CALENDAR
WEEK 1: How are we going to define academic memoirs?
Wed. 9/9
Due: “Techno-VELCRO to Techno-memoria” by Patricia Freitag Ericsson & Paul Muhlhauser
“They Call Me Dr. Ore” by Ersula Ore
“The Tale of Two Soundscapes: The Story of my Listening Body” by Steph Ceraso
“How to Write a Memoir” by William Zinsser
“3 Rules to Write World-Changing Memoir” by Jeff Goins
“This Is How You Write a Memoir: Rules for the much-maligned form” by Katie Roiphe
WEEK 2: What has been the impact of academic memoirs?
Wed. 9/16
Due: Academic Lives: Memoir, Cultural Theory, and the University by Cynthia G. Franklin
WEEK 3: How do we conduct research on the self and our families for academic memoirs?
Wed. 9/23
Due: Beyond the Archives: Research as Lived Process by Gesa E. Kirsch and Liz Rohan. Read the following sections: Introduction (1-9), Part 2 (47 – 80) and Part 3 (83-135)
“To Preserve, Digitize, and Project: On the Process of Composing Other People’s Lives” by Jody Shipka
WEEK 4:
Wed. 9/30
Due: NO CLASS. I’ll be at Washington State University.
WEEK 5: What storytelling and theoretical choices do we make as we condense our lives into a book?
Wed. 10/7
Due: Bootstraps: From an Academic of Color by Victor Villanueva
Skype Conversation with Victor Villanueva (5pm)
WEEK 6: How do we blend different literary genres into our memoirs?
Wed. 10/14
Due: Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria Anzaldúa
WEEK 7: How do we explore the memoir in short form?
Wed. 10/21
Due: “The Quiet Country Closet: Reconstructing a Discourse for Closeted Rural Experiences” by Garrett W. Nichols
“The Bubble” by Daniel Anderson
“Being Placed (Not!): Edited Popcycle” by Sarah Arroyo
“Road Trip” by Lynda Rutledge
“Custom Orthotics Changed my Life” by Richard Holeton
WEEK 8: How do we use our academic journey as a memoir topic?
Wed. 10/28
Due: Chapter 3 of Transnational Literate Lives in Digital Times by Gail E. Hawisher, Cynthia L. Selfe, Patrick W. Berry, Maria Lovett, Shafinaz Ahmed, Sophie Dewayani, and Yu-Kyung Kang
“The Essence of a Traveller’s Path” by Ashley J. Holmes
“Writing Myself Into Existence: A Writer's Odyssey in the Form of an Abecedarian of Sorts” by Arthur Asa Berger
WEEK 9: How do we explore our family histories through memoir?
Wed. 11/4
Due: “The Olive Project” by Erin Anderson
“Bridge: a duet” by Steph Ceraso
“How the Internet Saved my Daughter and How Social Media Saved My Family” by Mark C. Santos
Skype Conversation with Steph Ceraso (6 pm)
WEEK 10: What stories are missing?
Wed. 11/11
Due: “I Wish We Were Reading/Watching/Listening to/Experiencing This” Presentations
WEEK 11: How do we collaborate in creating memoirs and how do we explore our experience in different genres?
Wed. 11/18
Due: Everyday Chica: Music and More by Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés with musical accompaniment by Kevin Meehan and Jorge Milanés (CD).
“The Law of Progress” by Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés
“Three Mini Essays on Writing and Reading: Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés” by Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés
"Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés Reading 'Barbie'"
“An Interview with Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés” by Kevin Meehan (PDF).
Skype Conversation with Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés (7pm)
WEEK 12
Wed. 11/25
Due: NO CLASS. THANKSGIVING BREAK.
WEEK 13: How do we combine short memoirs into a longer piece?
Wed. 12/2
Due: Provocations by Jody Shipka, Alexandra Hidalgo, Erin Anderson, and Trisha Campbell
Skype Conversation with Erin Anderson (5 pm)
WEEK 14: What are our own stories?
