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Sep
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6
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T
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INTRODUCTION: MRS. MINIVER, THE LONG HAIRED
BOYS, AND THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
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Memoir
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Sep
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9
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F
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Richard Hillary, The Last Enemy (1942), Chapts.
1-3 (1-66)
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Sep
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13
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T
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Richard Hillary, The Last Enemy (1942), Chapts.
5-6 (93-135)
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Sep
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16
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F
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Richard Hillary, The Last Enemy (1942), Chapts.
7-9 (136-178)
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Sep
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20
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T
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In-class paper on The Last Enemy
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RESISTING WAR: VIRGINIA WOOLF, MODERNISM, AND
FEMINISM
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Nonfiction prose
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Sep
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23
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F
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Virginia Woolf, Three Guineas (1938), Chapt. 1
(3-39)
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Sep
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27
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T
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Virginia Woolf, Three Guineas (1938), Chapt. 2
(40-84)
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Sep
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30
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F
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Virginia Woolf, Three Guineas (1938), Chapt. 3a
(85-113)
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Oct
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4
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T
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Virginia Woolf, Three Guineas (1938), Chapt. 3b
(113-144)
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Oct
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7
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F
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Mid-term Exam
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ENGLAND, EUROPE, AND THE HOLOCAUST
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Prose fiction/novel
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Oct
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11
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T
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Phyllis Bottome, The Mortal Storm (1938), Chapts. 1-7
(1-62)
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Oct
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14
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F
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Phyllis Bottome, The Mortal Storm (1938), Chapts. 8-13
(63-118)
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Oct
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18
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Phyllis Bottome, The Mortal Storm (1938), Chapts. 14-20
(119-182)
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Oct
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21
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Phyllis Bottome, The Mortal Storm (1938), Chapts. 21-26
(182-240)
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Oct
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25
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T
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Phyllis Bottome, The Mortal Storm (1938), Chapts. 27-33
(241-305)
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Oct
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28
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F
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Phyllis Bottome, The Mortal Storm (1938), Chapts. 34-39
(306-357)
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(papers due next class)
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PUBLIC AND PRIVATE: RECORDING THE WORK OF WAR
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Photographs and Diaries
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Nov
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1
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T
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Photos from the Imperial War Museum Archives
Papers on Mortal Storm due
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Nov
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4
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F
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Inez Holden, selections from unpublished diaries (Xerox)
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THE PEOPLE’S WAR: REPRESENTING THE BLITZ
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Prose fiction
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Nov
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8
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T
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Elizabeth Bowen, The Heat of the Day (1948),
Chapts. 1-2 (3-46)
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Nov
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11
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F
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Elizabeth Bowen, The Heat of the Day (1948),
Chapts. 3-5 (47-112)
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Nov
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15
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T
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Elizabeth Bowen, The Heat of the Day (1948),
Chapts. 6-8 (113-176)
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Nov
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18
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F
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Elizabeth Bowen, The Heat of the Day (1948),
Chapts. 9-10 (177-223)
Paper topics due
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Nov
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22
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T
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NO CLASS; Thursday classes meet Tuesday
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Nov
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23
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W
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CLASS TODAY; Friday classes meet Wednesday
The 1940s House (BBC/Imperial War Museum
video)
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Nov
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29
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T
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Elizabeth Bowen, The Heat of the Day (1948),
Chapts. 11-14 (224-299)
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Dec
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2
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F
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Elizabeth Bowen, The Heat of the Day (1948),
Chapts. 15-17 (300-372)
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ON THE BATTLE FRONT: COMBATANT POETS
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Poetry
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Dec
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6
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T
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Selected poems by Alun Lewis and Keith Douglas (Xerox)
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HOLLYWOOD RESPONDS: NONCOMBATANTS IN & AT
THE MOVIES
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Film
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Dec
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9
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F
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Mrs. Miniver
Research papers due
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THE PEOPLE’S WAR AND HOME FRONT RHETORIC
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Speeches and Essays
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Dec
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13
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T
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Winston Churchill and George Orwell (xerox)
Review for final exam
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***
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Comprehensive Final Exam (Date T.B.A.)
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