BASIC PROGRAM of LIBERAL EDUCATION FOR ADULTS Spring, 2017 John Steinbeck – Tortilla Flats, The Log from the Sea of Cortez, and The Long Valley COURSE INFORMATION COURSE TITLE: CODE & SECTION LENGTH OF COURSE John Steinbeck‐Tortilla Flats, The Log BASC 50063 Section 17S1 10 WEEKS (March 27‐ June 5, No Class May from the Sea of Cortez, The Long 29) Valley INSTRUCTOR: Claudia Traudt CLASS LOCATION COURSE SCHEDULE PHONE: 312‐925‐3778 Gleacher Center DAYS: Mondays EMAIL: [email protected]
450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive TIMES: 10:00 AM – 1:15 PM Chicago IL 60611 GRAHAM SCHOOL INFORMATION PHONE: 773.702.1722 WEBSITE: https://grahamschool.uchicago.edu PREREQUISITES None ATTENDANCE POLICY Students should register before the course begins. COURSE DESCRIPTION John Steinbeck’s incarnating the life of the Salinas Valley, the particularities around Monterey, California and the Pacific thrillingly draws from geologic pre‐history, the external and inner movements of people, the uses and abuses of those lands and waters, those people, their works, their Beings and Becomings. Tortilla Flat’s raucous, picaresque vignettes paint an almost religious saga of post‐war paisanos fighting, drinking, loving, dying, surviving ‐ chapter by piquant chapter. Famously, The Log crystallizes narrative from Steinbeck’s healing and passional marine study voyage with beloved biologist‐friend Ed Ricketts, model for Doc of Cannery Row. The Long Valley’s short stories are Steinbeck's garland, litany, elegy to his Salinas. REQUIRED TEXTS 1. John Steinbeck. Tortilla Flats (Penguin) (ISBN #978‐0140187403) 2. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐. The Log from the Sea of Cortez (Penguin) (ISBN #978‐0140187441) 3. ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐. The Long Valley (Penguin) (ISBN #978‐0140187458) THE GRAHAM SCHOOL OF CONTINUING LIBERAL AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES ‐ UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO WEEKLY READING SCHEDULE WEEK Author TEXT/READING ASSIGNMENT Week 1 Date: 3/27 Steinbeck For every week, PREPARE THROUGH the passage indicated: Tortilla Flats – Chapter VII – p. 63 Week 2 Date: 4/3 Steinbeck Tortilla Flats – Chapter XII – p. 127 Week 3 Date: 4/10 Steinbeck Tortilla Flats – thru conclusion. Begin The Log of the Sea of Cortez – Intro thru Chapter 3, p. 20 Week 4 Date: 4/17 Steinbeck The Log of the Sea of Cortez – thru Chapter 11, p. 96 Week 5 Date: 4/24 Steinbeck The Log of the Sea of Cortez – thru Chapter 18, p. 157 Week 6 Date: 5/1 Steinbeck The Log of the Sea of Cortez – thru Chapter 28, p. 222 Week 7 Date: 5/8 Steinbeck Q The Log of the Sea of Cortez – thru Appendix / conclusion. Begin The Long Valley (“The Chrysanthemum” and “The White Quail”) – p. 27 Week 8 Date: 5/15 Steinbeck The Long Valley (“Flight,” “The Snake,” “Breakfast,” “the Raid,” “The Harness”) ‐ p.92 Week 9 Date: 5/22 Steinbeck The Long Valley (“The Vigilante,” “Johnny Bear,” “The Murder,” “Saint Katy the Virgin”) ‐ p. 144 REMINDER: NO CLASS on 5/29 – MEMORIAL DAY Week 10 Date: 6/5 Steinbeck The Long Valley (“The Red Pony” and “The Leader of the People” ‐ Discussion and overview This syllabus is a summary of course objectives and content, not a contract. All information in this syllabus is subject to change, with sufficient advance notice provided by the instructor. DISABILITY INFORMATION Student Disability Services (SDS) works to provide resources, support and accommodations for all students with disabilities and works to remove physical and attitudinal barriers, which may prevent their full participation in the University community. Students that would like to request accommodations should contact SDS in advance of the first class meeting at 773.702.6000 or [email protected]. THE GRAHAM SCHOOL OF CONTINUING LIBERAL AND PROFESSIONAL STUDIES ‐ UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO