Course Description:
Through a survey and analysis of feminist theory and pornography of the 20th century this course will prepare you for academic writing in your other college courses. In this course we will put an emphasis on the relationship between reading, writing, and critical thinking while concentrating on how the issues of sexuality, gender, and power are at play in American society. We will rely on previously written texts to learn to collect, interpret, and disseminate information through newly produced texts.

Texts (required, available at Marwils Bookstore):
McElroy, Wendy. XXX: A Woman’s Right to Pornography
Schaum, Melita and Connie Flanagan, eds. Gender Images: Readings for Composition
Stan, Adele M. ed. Debating Sexual Correctness
Recommended:
Raimes, Ann. Keys for Writers

In Addition:
* 3 Blue Books
* Journal-- the style of your journal is largely up to you, but must be able to hold looseleaf pages. You will bring this to each class session.
* Portfolio-- a folder with pockets to keep your written work in.
* Two Computer Disks-- one to serve as a back-up for your work, the other to be submitted to me with your typed assignments.
Course Requirements and Grading Policy:
Final Course Grades will be determined on the basis of (8) in-class writing exams and One Page Response to Readings (40 pts.), (1) 4-5 page essay (10 pts.), journal entries (which include freewrites, collaborative responses, etc.) (20 pts.), consistent and informed class participation (5 pts.), class presentations (5 pts.), and an 8-10 page final research paper (20 pts.). All assignments are to be typed according to MLA guidelines.

Course Policies

Week One: Introduction
Tues.,. 5/12- First Day of Class/ REMINDER: Late Registration
Icebreaker/ Brief overview of the class

Thurs., 5/14- Syllabus Quiz- Intro. to the Course/ GI: “Some Day My Prince Will Come: Female Acculturation Through the Fairy Tale” In-class diagnostic writing

Week Two: Enter Stage Left
Tues., 5/19- GI: “Erotica vs. Pornography” GI: “Pornography and Censorship”

Thurs., 5/21- XXX: Chapters 1&2 One Page Response to Reading Due

Fri., 5/22- Last Day to Add Courses

Week Three: Please Baby!: Begging for Power?
Tues., 5/26-GI: “Pornography and Freedom” hooks, bell “Whose Pussy is This: A Feminist Comment” (handout) / In-Class Writing Exam

Thurs., 5/28- Film Screening She’s Gotta Have It

Week Four: Power In the Pussy
Tues., 6/02-hooks, bell “Power To the Pussy: We Don’t Wannabe Dicks In Drag” “Talking Sex: Beyond the Patriarchal Phallic Imaginary” (handouts)

Thurs., 6/04- Paper #1 Draft- Peer Editing/ One Page Response to Film Due/ Discussion of Final Project Topics (bring topics to class)

Week Five: My First Love Had a Staple In Her Navel
Tues., 6/09- DSC:, “The First Amendment, Under Fire from the Left” DSC: “Looking at Pictures” DSC: “How Dirty Pictures Changed My Life” Paper #1 Due

Thurs., 6/11- GI: Forbidden Pleasure” GI: “One Man’s Pleasures: A Response” One Page Response to Reading Due

Week Six: Research, Research, Research
Tues., 6/16- Independent Research for Final Projects
Thurs., 6/18- More Research and Writing

Week Seven: It Can’t All Be Fun :<
Tues., 6/23- Research Project Peer Editing
Thurs., 6/25- Research Project Peer Editing

Week Eight: All That and They Talk Too!!
Tues., 6/30- XXX: Chapter 7
Thurs., 7/02- XXX: Chapter 3/ One Page Response to Reading Due

Week Nine: Will I Really Go Blind??
Tues., 7/07-XXX: Chapter 4
Thurs., 7/09-XXX: Chapter 5/ One Page Response to Reading Due

Week Ten: The Money Shot!!
Tues., 7/14- XXX: Chapter 6/ Research Papers Due

Thurs., 7/16- XXX: Chapter 8/ One Page Response
to Reading Due
Week Eleven: Lights, Camera, Action !!!
Tues., 7/21- Odds and Ends
Thurs., 7/23- Final Paper Presentations/ In-Class Writing Exam
Week Twelve: That’s All Folk!!!
Tues.,. 7/28- Final Paper Presentations
Thurs., 7/30- Evaluations for you and me :-)
Fri., 7/31- Last Day to Drop Courses; Study Day

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