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Post-Apocalyptic Literature & Film
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Select activity ENG 3300 syllabus (Post-Apocalyptic Literature and Film)
ENG 3300 syllabus (Post-Apocalyptic Literature and Film)
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Select section Week 1 (Aug 13-14)
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Week 1 (Aug 13-14)
Select activity Comforts of the Apocalypse
Comforts of the Apocalypse
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Select activity Giver 1-50
Giver 1-50
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Select activity Lecture 1 (8-13-15) INGL 3300
Lecture 1 (8-13-15) INGL 3300
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Select section Week 2 (Aug 17-21)
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Week 2 (Aug 17-21)
Select activity Lecture 2 (8-18-15) Plato’s Cave, The Comforts of the Apocalypse, and The Giver
Lecture 2 (8-18-15) Plato’s Cave, The Comforts of the Apocalypse, and The Giver
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Select section Week 3 (Aug 24-28)
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Week 3 (Aug 24-28)
Select activity Why Are Many Of Todays Hottest Authors Writing Post-Apocalyptic Books
Why Are Many Of Todays Hottest Authors Writing Post-Apocalyptic Books
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Select activity The Utopian Function of Memory in Lois Lowrys The Giver
The Utopian Function of Memory in Lois Lowrys The Giver
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Select activity Giver Ch 6-9
Giver Ch 6-9
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Select activity Lecture 3 (8-25-15) Utopia vs. Dystopia and the Function of Memory in The Giver
Lecture 3 (8-25-15) Utopia vs. Dystopia and the Function of Memory in The Giver
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Select section Week 4 (Aug 31-Sept 4)
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Week 4 (Aug 31-Sept 4)
Select activity List of apocalyptic films
List of apocalyptic films
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Select activity Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction (744 books)
Best Post-Apocalyptic Fiction (744 books)
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Select activity FROM PAGE TO SCREEN THE GIVER
FROM PAGE TO SCREEN THE GIVER
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Select activity Journal Entry #1 (Assignment #1)
Journal Entry #1 (Assignment #1)
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Select section Week 5 (Sept 7-11)
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Week 5 (Sept 7-11)
Select activity Seeing Beyond Sameness--Using The Giver to Challenge Colorblind Ideology
Seeing Beyond Sameness--Using The Giver to Challenge Colorblind Ideology
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Select activity Lecture 4 (9-10-15) Generic Transformation in Post-Apocalyptic Genre--The Romantic Hero in The Giver
Lecture 4 (9-10-15) Generic Transformation in Post-Apocalyptic Genre--The Romantic Hero in The Giver
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Select section Week 6 (Sept 14-18)
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Week 6 (Sept 14-18)
Select activity Lecture 5 (9-15-15) Roots of the Post-Apocalyptic Genre--Disillusion with progress
Lecture 5 (9-15-15) Roots of the Post-Apocalyptic Genre--Disillusion with progress
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Select activity The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas (Le Guin)
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas (Le Guin)
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Select activity The Machine Stops (E.M. Forster)
The Machine Stops (E.M. Forster)
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Select activity The Coddling of the American Mind (2015)
The Coddling of the American Mind (2015)
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Select activity Critical Response #1 (Assignment #2)
Critical Response #1 (Assignment #2)
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Select section Week 7 (Sept 21-25)
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Week 7 (Sept 21-25)
Select activity The Bomb Will Bring Us Together (from The Last Myth)
The Bomb Will Bring Us Together (from The Last Myth)
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Select activity The Giver and Shades Children--Future Views of Child Abandonment and Murder
The Giver and Shades Children--Future Views of Child Abandonment and Murder
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Select activity Before Utopia--The Function of Sacrifice in Dystopian Narratives
Before Utopia--The Function of Sacrifice in Dystopian Narratives
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Select section Week 8 (Sept 28-Oct 2)
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Week 8 (Sept 28-Oct 2)
Select activity Journal #2 (Assignment #3)
Journal #2 (Assignment #3)
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Select activity El discurso sobre Dios en La carretera, de Cormac McCarthy
El discurso sobre Dios en La carretera, de Cormac McCarthy
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Select activity Inheritance After Apocalypse
Inheritance After Apocalypse
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Select activity Postapocalyptic Responsibility--Patriarchy at the End of the World in Cormac McCarthys The Road
Postapocalyptic Responsibility--Patriarchy at the End of the World in Cormac McCarthys The Road
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Select section Week 9 (Oct 5-9)
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Week 9 (Oct 5-9)
Select activity Lecture 7 (10-6-15) Religious Symbolism, and the End of Patriarchy in The Road
Lecture 7 (10-6-15) Religious Symbolism, and the End of Patriarchy in The Road
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Select section Week 10 (Oct 12-16)
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Week 10 (Oct 12-16)
Select activity Lecture 8 (10-13-15) Ecocide, Language, Memory, and Color
Lecture 8 (10-13-15) Ecocide, Language, Memory, and Color
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Select activity Group Presentation--Sign Up
Group Presentation--Sign Up
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Select activity Lecture 9 (10-15-15) On the road with the last god--Post-Christian faith in The Road’s father-son dialogues
Lecture 9 (10-15-15) On the road with the last god--Post-Christian faith in The Road’s father-son dialogues
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Select section Week 11 (Oct 19-23)
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Week 11 (Oct 19-23)
Select activity Group Presentation Guidelines
Group Presentation Guidelines
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Select activity Hollywoods Favorite Cowboy (Wall Street Journal 2009 transcript)
Hollywoods Favorite Cowboy (Wall Street Journal 2009 transcript)
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Select activity Lecture 10 (10-22-15) Question of Hope and Redemption
Lecture 10 (10-22-15) Question of Hope and Redemption
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Select section Week 12 (Oct 26-30)
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Week 12 (Oct 26-30)
Select activity Lecture 11 (10-29-15) Sons Silent treatment and his critique of the father in the Road
Lecture 11 (10-29-15) Sons Silent treatment and his critique of the father in the Road
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Select activity Critical Response #2 (Assignment #4)
Critical Response #2 (Assignment #4)
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Select section Week 13 (Nov 2-6)
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Week 13 (Nov 2-6)
Select activity Group Presentation Preparation (10-27-2015)
Group Presentation Preparation (10-27-2015)
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Select section Week 14 (Nov 9-13)
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Week 14 (Nov 9-13)
Select section Week 15 (Nov 17-21)
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Week 15 (Nov 17-21)
Select section Week 16 (Nov 24-26)
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Week 16 (Nov 24-26)
Select section Week 17 (Nov 30-Dec 4)
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Week 17 (Nov 30-Dec 4)
Select activity Final Exam Study Guide
Final Exam Study Guide
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