This course is essentially a whirlwind tour of some of the best things that have been written from the 18th century to the present day. Most of these texts are connected thematically through the author's desire to upset the status quo, call people to a different way of living, and imagine a new way of being in the world. Most, if not all of them, point out social ills, the complications of class, race, nation, gender, and sexuality, in order to give readers tools with which to fight the powers that be.
Everything you need to know for this class is in the syllabus, which you can find here.
You might find the syllabus intimidating because of its length, but I made it a one-stop-shop for you in this course. Along with the usual material about course policies and procedures, academic integrity, and accessibility accommodations, it also contains the course schedule, explanations for all your assignments, the prompts for the papers you'll be writing, and the rubrics I'll be using to evaluate your papers and your discussion posts.
The course consists of 24 modules. Each module has a task list in Folio, so you'll start and end each module there. Each module contains some background information on the author and/or the work we're reading, a podcast that offers a middle-of-the-road interpretation of the work, a number of discussion questions, and a quiz. You should listen to the podcast after you've finished reading the text, because it won't make sense to you until you're familiar with the text.
Instead of requiring you to buy an anthology that might contain all these texts (the cheapest one out there is about $90), I've made all the texts you'll need to read are available for you to download from the course site in Folio.
I introduce myself in the syllabus, so you can out a name and a face to this collection of verbiage. I'm looking forward to seeing what you have to say about these texts, and how they may relate to your lives.
So jump into Folio and take a look at what we'll be doing and reading. It promises to be an interesting semester.
Dr. P