Department of English
Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
2202441
British Fiction from the Twentieth Century to the Present
Puckpan Tipayamontri
Office: BRK 1106
Office Hours: M 1–3 and by appointment
Phone: 0 2218 4703
TTh 2:30–4:00 (BRK 311 and online
[March 17–May 7)
Tentative Schedule
*An asterisk in front of an item
indicates required syllabus reading. Others are recommended reading.
Week 1 |
Jan. 7 |
1: Transatlantic Interconnections Reading
Discussion:
Prior texts; international influences in the development of
British fiction at the turn of the century; impact of
British fiction across the globe; defining and contesting
Britishness; changing ideas about fiction; making way for
the modernists; rise of the literary craft and criticism;
developing genres and subgenres; popular and "serious"
fiction
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Jan. 9 |
2: 1910s Reading
Discussion:
Roles and views of women during the 1910s; WWI effects on
gender roles and rights; author-reader relationship;
publishing industry
Introduction
to "Louise": In groups of four students, "introduce"
Maugham's short story "Louise" in the manner of Wood's
analysis of the first chapter of Greene's The Heart of
the Matter.
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Week 2 |
Jan. 14 | No class (Intervarsity Games: January 13–17, 2020) |
Jan. 16 | No class (Intervarsity Games: January 13–17, 2020) | |
Week 3 |
Jan. 21 |
3: 1920s: Experiments Reading
Discussion:
Competing fields and forms for fiction ex. science, art,
film; emergence of modern fiction
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Jan.
23 |
4: 1930s Reading
Discussion:
Voices; representing war; O'Connor and the short story
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Week 4 |
Jan.
28 |
5: 1940s: Engagements Reading
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Jan. 30 |
6: 1940s Reading
Discussion:
Orwell's art of political writing
Inside the
1940s: Phichayapa
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Week 5 |
Feb. 4 |
7: 1940s:
Renaming Reading
Inside the
1940s: Raiwin
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Feb.
6 |
8: 1940s Reading
Inside the
1950s: Piengfa
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Week 6 |
Feb.
11 |
9: 1950s: Questioning Reading
Inside the
1950s: Tanchita
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Feb.
13 |
10: 1960s Reading
Inside the
1960s:
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Week 7 |
Feb. 18 |
11: 1970s: Diversity Reading
Inside the
1970s: Phitchayawi
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Feb.
20 |
12:
1970s
Reading
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Week 8 |
Feb.
25 |
13: 1980s: Reclaiming the World Reading
Discussion:
Postcolonial sensibilities; implications of the English
language; owning languages
Inside the
1980s:
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Feb. 27 |
14: 1980s and Review Reading
Discussion:
The rise of graphic novels
Inside the
Times:
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Week 9 |
Mar.
3 |
No class (Midterm week: March 2–6, 2020)
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Mar.
5 |
Midterm Test (Midterm week: March 2–6, 2020) (15 minutes for thought and planning and 1 hour for writing) This is an open-book essay-type test. It starts at 2:30 and ends at 3:45 p.m. You can work on it anywhere you like. There are two options for receiving the prompt and handing in your response:
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Week 10 |
Mar.
10 |
15: 1990s Reading
Inside the
1990s: Puthita
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Mar.
12 |
16: 1990s Reading
Inside the
1990s: Sukapinya
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Week 11 |
Mar.
17 |
17: 2000s: Destabilizing Reading
Inside the
2000s: Pasit
Discussion:
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Mar.
19 |
18: 2000s: Constructive Disruption Reading
Inside the
2000s: Pattanun
Discussion:
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Week 12 |
Mar.
24 |
19: 2000s: The Meaning of Things
Discussion:
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Mar.
26 |
20: 2000s:
The Symbols and Symbolism of Meetings Reading
Discussion:
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Week 13 |
Mar.
31 |
21: Early 2010s Reading
Inside the
2010s: Niramit
Discussion:
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22: Early 2010s Reading
Discussion:
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Week 14 |
Apr.
7 |
23: Early 2010s
Discussion:
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Apr. 9 |
24: Early 2010s: Domestic Astonishment Reading
Discussion:
Literary visibility (ex. awards, best-of collections,
big-name publishers, major chain bookstores and online
sellers); cultural translation; contemporary publishing
cultures and processes; independent press; Irish domestic
realism; father-son relationship
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Week 15 |
Apr.
14 |
No class (Songkran) |
Apr.
16 |
25: Late 2010s: Disruption and Continuation Reading
Discussion:
What is post-race?; decentralizing Britain
Inside the
2010s: Panas
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Week 16 |
Apr.
21 |
26: Late
2010s: Narrative Structure and Meaning
Discussion:
Approaches to narrative structure
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Apr.
23 |
27: Late 2010s: Beyond the Human
Discussion:
The urban wild
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Week 17 |
Apr.
28 |
28: Late 2010s: Literature and Digital Technology Reading:
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Apr.
30 |
29: Late 2010s:
Habitat for Literature Reading
Discussion:
The evolution of British fiction, British authors and
Britishness; the ecology of fictional creation; reception;
critical possibilities
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Week 18 | May 7 | Final Exam (1–4 p.m.; open-book) The final exam covers material in the latter half of the semester. |
Week 19 | May 14 | Final paper due (5–7 pp.) |
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