Blog posts are due by 10:59pm on Thursdays, with the exception of the introductory post, which is due (also by 10:59pm) on the date indicated.
week 1 (Sep 11): Introductions
Introductory blog post due (Sep 13)
week 2 (Sep 18): Ernaux (France, b. 1940), The Possession (2002)
September 18: for RMST 495 students: Contract (PDF) due
week 3 (Sep 25): Ferrante (Italy, b. 1950?), The Days of Abandonment (2002)
week 4 (Oct 2): Di Pietrantonio (Italy, b. 1962), A Girl Returned (2017)
week 5 (Oct 9): Thúy (Canada, b. 1968), Ru (2009)
week 6 (Oct 16): Lisboa (Brazil, b. 1970), Symphony in White (2001)
October 16: Last date to make changes to your contract
week 7 (Oct 23): Schweblin (Argentina, b. 1978), Little Eyes (2018)
(Note: There will be no in-person discussion this week, because I am involved in a workshop on alternative grading; blog posts are, however, due as normal.)
week 8 (Oct 30): Slimani (Morocco/France, b. 1981), Lullaby (2016)
week 9 (Nov 6): Pereira de Almeida (Angola/Portugal, b. 1982), That Hair (2015)
week 10 (Nov 13): Sosa Villada (Argentina, b. 1982), Bad Girls (2019)
November 13: For RMST 520 students: 250-word abstract/proposal due for final paper
week 11 (Nov 20): Luiselli (Mexico, b. 1983), The Story of My Teeth (2013)
week 12 (Nov 27): Serrano (Spain, b. 1989), Discontent (2023)
week 13 (Dec 4): Solà (Catalonia, b. 1990), When I Sing, Mountains Dance (2019)
Additional, concluding blog post due (Dec 3)
Dec 11: For RMST 520 students: final paper due