schedule of assignments

Schedule of readings

WEEK 1
Thursday 4/2: No reading due today

WEEK 2
For Thursday 4/9:

• Read Books 1-2

• Read Joanna Kenty's thoughts on Metamorphoses Book 1 (especially the Twitter thread by Emily Wilson)

WEEK 3
Thursday 4/16:

• Read Books 3-5

• Read Stephanie McCarter and Jia Tolentino's conversation about "The Brutality of Ovid"

WEEK 4
Thursday 4/23:

• Read Books 6-7

• Read this post by Colby College students on the Arachne story

WEEK 5
Thursday 4/30:

• Read Books 8-9

• Read Sasha Barish's essay on gender dysphoria and the Metamorphoses

WEEK 6
Thursday 5/7:

• Read Books 10-11

• Read Daniel Ortberg's ranking of paintings of Orpheus and Eurydice

WEEK 7
Thursday 5/14:

• Read Books 12-13

• Read TBD

WEEK 8
Thursday 5/21:

• Read Books 14-15

• Read TBD

WEEK 9
Thursday 5/28:

• Watch final project videos

Assignments due

(all times listed are Central)

WEEK 1
Nothing due

WEEK 2
T 4/7: Blogs for Books 1-2 posted by 6 PM
W 4/8: Comments posted by 6 PM
Th 4/9: Class meeting/forums 11:50 AM

WEEK 3
T 4/14: Blogs for Books 3-5 posted by 6 PM
W 4/15: Comments posted by 6 PM
Th 4/15: Class meeting/forums 11:50 AM

WEEK 4
T 4/21: Blogs for Books 6-7 posted by 6 PM
W 4/22: Comments posted by 6 PM
Th 4/23: Class meeting/forums 11:50 AM

WEEK 5
T 4/28: Blogs for Books 8-9 posted by 6 PM
W 4/29: Comments posted by 6 PM
Th 4/30: Class meeting/forums 11:50 AM

WEEK 6
T 5/5: Blogs for Books 10-11 posted by 6 PM
W 5/6: Comments posted by 6 PM
Th 5/7: Class meeting/forums 11:50 AM

WEEK 7
T 5/12: Blogs for Books 12-13 posted by 6 PM
W 5/13: Comments posted by 6 PM
Th 5/14: Class meeting/forums 11:50 AM

WEEK 8
T 5/19: Blogs for Books 14-15 posted by 6 PM
W 5/20: Comments posted by 6 PM
Th 5/21: Class meeting/forums 11:50 AM

WEEK 9
T 5/26: Final presentations uploaded by 6 PM
Th 5/28: Class meetings/forums 11:50 AM