Emily Balch Seminars - bmc.EMLY.B001.031.F22
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Syllabus File DOCX
ESem Sec 31: Human and Post-Human
Department of English
Fall 2022
Meeting days and time: T, TH 11:25 – 12:45
Location: Old Library, Room 116Instructor: Stephanie Harper (she/her)
Email: Sharper1@brynmawr.edu
Office: English House, 001
Office Hours: 10:15 – 11:15 T, TH and by Appt.
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A list of the dates conferences are happening and the time slot you signed up for.
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The list of Groups for Presentations, the topics, and the dates.
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Key things that will be considered when grading the Team/Group Presentations
Team Presentation Overview
Each student must speak for approximately 5 minutes between the mini-lecture and leading the discussion.
- Prepare a mini-lecture (with each group member speaking for at least 3-5 minutes) and an accompanying visual presentation. You may include an activity, but it is not required. Possible topics:
- research the author and provide a brief biography,
- demonstrate the use of a digital tool in relation to the text,
- offer context regarding the text,
- anything you find relevant to the text and the theme of this course that will help your classmates in their consideration of the text.
You may use newspapers, websites, the library database, etc. to collect the information needed and might provide a handout with major points to accompany any visual presentation you include. You must at least email me the file to upload to Moodle.
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Reading due Thursday September 1st:
Chapter 1 (p. 1-16) & Chapter 3 (p. 36-55) of Writing with Sources.
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Reading due Thursday September 1st:
Prologue only (4 pages) xi- xiv
Hayles, N. Katherine. "How we became posthuman: Virtual bodies in cybernetics, literature, and informatics." (2000)
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· Must be at least 1 full page but no more than 2 full pages.
· MLA Formatting
· Must have a 1-2 sentences thesis
· Should be a copyedited revision and minor expansion of an in-class journal entry
· Must use a formal tone
· Must have a Works Cited Page (Does not count as part of the page count)
· Must cite the primary text in-text (quote or paraphrase) but should have only your thoughts, no other sources.
· Due weekly on Moodle- Sundays at Midnight
· Will drop 2 lowest grades
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Presentation given in class on sources.
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Presentation given in class on plagiarism,
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Presentation used to facilitate discussion and freewriting prompts.
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To be read for Tuesday. Here is a .pdf that can be printed and has only the excerpt to be read.
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Reading due Tuesday, September 6th. This is the entire book. You need only read to ", and by that means draw an utter ruine and destruction both upon Church and State." Note that this is provided if you prefer to use a format other than a .pdf.
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Reading due Thursday, September 8th:
A short Excerpt from
On the Origin of Species (1859) by Charles Darwin
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This is a project initiated by the New York Times where scholars have made notes on, or annotated, what they think are some of the most important sections and why. You do not need to read the entirety, but there is much to be learned from just playing in this sandbox for 15-20 minutes.
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This is an audio recording of the poem with the lines of the poem present for you to read along.
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"The Tempest", a play by Shakespeare, contains a hybrid-human character named Caliban. Browning is very loosely grounding his dramatic monologue in this character. So, if you have not read "The Tempest" this brief 2-minute summary of the play will give you a sense of Caliban's relationship to the characters mentioned in the poem.
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· Must be at least 1 full page but no more than 2 full pages.
· MLA Formatting
· Must have a 1-2 sentences thesis
· Should be a copyedited revision and minor expansion of an in-class journal entry
· Must use a formal tone
· Must have a Works Cited Page (Does not count as part of the page count)
· Must cite the primary text. Can include other sources but this is not required.
· Due weekly on Moodle- Sundays at Midnight
· Will drop 2 lowest grades
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This is the presentation used in class.
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Purchase or Rent from the bookstore:
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein 1818. Penguin Classics
Read for Tuesday:
Vol. I Letter 1 through Vol. I Chpt. II
pp. 7-37
Read for Thursday:
Vol. I Chpt. III through Vol. I Chpt. VI
pp. 38 - 69
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· Must be at least 1 full page but no more than 2 full pages.
· MLA Formatting
· Must have a 1-2 sentences thesis
· Should be a copyedited revision and minor expansion of an in-class journal entry
· Must use a formal tone
· Must have a Works Cited Page (Does not count as part of the page count)
· Must cite the primary text. Can include other sources but this is not required.
· Due weekly on Moodle- Sundays at Midnight
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Presentation used for discussion in class.
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Conferences are mandatory 20-minute meetings throughout the semester to discuss your writing in a one-on-one tutorial.
Attached is the sheet with the time slot you signed up for.
Be Prepared:
Come with a rough draft of the paper printed out.
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Purchase or Rent from the bookstore:
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein 1818. Penguin Classics
Read for Tuesday:
Vol. I Chpt. VII through Vol. II Chpt. II
pp. 70 - 92
Read for Thursday:
Vol. II Chpt. III through Vol. II Chpt. VII
pp. 93-127
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· Must be at least 1 full page but no more than 2 full pages.
