Course calendar

Week 1
M: 03/30: Introduction to the class. Lecture: Place, Landscape, and Mobility. First essay assigned.
W: 04/01: Follow-up to lecture. Discussion of first essay. Discussion of first reading in Oates. Weekend exercise. Reading: Oates, Introduction, 1-5.
**Note: I recommend that you begin reading Satrapi this week. I will begin using the book in class W of next week.

Week 2
M 04/06: Follow-up to first reading in Oates. Discussion of second reading in Oates. Reading: Oates, 6-46.
W 04/08: Follow-up to second reading in Oates. Focus on nations as "imagined communities". Discussion of third reading in Oates. Reading: Oates, 47-83. Bring Satrapi class.

Week 3
M 04/13: Follow-up to third reading in Oates. More on nations as "imagined communities". Discussion of fourth reading in Oates. Reading: Oates, 84-105, Bring Satrapi to class.
W 04/15: Follow-up to fourth reading in Oates. Second Weekend Exercise. Summary discussion and keywords from Oates. Discussion of first reading from Solnit. Reading: Solnit, Chapter 1-2, 3-29.

Week 4
M 04/20: Follow-up to first reading from Solnit. Discussion of second reading from Solnit. Reading: Solnit, chapters 3-5, 30-78.
W 04/22: Follow-up to second reading from Solnit. Focus on pilgrimages. Discussion of third reading from Solnit. Reading: Solnit, chapters 6-9, 81-147. Bring Satrapi to class.

Week 5
M 04/27: Follow-up to third reading from Solnit. Discussion of fourth reading from Solnit. Reading: Solnit, chapters 10-11, 148-195.
W 04/29: Follow-up to fourth reading from Solnit. Discussion of fifth reading from Solnit. Focus on laws and place. Questions about the second essay. Questions about Solnit so far. Bring Satrapi to class. Reading: Solnit, chapters 12-13, 196-231. Second essay assigned.

Week 6
M 05/04: Follow-up to fifth reading in Solnit. Focus on public space. Discussion of sixth reading from Solnit. Reading: Solnit, chapter 14-16, 232-276. Bring Satrapi to class.
W 05/06: Discussion of second essay. Follow-up to sixth reading from Solnit. Focus on public space and gender. Discussion of seventh reading from Solnit. Reading: Solnit, chapter 17, 277-291. Bring Satrapi to class.

Week 7
M 05/11: Summary discussion and keywords from Solnit. Discussion of first reading from Robinson. Reading: Robinson, part 1 and part 2, 2-91.
W 05/13: Follow-up to first reading from Robinson. Focus on mobility and identity. Discussion of second reading from Robinson. Reading, Robinson, part 3, 94-202. Bring Satrapi to class.

Week 8
M 05/18: Follow-up to second reading from Robinson. Discussion of third reading from Robinson. Reading: Robinson, part 4 and part 5, 204-382.
W 05/20: Follow-up to third reading from Robinson. Focus on landscape and politics. Discussion of fourth reading from Robinson. Reading: Robinson, part 6, 384-470. Bring Satrapi to class.

Week 9
M 05/25: No class. Memorial Day.
W 05/27: Follow-up to fourth reading from Robinson. Discussion of fifth reading from Robinson. Reading: Robinson, part 7 and part 8, 472-572. Third essay assigned.

Week 10
M 06/01: Follow-up to fifth reading from Robinson. Summary discussion and keywords from Robinson.
W 06/03: Notes, summary discussion, and keywords from Satrapi. Summary discussion of the course. Questions about the final essay.

Finals week: Third essay due by W 06/10 at 12:00 pm. Details TBA.