Wed. 12/9
Due: Final Project Presentations
Wed. 9/9
Due: “Techno-VELCRO to Techno-memoria” by Patricia Freitag Ericsson & Paul Muhlhauser
“They Call Me Dr. Ore” by Ersula Ore
“The Tale of Two Soundscapes: The Story of my Listening Body” by Steph Ceraso
“How to Write a Memoir” by William Zinsser
“3 Rules to Write World-Changing Memoir” by Jeff Goins
“This Is How You Write a Memoir: Rules for the much-maligned form” by Katie Roiphe
WEEK 2: What has been the impact of academic memoirs?
Wed. 9/16
Due: Academic Lives: Memoir, Cultural Theory, and the University by Cynthia G. Franklin
WEEK 3: How do we conduct research on the self and our families for academic memoirs?
Wed. 9/23
Due: Beyond the Archives: Research as Lived Process by Gesa E. Kirsch and Liz Rohan. Read the following sections: Introduction (1-9), Part 2 (47 – 80) and Part 3 (83-135)
“To Preserve, Digitize, and Project: On the Process of Composing Other People’s Lives” by Jody Shipka
WEEK 4:
Wed. 9/30
Due: NO CLASS. I’ll be at Washington State University.
WEEK 5: What storytelling and theoretical choices do we make as we condense our lives into a book?
Wed. 10/7
Due: Bootstraps: From an Academic of Color by Victor Villanueva
Skype Conversation with Victor Villanueva (5pm)
WEEK 6: How do we blend different literary genres into our memoirs?
Wed. 10/14
Due: Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria Anzaldúa
WEEK 7: How do we explore the memoir in short form?
Wed. 10/21
Due: “The Quiet Country Closet: Reconstructing a Discourse for Closeted Rural Experiences” by Garrett W. Nichols
“The Bubble” by Daniel Anderson
“Being Placed (Not!): Edited Popcycle” by Sarah Arroyo
“Road Trip” by Lynda Rutledge
“Custom Orthotics Changed my Life” by Richard Holeton
WEEK 8: How do we use our academic journey as a memoir topic?
Wed. 10/28
Due: Chapter 3 of Transnational Literate Lives in Digital Times by Gail E. Hawisher, Cynthia L. Selfe, Patrick W. Berry, Maria Lovett, Shafinaz Ahmed, Sophie Dewayani, and Yu-Kyung Kang
“The Essence of a Traveller’s Path” by Ashley J. Holmes
“Writing Myself Into Existence: A Writer's Odyssey in the Form of an Abecedarian of Sorts” by Arthur Asa Berger
WEEK 9: How do we explore our family histories through memoir?
Wed. 11/4
Due: “The Olive Project” by Erin Anderson
“Bridge: a duet” by Steph Ceraso
“How the Internet Saved my Daughter and How Social Media Saved My Family” by Mark C. Santos
Skype Conversation with Steph Ceraso (6 pm)
WEEK 10: What stories are missing?
Wed. 11/11
Due: “I Wish We Were Reading/Watching/Listening to/Experiencing This” Presentations
WEEK 11: How do we collaborate in creating memoirs and how do we explore our experience in different genres?
Wed. 11/18
Due: Everyday Chica: Music and More by Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés with musical accompaniment by Kevin Meehan and Jorge Milanés (CD).
“The Law of Progress” by Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés
“Three Mini Essays on Writing and Reading: Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés” by Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés
"Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés Reading 'Barbie'"
“An Interview with Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés” by Kevin Meehan (PDF).
Skype Conversation with Cecilia Rodríguez Milanés (7pm)
WEEK 12
Wed. 11/25
Due: NO CLASS. THANKSGIVING BREAK.
WEEK 13: How do we combine short memoirs into a longer piece?
Wed. 12/2
Due: Provocations by Jody Shipka, Alexandra Hidalgo, Erin Anderson, and Trisha Campbell
Skype Conversation with Erin Anderson (5 pm)
WEEK 14: What are our own stories?
Wed. 12/9
Due: Final Project Presentations
