Dr. Yoder
English 4150/4250.01     Bob Dylan: Lyric Poetry     Fall 2009

The slots for the reading assignments are for the moment blank because I am going to allow the students to set the agenda for the class, more or less. That is, each student will choose an album for discussion, and then we shall organize those choices into chronological order for the syllabus. Your Album Review will be due the week we discuss your album. Under the best circumstances we can really expect to discuss no more than 4 or 5 songs / poems in class in a given week, probably fewer than that. I am guessing that we can probably cover 13 albums this way. We also have three guest speakers planned: Dr. Dave Jauss of the English Department and Dr. Jim Ross of the History Department (dates to be determined), and Dr. Kevin Dettmar, editor of The Cambridge Companion to Bob Dylan, on Oct. 20.

Week 1 (Aug. 20)
Th     Intro

Week 2 (Aug. 25-27)
T     Setting a course: What to read and why?
Th     More organizing and background

Week 3 (Sept. 1-3)
T     Freewheelin' Bob Dylan: Mark Fry, Dave Measel
Th     

Week 4 (Sept. 8-10)
T     Another Side of Bob Dylan: Emily Andrews, Greg Clark
Th     

Week 5 (Sept. 15-17)
T     Dave Jauss
Th     Jim Ross

Week 6 (Sept. 22-24)
T     Highway 61 Revisited: Reveille Isgrig, Callie Evans
Th     

Week 7 (Sept. 29-Oct. 1)
T     Blonde on Blonde: Holland Colclasure
Th     

Week 8 (Oct. 6-8)
T     Nashville Skyline: Jack Latham
      Song / Poem Analysis Due The assignment is here.
Th     

Week 9 (Oct. 13-15)
T     Planet Waves: Josh Belden, Sam Whitehorn
Th     

Week 10 (Oct. 20-22)
T     Kevin Dettmar visits the class
Th     John Wesley Harding: Brian King

Week 11 (Oct. 27-29)
T     Blood on the Tracks: Jay Jensen; Desire: Keith Smith
Th

Week 12 (Nov. 3-5)
T     Saved: Amanda Hathcock; Infidels: Robert Bruno
Th

Week 13 (Nov. 10-12)
T     Real Live: Kelly Lidzy; Oh, Mercy: Kendalyn Mckisick
Th     

Week 14 (17-19)
T      Time Out of Mind: Michael Rogers; Love & Theft: Virginia Lowther
Th     

Week 15 (Nov. 24-26)
T     
Th     THANKSGIVING BREAK -- NO CLASS

Week 16 (Dec. 1-3)
T     Tell Tale Signs: John Stout
Th     LAST DAY OF CLASS     Thematic Dylan Assignment Due The assignment is here.

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