- please review the "Eight Main Themes", outlined here.
- send me two emails, from different email accounts..
- One of these MUST be the MSU 'mail' account. It is "free" (you've already paid for it, in your tuition), but you MUST use it for this course.
- See the full instructions on our Home page.
- Make sure that the Subject line of the email messages conforms to the model at the bottom of our Home Page.
THIS IS A REQUIRED ASSIGNMENT. It is NOT "optional" or "extra."
Here are the links to them:
- The Eight Important Themes in World Literature: Imperialism/Colonialism; Tradition vs. Modernity; The Elite vs. the Masses; The Writer and the Audience; Education vs. "Schooling"; Religion As Tool of Imperialism; Racism and Imperialism; The Role of Women and Sexism.
You will need to complete the set-up for Streaming Audio. Or, you may use either of the computer labs DI-277 (when it is free -- there are classes in it, too) or DI-281.
THIS IS A REQUIRED ASSIGNMENT. The fact that it is over the Internet doesn't mean it is "optional" or "extra." If it is not sent in on time, you will get an "F" for this assignment.
NOTE: If you are listening to these lectures over the Internet (i.e. from off-campus, rather than on the MSU network), do not try to do so during "peak net use hours" -- roughly, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. weekdays, and maybe a little longer on weekends.
NOTE 2: If you prefer, you can download these eight files to your home computer. Then you can listen to them by using the "File-Open" menu. They will "stream" smoothly, regardless of how busy the Internet is, because they are on your on Hard Drive. At the end of the class, you can simply delete them.
Here are the links for the 8 files -- just right-click on them to download them. File 1; File 2; File 3; File 4; File 5; File 6; File 7; File 8.
But try streaming them off the 'Net first -- it's easier.
NOTE 3: I have also created a 'slide show' on these 8 themes and put it on the web. The link to it is here. It is also in one of the link boxes on our Home Page. USE IT -- it is like a summary, or brief notes.
So, to sum up: For
Wednesday, Sept. 15:
- Set up Streaming Audio -- instructions are linked on our Home Page.
- Listen to, and make notes on, my lectures on the last five of the themes listed above (The Eight Important Themes in World Literature).
- Discuss three of these themes. Devote about 100 words to each of them.
- Email the assignment to me, text only, from your MSU mail account. Use the webmail interface to access your email.