Schedule & Readings
Books and Materials
There’s only one required book for this course:
Emily St. John Mandel. Station Eleven (ISBN 0804172447)
The rest of the readings will be linked below or available on Sakai.
Class Schedule
All readings without links can be found on our Sakai site, under Resources.
| Dates | Monday | Wednesday | Friday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 & 29 Aug. | Introductions | What is Information Overload?; Don’t Touch That Dial! | |
| 1–5 Sept. | NO CLASS on Monday | Only Connect | Information & the Liberal Arts |
| 8-12 Sept. | Story of Your Life (pgs. 91–119) | Story of Your Life (pgs. 120–145) | clips from Arrival; excerpts from Phaedrus |
| 15-19 Sept. | Academic Information Overload!; College Systems | Study Skills; Writing Center | |
| 22-26 Sept. | The Battle of the Books (up to paragraph #28) | The Battle of the Books (to the end) | Library Visit; Info Literacy Narrative Due |
| 29 Sept.-3 Oct. | NO CLASS on Monday | Dickinson | Dickinson; When Novels Were Bad For You; First Reading Log Review |
| 6-10 Oct. | Douglass Ch. 1 | Title IX | “ChatGPT is a Blurry JPEG of the Web”; Good Essay/Bad Essay |
| 13-17 Oct. | Douglass Ch. 6 | Douglass Ch. 7 | Health & Counseling |
| 22 & 24 Oct. | NO CLASS (Fall Break) | Station Eleven: The Theater (pgs. 1–32) | Station Eleven: A Midsummer Night’s Dream (pgs. 35–67) |
| 27-31 Oct. | Station Eleven: I Prefer You With a Crown (pgs. 71–115) | Station Eleven: The Starship (pgs. 119-164) | Center for Professional Pathways |
| 3-7 Nov. | W&J Curriculum; 4-year course planning | Station Eleven: Toronto (pgs. 167–196) | Station Eleven: The Airplanes (pgs. 199–228) |
| 10-14 Nov. | 4-year plans due and discussion | Advising meetings | Advising meetings |
| 17-21 Nov. | Advising Meetings | Station Eleven: The Terminal (pgs. 231–280); Advising Troubleshoot | Station Eleven: The Prophet & Station Eleven (pgs. 283–333) |
| 24 Nov. | Optional Conferences | NO CLASS on Wednesday | NO CLASS on Friday |
| 1-5 Dec. | “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” | Second Reading Log Review | Presentations |
| 8 Dec. | Presentations, Museum of Civilization Essay Due |