· MLA Formatting
· Must have a 1-2 sentences thesis
· Should be a copyedited revision and minor expansion of an in-class journal entry
· Must use a formal tone
· Must have a Works Cited Page (Does not count as part of the page count)
· Week 1-5: Must cite the primary text. Can include other sources but this is not required.
· Due weekly on Moodle- Sundays at Midnight
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Purchase or Rent from the bookstore:
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein 1818. Penguin Classics
Read for Tuesday:
Vol. II Chpt. VIII through Vol. III Chpt. III
pp. 128- 168
Read for Thursday:
Vol. III Chpt. IV through Vol. III Chpt. V
pp. 169 -194
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· Must be at least 1 full page but no more than 2 full pages.
· MLA Formatting
· Must have a 1-2 sentences thesis
· Should be a copyedited revision and minor expansion of an in-class journal entry
· Must use a formal tone
· Must have a Works Cited Page (Does not count as part of the page count)
· Week 1-5: Must cite the primary text. Can include other sources but this is not required.
· Due weekly on Moodle- Sundays at Midnight
Will drop 2 lowest grades -
Examining a portion of a primary text closely.
· Paper Requirements:
o An Introductory paragraph that ends with a clear thesis
o Fully developed paragraphs with evidence cited in-text (quotes or paraphrases
o MLA Formatting
o Works Cited Page
#1 requires only 1 source- the primary text
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Team Presentation Overview
Each student must speak for approximately 5 minutes between the mini-lecture and leading the discussion.
- Prepare a mini-lecture (with each group member speaking for at least 3-5 minutes) and an accompanying visual presentation. You may include an activity, but it is not required. Possible topics:
- research the author and provide a brief biography,
- demonstrate the use of a digital tool in relation to the text,
- offer context regarding the text,
- anything you find relevant to the text and the theme of this course that will help your classmates in their consideration of the text.
You may use newspapers, websites, the library database, etc. to collect the information needed and might provide a handout with major points to accompany any visual presentation you include. You must at least email me the file to upload to Moodle.
- Prepare a mini-lecture (with each group member speaking for at least 3-5 minutes) and an accompanying visual presentation. You may include an activity, but it is not required. Possible topics:
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Bring a printed copy of your paper. You will team up with a classmate and peer review each other's papers.
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Goss, Theodora, and John Paul Riquelme. "From superhuman to posthuman: the gothic technological imaginary in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis." MFS Modern Fiction Studies 53.3 (2007): 434-459.
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· Must be at least 1 full page but no more than 2 full pages.
· MLA Formatting
· Must have a 1-2 sentences thesis
· Should be a copyedited revision and minor expansion of an in-class journal entry
· Must use a formal tone
· Must have a Works Cited Page (Does not count as part of the page count)
· Week 6 on: Must cite the primary text in-text using quotes or paraphrases but should also incorporate other sources covered in class to work on synthesis and view the text through a critical lens.
· Due weekly on Moodle- Sundays at Midnight
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Tuesday, October 18th
Reading Due:
Donna Haraway “Cyborg Manifesto” Excerpt
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Thursday, October 20th
Reading Due:
Ursula Le Guin “Nine Lives”
Olsen, Ida Marie. "Do androids have nightmares about electric sheep? Science fiction portrayals of trauma manifestations in the posthuman subject in Frankenstein,'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?', and ‘Nine Lives’." New Horizons in English Studies 3.1 (2018): 100-111.
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Thursday, October 20th
Reading Due:
Ursula Le Guin “Nine Lives”
Olsen, Ida Marie. "Do androids have nightmares about electric sheep? Science fiction portrayals of trauma manifestations in the posthuman subject in Frankenstein,'Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?', and ‘Nine Lives’." New Horizons in English Studies 3.1 (2018): 100-111.
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Must be at least 1 full page but no more than 2 full pages.
· MLA Formatting
· Must have a 1-2 sentences thesis
· Should be a copyedited revision and minor expansion of an in-class journal entry
· Must use a formal tone
· Must have a Works Cited Page (Does not count as part of the page count)
· Week 6 on: Must cite the primary text in-text using quotes or paraphrases but should also incorporate other sources covered in class to work on synthesis and view the text through a critical lens.
· Due weekly on Moodle- Sundays at Midnight
Will drop 2 lowest grades -
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Conferences are mandatory 20-minute meetings throughout the semester to discuss your writing in a one-on-one tutorial.
Attached is the sheet with the time slot you signed up for.
Be Prepared:
Come with questions about the work you have submitted and feedback.
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Read short story for Thursday
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Must be at least 1 full page but no more than 2 full pages.
