Michael Groden — James Joyce's Ulysses

English 290F — Fall 2004

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Classes: Monday 3:00-5:00, Wednesday 4:00-5:00 - MC 105
Office: UC 383 - Office Hours: Tuesday 3:00-4:00 and 5:00-6:00, Wednesday 3:00-4:00
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Schedule
click on an episode's name to see the notes for that episode

DATE
READING
ASSIGNMENT
Sept. 13 M

Introduction

  
Sept 15 W Dubliners: "The Sisters" to "Two Gallants" (pp. 3-45)  
Sept. 20 M

Dubliners: "The Boarding House" to "The Dead" (pp. 46-176)

 Quiz 1
Sept 22 W A Portrait: Chapters 1-2 (pp. 5-85)  
Sept. 27 M A Portrait: Chapters 3-5 (pp. 86-213)
 Quiz 2
Sept. 29 W [no class]  
Oct. 4 M Ulysses: Episodes 1-3 (Telemachus, Nestor, Proteus), pp. 3-42
 

Quiz 3
Oct. 6 W Ulysses: Episodes 1-3, continued  
Oct. 11 M [Thanksgiving - no class]  
Oct. 13 W Ulysses: Episode 4 (Calypso), pp. 45-57 Short Essay due
Oct. 18 M Ulysses: Episodes 5-6 (Lotus Eaters, Hades), pp. 58-95 Quiz 4
Oct. 20 W Joyce's manuscripts (part 1) and the Gabler edition (pp. 647-657)  
Oct. 25 M Ulysses: Episodes 7-9 (Aeolus, Lestrygonians, Scylla and Charybdis), pp. 96-179 

Quiz 5
Oct. 27 W Ulysses: Episodes 7-9, continued  
Nov. 1 M Ulysses: Episodes 10-11 (Wandering Rocks, Sirens), pp. 180-239 

Quiz 6
Group Presentation 1 ("Wandering Rocks"): Jordan Berard, Erin Clifford, Colin Loughran, Erika Zupko
Nov. 3 W Ulysses: Episodes 10-11, continued  
Nov. 8 M Ulysses: Episodes 12-14 (Cyclops, Nausicaa, Oxen of the Sun), pp. 240-349  Quiz 7
Group Presentation 2 ("Cyclops"): Daniel Bonder, Megan Butler, Edward Coffey, Andrea Saullo
Nov. 10 W Ulysses: Episodes 12-14, continued  
Nov. 15 M Ulysses: Episode 15 (Circe), pp. 314-497

Quiz 8
Group Presentation 3 ("Circe"): Emily Brady, Chad Nevett, Marissa Pian, Sarah Vowell, Kiel Widmeyer
Nov. 17 W Ulysses: Episode 15, continued  

Nov. 22 M

 Ulysses: Episodes 16-17 (Eumaeus, Ithaca), pp. 501-607
 Quiz 9
Group Presentation 4 ("Eumaeus"): Greg Brook, Lake Lachance, Brian Palmer, Sean Smyth
Nov. 24 W Ulysses: Episodes 16-17, continued  
Nov. 29 M Ulysses: Episode 18 (Penelope), pp.608-644 Quiz 10
Group Presentation 5 ("Penelope" ): Rebecca Fair, Sunny Freeman, Suzie Kim
Dec. 1 W Ulysses: Episode 18, continued  
Dec. 6 M

excerpts from the film Bloomsday Cabaret
"Digital Ulysses" prototype
Finnegans Wake: excerpts to read
Finnegans Wake: introductory notes

  
Dec. 8 W conclusion  Final Essay Due

Required Texts

James Joyce. Dubliners (1914). Edited by Jeri Johnson. Oxford UP, 2000
James Joyce. Finnegans Wake (1939). Introduction by Seamus Deane. Penguin, 1992
James Joyce. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916). Edited by Jeri Johnson. Oxford UP, 2000
James Joyce. Ulysses: The Gabler Edition (1922). Edited by Hans Walter Gabler. Vintage, 1986, 1993 (this edition of Ulysses only)

Optional Texts

Harry Blamires, The New Bloomsday Book. 3rd edition. Routledge, 1996
Don Gifford with Robert J. Seidman. "Ulysses" Annotated. Revised edition. University of California Press, 1988
+ an extensive set of notes on each episode (click on an episode's name in the Schedule to see the notes for that episode)

Assignments:

1) First essay (1000 words) – due Wednesday, Oct. 13 (20%)
2) Final essay (2500 words) – due Wednesday, Dec. 8 (35%)
3) Group presentation (25%)
      One of 5 presentations, lasting about 50 minutes in total:
           Nov. 1 – "Wandering Rocks"
           Nov. 8 – "Cyclops"
           Nov. 15 – "Circe"
           Nov. 22 – "Eumaeus"
           Nov. 29 – "Penelope"
4) Quizzes at the beginning of each class dealing with Ulysses (10%)
           There will be 10 quizzes in all, from Sept. 20 to Nov. 29
           Your best 9 of the 10 quizzes count.
5) Attendance and participation (10%)
There will be no final examination in the course.

Information for Students:

For English Department regulations governing Term Work, Exams, Faculty Office Hours, Academic Relief (appeals, petitions, complaints), and other matters, please consult "Information for Students" on the English Department's website.
1. Final Grades: A student must receive a passing grade for both term work and the final exam to receive a passing grade in an English course. Students whose term and final exam grades average 50% or above, even though one of the two is a failure, shall receive a default grade of 48%.
2. Plagiarism: Students must write their essays in their own words. Whenever students take an idea, or a passage, from another author, they must acknowledge their debt both by using quotation marks where appropriate and by proper referencing such as footnotes or citations. Plagiarism is a major academic offence (see Scholastic Offense Policy in the UWO Calendar).
3. Plagiarism Checking: UWO uses software for plagiarism checking. Students may be required to submit their written work in electronic form for plagiarism checking.
4. Prerequisites: Unless you have either the requisites for this course or written special permission from your Dean to enroll in it, you will be removed from this course and it will be deleted from your record. The decision may not be appealed. You will receive no adjustment to your fees.”