Philip Holden (email: ellhpj@nus.edu.sg)
Edna Lim (email: elllime@nus.edu.sg)

Schedule 2006 - 2007 Semester 1

Lectures are held on Fridays.

Tutorials last for two hours and are held every even-numbered week, commencing week 4. There will be an IVLE-based discussion during odd-numbered weeks. Note that the tutorials discuss material covered in the previous two weeks. Thus tutorials in Week 4 cover material covered in the lectures for Week 2 and 3, and so on.

Week	Date	Lecture	Lecture Topic	Reading	Tutorial and IVLE topics	Assignments
1	18/8	1	Introduction to Module Theories of Representation
The Novel
2	25/8	2	Introducing Prose Fiction Suchen Christine Lim, Fistful of Colours (1)	Reading to complete before lecture	IVLE Discussion 1
3	1/9	3	Suchen Christine Lim, Fistful of Colours (2)	Reading to complete before lecture	Tutorial 1: the Novel [meeting at the beginning of week 4]
Drama
4	8/9	4	Introducing Drama Stella Kon, Emily of Emerald Hill (1)	Reading to complete before lecture	IVLE Discussion 2	Assignment 1 Due, Friday 8 September
5	15/9	5	Stella Kon, Emily of Emerald Hill (2)	Reading to complete before lecture	Tutorial 2: Drama [meeting at the beginning of week 6]
Film
6	22/9	6	Introducing Film Jack Neo I Not Stupid (1)	Reading to complete before lecture	IVLE Discussion 3
Mid-Semester Break: Sat 23 Sep – Sun 1 Oct 2006
7	6/10	7	I Not Stupid (2)	Reading to complete before lecture	Tutorial 3: Film [meeting at the beginning of week 8]
Poetry
8	13/10	8	Introducing Poetry Selected Poems	Reading to complete before lecture	IVLE Discussion 4	Quiz 1: Film, Drama (in lecture)
9	20/10	9	Alfian Sa’at	Reading to complete before lecture	Tutorial 4: Poetry [meeting at the beginning of week 10]
New Media: Blogging, Podcasts
10	27/10	10	Introduction to New Media	Reading to complete before lecture	IVLE Discussion 5
11	3/11	11	New Media Forum	Reading to complete before lecture	Tutorial 5: New Media[meeting at the beginning of week 12]
12	Consultation Week for Projects--No Lecture [tutorials continue as normal]
13	17/11	12	Concluding Discussion			Quiz 2: Poetry, New Media Assignment 2 Due (Friday 17 November)
15		Reading Week: Sat 18 Nov - Fri 24 Nov 2006
16		NUS Examination Period: Sat 25 Nov - Sat 9 Dec 2006 There is no final examination in this module
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Required Reading

There is a significant amount of reading on the web. If requested, make sure you print out web-based material, mark it up, and bring it to class. You'll need to purchase the following texts from NUS Co-op:

• Alfian Sa'at, One Fierce Hour (Singapore: Landmark, 1998).
• Christine Suchen Lim, Fistful of Colours (Singapore: SNP, 2003).
• Stella Kon, Emily of of Emerald Hill (Singapore: Select, 2000).
• COURSE PACK, containing the following secondary material, available from NUS Coop (Forum Branch)
  • Robert Scholes, "The Elements of Fiction." Elements of Fiction, an Anthology. Ed. Robert Scholes. New York: Oxford UP, 1981. 3-21.
  • Michael Patterson, "Studying Drama." Introducing Literary Studies. Ed. Richard Bradford. New York: Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1996. 42-58.
  • Bruce F. Kawin, "Film Appreciation." How Movies Work. Berkeley: U of California P, 1992. 2-45.
  • John Belton, "Glossary of Technical and Other Items." American Cinema/American Culture. New York: Mc Graw-Hill, 1994. 347-353.
  • Geitgy, Adam. "The Kaycee Nicole (Swenson) FAQ." We've Got Blog: How Weblogs are Changing our Culture. Ed John Rodzvilla. Cambridge, MA : Perseus, 2002. 89-98.
  • A Brief Anthology of Singapore Poetry
    

  We will also ask you to access on-line reading materials at times during the course of the semester. Note that some of the heaviest reading comes earlier in the module. Budget your time, and read ahead so that you can do justice to the texts you will study--don't try to read a novel in a single sitting.

Last updated: 18 September, 2006