PART FOUR: CHRISTINE DE PISAN,
THE BOOK OF THE CITY OF LADIES
WEEKS 6-9
Week 6: 6-10 February
Thursday 09/02:
❊ READING FOR TODAY: none (optional: 5-87)
❊ BLOG WRITING FOR TODAY: weekly commentary (5)
(appearing Friday 3 February)
❊ lecture: introduction and commentated reading, City 5-87
❊ open discussion
Week 7: 13-17 February
Tuesday 14/02:
❊ READING FOR TODAY: (City)
❊ lecture
Thursday 16/02:
❊ READING FOR TODAY: City 91-131
❊ BLOG WRITING FOR TODAY: weekly commentary (6)
(appearing Friday 10 February)
❊ lecture
❊ discussion
MID-TERM PAPER DUE AFTER THE BREAK
MID-TERM BREAK / READING WEEK: 18-26 FEBRUARY
Week 8: 27 February – 2 March
Tuesday 28/02:
❊ READING FOR TODAY: City 131-172
❊ lecture
Thursday 01/03:
❊ READING FOR TODAY: City 173-212
❊ BLOG WRITING FOR TODAY: weekly commentary (7)
❊ lecture
❊ discussion
MID-TERM PAPER DUE: in class, or by email by midnight tonight (Thursday): see Assessment
+ SIGN UP FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL FINAL PAPER MEETING (weeks 9-10)
by Sunday the 4th (noon-ish) at the latest; the schedule will be circulated by email and posted up online here that evening, ready for Monday morning
Week 9: 5 – 9 March
INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS TO DISCUSS YOUR FINAL PAPERS: throughout this week and on Monday & Tuesday of Week 10
Tuesday 06/03:
❊ READING FOR TODAY: City 213-end
❊ BLOG WRITING FOR THURSDAY: weekly commentary (8) (on The City or on Celestina)
