World Literature Schedule

Luck... real lucky...

That's what I believe you are right now. Now with all that sudden holidays and leaves...

Real lucky.

And unlucky, if you will.

I mean, what will we gain after all these.. vacations?

Now, for you to be prepared - and you know that being prepared makes one feel at least in control of things - I guess you need to plan ahead. And this little schedule I prepared will suffice for that.

Now, kindly take note of the Fridays. I love Fridays. Lots and lots of fun things to do on Fridays, don't you think?

But that's just my opinion, of course. Well, just take a look.


University of Santo Tomas
World Literatures
Course Outline


NOV 19 What is Literature

NOV 22 •“Literature of Knowledge and
Literature of Power”
– Thomas de Quincy

NOV 24 •“Educating the Literary Taste”
– Pas Latorena

NOV 26 •“Why Literature?”
– Mario Vargas Llosa

NOV 29 “Songbirds of Pain” – Garry Kilworth

DEC 1 “Sonnet 29” – William Shakespeare

DEC 3 QUIZ

DEC 6 "The Lawsuit"
Naguib Mahfouz

DEC 8 "Running Shoes"
Rick Barret

DEC 10 Quiz

DEC 13 "Chabela Wedding Cake"
from Like Water for Chocolate
Laura Esquivel

DEC 15 film viewing

"Like Water for Chocolate"
or"Chocolat" starring
Johnny Depp

DEC 17 Review [paskuhan]

CHRISTMAS VACATION (as if you don't know)

JAN 3 "After Great Pain A Formal
Feeling Comes"
Emily Dickinson

JAN 5 "Management of Grief"
Bharati Mukherjee

JAN 7 Quiz

JAN 10 "Mlissa"
Alice Walker

JAN 12 "The Blank Page"
Isak Dinesen

JAN 14 Quiz [review]


JAN 17-21 PRELIMS


JAN 24 "At The Portagee's"
Alex La Guma

JAN 26 "Nightsong City"
Dennis Brutus

JAN 28 Quiz

JAN 31 Reporting 1


FEB 2 Reporting 2

FEB 4 Lecture / Discussion
Light Quiz

FEB 7 Reporting 3

FEB 9 Reporting 4

FEB 11 Lecture / Discussion
Light Quiz

FEB 14 Reporting 5

FEB 16 Reporitng 6

FEB 18 Lecture / Discussion
Light Quiz

FEB 21 Reporting 7

FEB 23 Reporting 8

FEB 25 Lecture / Discussion
Light Quiz

FEB 28 Make Up Reports

MAR 2 Make Up Reports

MAR 4 Make Up Reports

MAR 7 Make Up Reports
MAR 9 Make Up Reports

MAR 11 Make Up Reports

MAR 14 Review

MAR 16 Review

MAR 17 Review

MAR 21 TO 25 FINAL EXAMS


Oohh... and did you see the dates of your major exams?
Tough one, eh?




Byte me!

What we need is a textbook!

Okay so it's a bit late in the afternoon, but still I am a man of my word.

For our subject in World Literatures, here is what we are to use,

Views: Between Borders, Beyond Barriers
Understanding Peoples and Cultures Through World Literatures

This is by:
Ferdinand Lopez, Luciana Urquiola, and Remedios Biavati

It costs about P395 so you better save it instead of using it to watch the latest Harry Potter film.

Well... See you tomorrow, kids.

And just a fair warning... we only have a few meetings before Christmas break, can you believe that?

Just look at this

Anyway... here's my favorite Batman film, next to The Dark Knight.



Byte me!

Welcome!

Welcome to the second semester.

I hope that anyone reading this is seated cozily, tucked and comfy.
And for your delectable entertainment, I shall brief you now that you are with me for the rest of the school year.

Now, for starters, please be reminded that for the MWF classes only 15 minutes is allowed for you to be late, those arriving after 15 minutes may still be admitted in class yet will already be considered absent.

For those in TTH classes, 30 minutes is the maximum grace period.

Also, since all of us use the same classroom with all other classes, we might as well be courteous and have a responsibility to at least keep the premises as clean as can be. We don't want to have... "new" classmates, do we now? You know what I mean.

With regards to the use of mobile phones, I am not too strict. Knowing that we cannot stop anyone from texting or calling us, be at lease courteous enough to ask permission and take the call outside.

Well, that's it for now...

Now remember, kids, it's good to be good because it isn't bad.

And here's a little reminder from our dearest friend, Bert the Turtle...
These are happy times!






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And so the first 100 days have passed.

Noting our *ehem* president's achievements, I would rather concur with Prof. Pablo Manalastas. You all know that everyone was thinking "anyone else but Arroyo" was the fave word of the day. But then again, who we ended up with this time?




One thing to use and still covered with a dirtty sheet full of cobwebs: Brains.


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Something uplifting for a change

after having been through one heck of a nightmare concerning my son's health, I guess it's okay to unwind now that the crisis is nearly over.

Here's a something to stare at...



nice, huh?
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Just got back from the grave...

And so after a long and grueling month, we are back... after a fashion. And look at what I dug up from the grave.

And just in time for Halloween, too...


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Manila Police Training - Revealed!

The media has recently revealed how the Manila Police has been training prior to the Quirino Incident.

No offense but I got this from one of my sources...



Nice.

And as for the media group themselves? You say YOU are all WILLING to agree to a NEWS BLACKOUT if in case the government imposes it?

DON'T YOU REMEMBER the LAST TIME then President Joseph Estrada imposed THAT on you during the war against the MILF and Abu Sayyaff? YOU VIOLENTLY REACTED! Saying there will be human rights violations!!

Come on! Accept it! You are ALSO TO BLAME FOR WHAT HAPPENED LAST MONDAY!!
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