attend class if you are ill with a virus. Documentation
will assure an excused absence, but is not required for us to excuse an
absence. More to the point, our
combined decades of
experience teaching suggest that you will not succeed if you do not
attend regularly.
2. 30%:
Exams: a midterm and final examination (identification and short essay)
as listed on the syllabus. Final is not cumulative. (15% each.)
3. 55%:
Original
research and writing assignment. This assignment
has three parts: the Spencer Annotated Bibliography (approx 5
pp.; 20%); the prospectus (approx. 1 p., double-spaced; 5% ); and the
final essay
(approx. 5-6 pp.; 30%).You should read the assignments in detail on
Blackboard; review the grading guidelines, available on Blackboard; and
review the plagiarism policy below before handing in your papers
(including the rough drafts).
Grading Policy (CLAS
guidelines):
In this course we will be using the +/- grading scale, approved by the
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences to describe intermediate levels of
performance between a maximum of A and a minimum of F.
Intermediate grades represented by plus or minus shall be calculated as
.3 units above or below the corresponding letter grade.
Policy on Student
Academic Creations
(English Department statement):
Since
one of the aims of this course is to teach students to write for
specific audiences, ungraded student-authored work may be shared with
other class members during the semester in which you are enrolled in
the class. Please do not submit materials on sensitive
subjects
that you would not want your classmates to see or read, unless you
inform the instructor in advance that you do not want your work shared
with others.
Other uses of student-authored work are
subject to the University’s Policy on Intellectual Property and
the
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. If your instructor
desires to use your work outside of this class (e.g. as a sample for
another class or future classes), you will be asked to fill out and
sign a written form authorizing such use.
Other
resources:
* KU
Libraries English Language and
Literature guide (http://guides.lib.ku.edu/english).
This guide was
created by Julie Buchsbaum and includes much helpful information about
databases, research, and scholarly resources.
* Students
with
Disabilities:
The staff of the Office of Disability Resources, 22 Strong (Lawrence),
785-864-2620 (v/tty), coordinates accommodations and services for KU
courses. If you have a disability for which you may request
accommodation in KU classes and have not contacted them, please do as
soon as possible. Please also see us privately to discuss
appropriate accommodation for this particular course. See
also
<http://www.achievement.ku.edu/disability>
for more information.
* Writing
Center:
For help with your writing, we strongly encourage you to contact the KU
Writing Center. At the Writing Center you can talk about your
writing with trained tutors or consult reference materials in a
comfortable working environment. You may ask for feedback on
your
papers, advice and tips on writing (for all your courses), or for
guidance on special writing tasks. Please check the
website
at http://www.writing.ku.edu/students/
for current locations and hours.
The Writing Center welcomes both drop-ins and appointments, and there
is no charge for their services. For more information, please call
(785) 864-2399 or send an e-mail to <writing@ku.edu>. The
website
is loaded with helpful information about writing of all sorts, so even
if you consider yourself a good writer, check it out!(Adapted from
English Department statement).
* Weather
cancellations: Call 864-SNOW to discover whether
classes
have been cancelled by the University due to inclement weather.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is stealing and passing off someone else's ideas or words as
one's own or using information from another's work without crediting
the source. Any detected cheating offense--including but not
limited to plagiarism; the unauthorized use of crib sheets, texts, or
other materials during an examination or quiz; the copying of another
student's work (even with the permission or aid of that student, who is
thereby culpable); the use of prewritten essays (the student's own or
someone else's); the uncredited adoption of another writer's
interpretation of a work; the copying of all or part of websites
without specific and accurate attribution; or the unauthorized use of
work written for another assignment or class--will be reported to the
University. A record of each verified offense will be kept throughout
the student's association with the University (Adapted from FSE
statement).
Plagiarism is not a game, nor
is it simply a "shortcut" when time presses. It is a very
serious
form of academic misconduct and will be treated as such in this class.
When you consult outside sources for ideas--through published or
unpublished essays, interviews, the Internet, conversation, etc.--you
must cite those sources clearly in your work. Credit that work
carefully, and credit both quotation (even a few words) and paraphrase.
We
understand that academic work can be daunting: if you are struggling
with an assignment, are unclear about our expectations, or are behind
on your work, please consult one of us. There is always a better path
than plagiarism; we can work with you to help you find your own voice
while incorporating others' ideas appropriately. If after reading the
statement above, you are still unclear about what constitutes
plagiarism, ask one of us BEFORE turning in an assignment (even a rough
draft). In our class, it is better to turn in a paper late
than
to plagiarize. One of the goals of English courses is helping
you
to improve your writing, and plagiarism undermines that process
entirely.
A plagiarized assignment will
result in failure of the assignment (no credit given); it will also
result in an official reduction of grade for the course, usually to an
F. Both of these sanctions are recorded on an Academic Misconduct Form
and submitted to the Department and the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences, both of which keep them on file. If a student is
found
to have committed academic misconduct previously, the sanction will be
more severe (e.g., suspension or expulsion from the University). The
Department of English has a zero-tolerance policy on plagiarism. We may
also send a copy of the plagiarism form to the home department or
school of any student who is found to have plagiarized.
Reading
and
assignment schedule
This schedule is likely to change. For the most accurate
reading
and assignment schedule, pay attention to updates given in
class.
Updates will eventually be reflected on this website.
All readings (and blog postings on relevant texts) should be completed
by the day listed on the syllabus. If you
are making
up for absences, you may post a blog after the date listed on the blog
prompt.
