See also: a typical week in the life of a RMST 202 student.
Mon/Wed, 11am-12:30pm, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IBLC), Room 182
Syllabus subject to change, if we are going more quickly or slowly than planned.
Please note that you will not be required to read all these books. Compulsory weeks are in bold.
Blog posts are due Sunday nights (by 11:59pm) in advance of class discussion; blog comments are due Wednesday nights (by 11:59pm).
week 1 (Jan 5 and 7): Introductions: “Inventing Romance Studies.” In Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IBLC), Room 182.
week 2 (Jan 12 and 14): Marcel Proust, “Combray” (France, 1913). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112 (in the basement of the Hebb building).
January 14: Contract due (find it here [PDF])
week 3 (Jan 19 and 21):
Jan 19: Roberto Arlt, Mad Toy (Argentina, 1926) [TA: Julián] This class will take place on Zoom: https://tinyurl.com/rmst202-arlt.
Jan 21: André Breton, Nadja (France, 1928). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112 (in the basement of the Hebb building). [TA: Daniel]
week 4 (Jan 26 and 28): María Luisa Bombal, The Shrouded Woman (Chile, 1938). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112 (in the basement of the Hebb building).
week 5 (Feb 2 and 4):
Feb 2: Alberto Moravia, Agostino (Italy, 1944). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112 (in the basement of the Hebb building). [TA: Julián]
Feb 4: Carmen Laforet, Nada (Spain, 1945). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112 (in the basement of the Hebb building). [TA: Daniel]
week 6 (Feb 9 and 11):
Feb 9: Joseph Zobel, Black Shack Alley (Martinique, 1950). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112 (in the basement of the Hebb building). [TA: Daniel]
Feb 11: José María Arguedas, Deep Rivers (Peru, 1958). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112 (in the basement of the Hebb building). [TA: Julián]
February 13: Last date to make changes to your contract
February 13: Midterm exam (take-home)
February 16 and 18: No class, midterm break
week 7 (Feb 23 and 25): Mercè Rodoreda, The Time of the Doves (Catalonia, 1962). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112.
week 8 (Mar 2 and 4):
Mar 2: Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star (Brazil, 1977). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112. [TA: Julián]
Mar 4: Italo Calvino, If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler (Italy, 1979). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112. [TA: Daniel]
week 9 (Mar 9 and 11):
Mar 9: Marguerite Duras, The Lover (France, 1984). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112. [TA: Daniel]
Mar 11: Norman Manea, The Trenchcoat (Romania, 1989). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112. [TA: Julián]
week 10 (Mar 16 and 18): Ricardo Piglia, Money to Burn (Argentina, 1997). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112.
week 11 (Mar 23 and 25):
Mar 23: Javier Cercas, Soldiers of Salamis (Spain, 2001). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112. [TA: Julián]
Mar 25: José Eduardo Agualusa, The Book of Chameleons (Angola, 2004). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112. [TA: Daniel]
week 12 (Mar 30 and Apr 1):
Mar 30: Valeria Luiselli, Faces in the Crowd (Mexico, 2011). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112. [TA: Julián]
Apr 1: Elena Ferrante, My Brilliant Friend (Italy, 2011). In Hebb (HEBB), Room B112. [TA: Daniel]
week 13 (Apr 6 and 8):
Apr 6: Constance Debré, Love Me Tender (France, 2020) / Djaïli Amadou Amal, The Impatient (Cameroon, 2020)
Apr 8: Conclusions: “A World of Difference.” In Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IBLC), Room 182.
Date/time/location TBA: Final exam
