English 101: Shakespeare

Spring 1996
Prof. Rebecca Bushnell

Section III: Sexuality and Gender

As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Othello

Assignments

(Feb 7 - 28)

February 7 (Wednesday):Love and Family

• Shakespeare, As You Like It.

February 9 (Friday):Reading Rosalind

• Shakespeare, As You Like It [cont'd].
• Demonstration of on-line MLA Bibliography. [Connect to MLA Bibliography (through PennLIN). NOTE: You will be asked to enter your Social Security number.].
• Explanation of MLA Bibliography Exercise. Due: Monday, February 26.

February 12 (Monday): Acting Out Desire

• Shakespeare, As You Like It [cont'd].
• Stubbes, Anatomy of Abuses [selection] -- (McDonald).
• First five-page paper Due.

February 14 (Wednesday):Love and Identity

• Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

February 16 (Wednesday):"As I am man . . . As I am Woman": Gender and Identity

• Shakespeare, Twelfth Night [cont'd].
• Aristotle, [selection] -- (McDonald).
• [Early Modern Anatomy Book, selection, TBA].

February 19 (Monday): Love is Madness: The Performance of Twelfth Night

• Shakespeare, As You Like It [cont'd].
• In-class discussion of film/video productions.

February 21 (Wednesday):Tragic Love

• Shakespeare, Othello.

February 23 (Friday):Race and Sexuality

• Shakespeare, Othello [cont'd].
• Web page materials: Early Images of Blacks.

February 26 (Monday):The Problem of Performing Othello

• Shakespeare, Othello [cont'd].
• MLA Bibliography Exercise Due.

February 28 (Wednesday):Reading the Sonnet

• Shakespeare, Sonnets: 19, 20, 71,73, 94, 95, 116, 127, 129, 130, 138.

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