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Launch of the 2009 _Sandhill Review_

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:53:52 -0500

ACROSS PASCO

WESLEY CHAPEL--Writers headline magazine celebration.

The public is invited to a reading featuring well-known Tampa Bay writers Peter Meinke, Rita Ciresi and Gianna Russo, along with emerging poets and writers from the Saint Leo University and local area, at a celebration of the 2009 publication of Saint Leo's Sandhill Review literary magazine.

The event is at 7 p.m. on July 11 at Barnes and Noble Booksellers at the Shops at Wiregrass, 28152 Pasco Drive, Wesley Chapel. Admission is free. Sandhill Review will be distributed at no charge.

For details, call the store at (813) 907-7739. Sandhill Review is published yearly by students and faculty of the Saint Leo University Department of English, Fine Arts, and Humanities.

The Sandhill Review also has photos and artwork. Cover art for the 2009 edition was created by B. Lee Hobbs, head of the Department of English, Fine Arts and
Humanities.

Syllabus & Handouts - ENG 400 (CA01) Fall 2009 - ST: Studies in Science Fiction

Fri, 15 May 2009 11:06:09 -0500

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2 July 2009

ENG 400 Students [ONLY],

There is nothing to submit here; the comment box for this entry will normally be switched off.

[1] If you are looking for the proper entry to enter assignments about this week's primary texts (e.g. Verne, Wells, Lewis, Campbell, Asimov, Bradbury, Hubbard, Boulle, Clarke, Adams, etc.) on the reading(s) of the week, you should click the link appropriate category link in the Scattergories menu to the left of the page. For example, click the *Literature* link to scan all entries tagged "LIterature" or *Film* to see any tagged "Film" and submit your response to the appropriate entry (usually the title of the entry will match the title of the work you are working with for this module). The link can also be found by clicking HERE for Literature and HERE for Film.
[2] If you are looking for the proper entry to enter assignments about this week's secondary texts (e.g. the scholarly articles and critical articles) on the current module, you should click the link appropriate category link in the scattergories menu to the left of the page. For example, click "Critical Theory" to see all entries tagged with that topic and submit your response/assignment to the appropriate entry (e.g. "The Golden-Age of Science Fiction," etc.). That link can also be found by clicking HERE for Critical Theory.

At this particular entry (the one you are now reading) you will find the most recent addendum to the course syllabus. It will be reprinted below by the first day of class.

Most of the stories and articles you will need for the course will be available in a coursepack prepared by the University Copy Center and sold at the University Bookstore. However, there are a few texts you will need to purchase. They are . . .

Course Feedback: Your Thoughts about What You'll Take Away

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:59:30 -0500

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Dear Students,

I sincerely hope that you all got something positive or, at least, one useful piece of knowledge or skill that you can . . .

Creative Non-Fiction & the Holocaust: Art Spiegelman's _Maus I & II_

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:49:05 -0500

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Why is Star Trek Significant to Contemporary American Pop-Culture?

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:35:54 -0500

Weeknights, 9p/8c

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Recently, because I teach a Science-fiction literature course, I was asked by the public relations department of Saint Leo University to provide some commentary for Ted Anthony, a noted Associated Press journalist writing a news story on the upcoming Star Trek film and why Star Trek, as a pop-culture phenomenon, seems to resonate on an almost folkloric level with certain elements of American society. I was happy to oblige but I had to admit that it was a solid question and one that would warrant some reflection first. Since its debut, Gene Roddenberry’s famous series from the 1960s has certainly proven influential in many ways. For example, concepts from this speculative fiction about Earth’s distant future have found their way into the English vernacular and in technological innovations.

Even those who have never watched a single episode may be familiar with . . .

Henryk Grynberg's _Drohobyz, Drohobyz, and Other Stories_

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:47:44 -0500

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Socio-Political Lens: Gender Identity / Feminism

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 16:11:57 -0500

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Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2006. ISBN: 0415974100.
[This is your textbook about critical theory as applied to literature].

Rivkin, Julie and Michael Ryan, eds. Literary Theory: An Anthology. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004. ISBN: 1405106964.
[This is your collection of primary sources about literary theory as written by the pioneers and theorists who helped develop them. Use these as your primary sources for your papers].

Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.
[Recommended but not required--Very easy to read! Please order this from Interlibrary Loan in our Library if the price is too hefty].

ENG 435 Students,

In this entry, you will . . .

Proposals for ENG 122 Research-Informed Critical/Analytical Essays

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 11:15:00 -0500

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4 April 2009

ENG 122 Students,

Your proposals for the final paper go . . .

Political: Ethnicity-Specific Theories (African American / Native American / Asian American / Latino/a, etc.)

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:10:34 -0500

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Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2006. ISBN: 0415974100.
[This is your textbook about critical theory as applied to literature].

Rivkin, Julie and Michael Ryan, eds. Literary Theory: An Anthology. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004. ISBN: 1405106964.
[This is your collection of primary sources about literary theory as written by the pioneers and theorists who helped develop them. Use these as your primary sources for your papers].

Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.
[Recommended but not required--Very easy to read! Please order this from Interlibrary Loan in our Library if the price is too hefty].

ENG 435 Students,

In this entry, you will . . .

Dawid Sierakowiak's Journals - Dissecting Non-Fiction with the Tools for Analyzing Fiction

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:01:33 -0500

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24 March 2009

ENG 340 Students,

Re: the class activity we did (in groups) at our last meeting, please summarize your points about the elements of structure (in about a paragraph), according to Edgar V. Roberts, in the non-fiction text of The Diary of Dawid Sierakowiak below. . .

The Diary of Dawid Sierakowiak - Your Personal Reading Reponses

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:43:56 -0500

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24 March 2009

ENG 340 Students,

Please respond to your reading of The Diary of Dawid Sierakowiak below. You do not have . . .

Milan Kundera's _The Unbearable Lightness of Being_

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 10:21:38 -0500

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Kundera, Milan. The Unbearable Lightness of Being. New York: Harper Perennial, 2008. ISBN: 0061686697.

ENG 122 (CA16) Students:

Below, please . . .

Herman Hesse's Allegorical Novel _Siddhartha_

Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:22:22 -0500

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Hesse, Hermann. Siddhartha. New York: Modern Library, 2006. ISBN: 0679643362.

ENG 122 (CA17) Students:

Below, please . . .

Economo-SocioPolitical Lens: Marxism

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:09:46 -0500

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Tyson, Lois. Critical Theory Today: A User-Friendly Guide. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2006. ISBN: 0415974100.
[This is your textbook about critical theory as applied to literature].

Rivkin, Julie and Michael Ryan, eds. Literary Theory: An Anthology. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell, 2004. ISBN: 1405106964.
[This is your collection of primary sources about literary theory as written by the pioneers and theorists who helped develop them. Use these as your primary sources for your papers].

Lynn, Steven. Texts and Contexts: Writing about Literature with Critical Theory. 5th ed. New York: Pearson, 2008. ISBN: 032144907X.
[Recommended but not required--Very easy to read! Please order this from Interlibrary Loan in our Library if the price is too hefty].

ENG 435 Students,

In this entry, you will . . .

Harlan Ellison's "Soldier" from _The Outer Limits_ (1964)

Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:04:32 -0500

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Students,

This entry is for the purpose of housing science fiction writer Harlan Ellison's story "Soldier," filmed as episode 1 (Season 2) of the "original" 1964 television series The Outer Limits. The 51 minute B/W video is made available thanks to user "mekrain" 's YouTube channel in six parts (embeded below). Please watch them in the correct sequence.