· MLA Formatting
· Must have a 1-2 sentences thesis
· Should be a copyedited revision and minor expansion of an in-class journal entry
· Must use a formal tone
· Must have a Works Cited Page (Does not count as part of the page count)
· Week 6 on: Must cite the primary text in-text using quotes or paraphrases but should also incorporate other sources covered in class to work on synthesis and view the text through a critical lens.
· Due weekly on Moodle- Sundays at Midnight
Will drop 2 lowest grades -
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Read for Tuesday
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In class, after discussing the article, we will unpack various works of art using
Ferrando as our lens.
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*Optional supplement-Skim for Thursday.
Chapter 2 begins on page 40 of the .pdf
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Rather than discussing the works of art in class, there will be an asynchronous online discussion due by the end of the day Wednesday.
1) Read through the presentation on Posthuman aesthetics in visual art.
2) Write a brief 200-word post that responds to the following question:
How does the work you selected decenter the human?
Use the three criteria (Hybridity, Boundary Crossing, Structural) and detailed descriptions of the work of art to prove your point.
3) Respond to 2 peers.
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Instructions per put class discussion:
Once you have finished your peer review of your classmate's work (following the prompts on the Peer Review Presentation in this week's module), upload your comments here. Please note that you also need to email the comments to your peer.
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Conferences are mandatory 20-minute meetings throughout the semester to discuss your writing in a one-on-one tutorial.
Attached is the sheet with the time slot you signed up for.
Be Prepared:
Come with a printed copy of your Lens Paper.
A Lens Paper is viewing one or more of our fictional readings through the Lens of one of our critical readings. Stick to just one critical source for this essay. Pick a few of the ideas that the source had and use those ideas to analyze the fictional work(s).
Final draft will be 4-5 pages.
It must be a more developed draft than your short informal responses, but can still be in the "rough" stage.
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Write a single paragraph fully developing one idea with evidence from the readings.
Follow the MEAL plan.
Must be at least 1 full page but no more than 2 full pages.
· MLA Formatting
· Must have a 1-2 sentences thesis
· Should be a copyedited revision and minor expansion of an in-class journal entry
· Must use a formal tone
· Must have a Works Cited Page (Does not count as part of the page count)
· Week 6 on: Must cite the primary text in-text using quotes or paraphrases but should also incorporate other sources covered in class to work on synthesis and view the text through a critical lens.
· Due weekly on Moodle- Sundays at Midnight
Will drop 2 lowest grades
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Write a single paragraph fully developing one idea with evidence from the readings.
Follow the MEAL plan.
Must be at least 1 full page but no more than 2 full pages.
· MLA Formatting
· Must have a 1-2 sentences thesis
· Should be a copyedited revision and minor expansion of an in-class journal entry
· Must use a formal tone
· Must have a Works Cited Page (Does not count as part of the page count)
· Week 6 on: Must cite the primary text in-text using quotes or paraphrases but should also incorporate other sources covered in class to work on synthesis and view the text through a critical lens.
· Due weekly on Moodle- Sundays at Midnight
Will drop 2 lowest grades -
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Read through pdf page 40 (half the novella) for Tuesday.
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Conferences are mandatory 20-minute meetings throughout the semester to discuss your writing in a one-on-one tutorial.
Check the sheet with the time slot you signed up for.
Be Prepared:
Come with a printed copy of your Synthesis Rough Draft or an Outline (Intro and main points) of the Paper. It must be a more developed draft than your short informal responses, but can still be in the "rough" stage.
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Finish the second half of the novella for Tuesday.
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Write a single paragraph fully developing one idea with evidence from the readings.
Follow the MEAL plan.
Must be at least 1 full page but no more than 2 full pages.
· MLA Formatting
· Must have a 1-2 sentences thesis
· Should be a copyedited revision and minor expansion of an in-class journal entry
· Must use a formal tone
· Must have a Works Cited Page (Does not count as part of the page count)
· Week 6 on: Must cite the primary text in-text using quotes or paraphrases but should also incorporate other sources covered in class to work on synthesis and view the text through a critical lens.
· Due weekly on Moodle- Sundays at Midnight
Will drop 2 lowest grades -
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Week 15- Review Week. Final Revisions.
No Readings are Due. I will be in the classroom to work one on one with you on any final revisions.
December 6th: Workshop- Peer Review
December 8th: In-class writing workshop
Polished Essay #3 Synthesis paper due no later than the final day of exams (or the day before you leave to return home. You must submit the final paper before returning home.)
Final Exams: December 11th-December 17th. No Exam in ESem
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Today you will do peer review. Post your paper for review on the Discussion board today, Tuesday, by end of the day at the latest. Locate the first paper not already claimed by another reviewer in the discussion thread and publicly comment that you will review the paper. This is really important, it will prevent one paper from having multiple reviews. You should each review 2 papers. Then, using the slide show on Peer review in the module, review the paper and make the required comments.