August
22: Introduction
August 24:
Lady Morgan (Sydney Owenson)
Vol 1: Preface; Sketches I-III; Sketches VI-VIII; Sketches X-XI ; Vol
2: Sketches XIII-XIII (first two in second volume, accidentally
numbered twice); Sketches XVI-XIX
Online; several
sites
available, including the following:
http://www.archive.org/details/patrioticsketch01sydgoog
August
29: Thomas Moore, Moore's
Irish Melodies. Read the Appendices and Prefatory Letter
Upon Music, appended to the end of the edition below. There are a
lot of songs here; browse them, but look over especially
The Harp that Once Through Tara's Halls
The Meeting of the Waters
Take Back the Virgin Page
The Legacy
How Oft Has the Benshee Cried
The Minstrel Boy to the War Has Gone
Let Erin Remember the Days of Old
'Tis the Last Rose of Summer
Dear Harp of My Country, in Darkness I Found Thee
Shall the Harp Then Be Silent?--but feel free to mention any others
that catch your eye!
Text:
http://www.archive.org/details/irishmelodiesnat00moor
Browse 1866 text with illustrations :
http://www.archive.org/details/mooresirishmelo00maclgoog
Browse 1895 text with music:
http://www.libraryireland.com/Irish-Melodies/Home.php
August 31: Robert
Burns
John Barleycorn
My Father was a Farmer
Green Grow the Rashes
Holly Willie's Prayer
The Fornicator
Address to the Unco Guid
To a Mouse
Auld Lang Syne
Farewell to the Highlands
Tam O'Shanter
Available online, several places. Entire collection:
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18500
--NOTE: glossary at the end! There are
other Scots glossaries online, too.
September
12: Maria Edgeworth, Ennui
September 14:
Edgeworth, to end
September
19: Sir Walter Scott
September 21:
Scott, Chapters 16-31
September
26: Spencer
Research Library tour.
Meet at the Spencer Research Library (behind
Strong
Hall), lobby. Check bags into lockers.
September 28:
Scott, Chapters 32-56
October
3: Scott, Chapters 57 to end.
October 5: Midterm examination.
October 12:
James Hogg, Confessions
of a Justified Sinner, Editor's Narrative
October 19: Hogg
October
24: Slideshow,
British
cartoons and physical
anthropology
October 26: Bram Stoker
October
31: Stoker
November 2: Stoker, through Ch. XX.
November
7: Stoker, Chapters XXI to end. Prospectus
due (see Writing
Assignments in Blackboard). (note date change)
November 9: Robert
Louis Stevenson
November
14: Stevenson, to end.
November 16: research
and writing
day; class does not meet
November
21: Paper first draft
with completed paper questionnaire due (see Writing Assignments).
Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature. Full online text here; EXCERPTS with pagination we'll be using are on Blackboard under Course Documents.
Sigerson, "Irish Literature"; Hyde, "On the Necessity of De-Anglicizing Literature." Full online text here; EXCERPTS with pagination we'll be using are on Blackboard under Course Documents.
November
23: Thanksgiving; class
does not meet
November
28: Folklore I: Lady Wilde,
Ancient Legends,
Mystic Charms,
and Superstitions of Ireland ,online at Google Books, here. You can also download the file to your device. There are other sources online as well.
You
should enjoy as much of the collection as you can, and examine the
table of contents, but you will be responsible for the following
(although we do not expect you to memorize the title of each chapter!).
Some are a page or two; others are a paragraph.
Preface
Introduction
The Evil Eye
The Priest's Soul
The Fairy Race
The Fairy Child
Legends of the Dead in the Western Islands: The Dance of the Dead
The Fenian Knights
The Fairies as Fallen Angels
The Fairy Changeling
Fairy Wiles
The Cave Fairies: The Tuatha-De-Danann
Evil Spells: Cathal The King
Evil Spells: The Poet's Malediction
The May Festival
Festivals: Whitsuntide
Festivals: Whitsuntide Legend of the Fairy Horses
Marriage Rites
The Wake Orgies
The Ancient Mysteries
The Power of the Word
The Sidhe Race
Music
The Fairy Rath
Fairy Nature
Irish Nature
Legends of Animals:
The Butter Mystery
The Properties of Herbs and Their Use in Medicine
Medical Superstitions and Ancient Charms:
For the Red Rash
For the Evil Eye
For Epilepsy
For Depression of Heart
For the Fairy Dart
Various Superstitions and Cures: Fairy Doctors
Legends of the Saints: St. Patrick
St. Patrick: The Well of the Book
St. Patrick: Bardic Privileges
Mysteries of Fairy Power:
The Changeling
The Poet's Spell
The Holy Wells:
Holy Wells
The Irish Fakir
Sacred Trees
Lough Neagh
Popular Notions Concerning the Sidhe Race
Sketches of the Irish Past:
The Bardic Race
The Ancient Race
November 30: Folklore II: Lady Gregory
As much as you want, but especially:
Preface
The Evil Eye--The Touch--The Penalty
Away
Herbs, Charms and Wise Women
Astray and Treasure
Banshees and Warnings
In the Way
Butter
Forths and Sheoguey Places
Friars and Priest Cures
Notes (WB Yeats)
December
5: Angela Bourke, The
Burning of Bridget Cleary.
December 7: Bourke. Evaluations in class.
Paper (final draft, with
bibliography, prospectus, and first draft with comments) due Monday of
examination week.
Final examination as scheduled by
University.