Marguerite Helmers, Department of English
English 550 3 units (crs.)
Literary Study Tour - Optional Content
Representing Place and Space in Southwestern Culture
This course may be offered with different content. With a different subtitle it may be taken twice with the signature of the department chair. A course in British, American, or post-colonial literature which includes a conducted tour of sites in England, the U.S., or other regions pertinent to the focus the tour takes in any given year. Offered jointly by the English Department and the
Division of Continuing Education. Itineraries, special course fees, and specific course requirements will be available whenever the course is offered. 350/550
R E A D I I N G S
Readings will be drawn from the following~
1. Fiction: The Novel
Anaya, Rudolfo. Bless Me, Ultima. Grand Central Publishing, 1994.
Silko, Leslie Marmon. Ceremony.
Nichols, John. The Milagro Beanfield War . New York: Holt, 2000.
Cather, Willa. Death Comes for the Archbishop. New York: Modern Library, 1993.
2. Fiction: Short Fiction
Simon Ortiz, Men on the Moon: Collected Short Stories (1999). Acoma Pueblo.
3. Historical Nonfiction:
Church, Peggy Pond. House at Otowi Bridge. Albuquerque: U New Mexico P, 1973. (159 pages)
Lujan, Mabel Dodge. Edge of Taos Desert. Albuquerque: U New Mexico P, 1987 (364 pages)
4. Autobiographical Essays
LaFarge, Oliver. “New Mexico.”
The Spell of New Mexico. Ed. Tony Hillerman. Albuquerque:
U New Mexico P, 1976. 7-21.
Lawrence, D. H. “New Mexico.”
The Spell of New Mexico. Ed. Tony Hillerman. Albuquerque:
U New Mexico P, 1976. 29-36.
5. Films
The Milagro Beanfield War (drama)

Atomic Café
(documentary)
6. Drama
Doctor Atomic, an opera by John Adams and Peter Sellars (2005). Libretto and music.
7. Art
Portfolio of works by Georgia O’Keeffe, Marsden Hartley, Ansel Adams, Edward S. Curtis, and
Pueblo potters.
8. Critical Essays
Weigle, Marta. “From Desert to Disney World: The Santa Fe Railway and the Fred Harvey
Company Display the Indian southwest.” Journal of Anthropological Research. 45.1 (Spring
1989): 115-137.
Babcock, Barbara A. “’A New Mexican Rebecca’: Imagining Pueblo Women”. Journal of the
Southwest 400-437.
The Desert Is No Lady: Southwestern Landscapes in Women's Writing and Art, Vera Norwood
& Janice Monk (Editors), University of Arizona Press.
G R A D I I N G R U B R I I C E N G L I S H 5 5 0
To Receive an A To Receive a B To Receive a C
Engage in class discussions — small Engage in class discussions — small group and whole class—and all fieldtrip lectures. group and whole class and all fieldtrip lectures.
Engage in class discussions — small group and whole class and all fieldtrip lectures.
Readings:
Complete all assigned readings.
Readings:
Complete all assigned readings.
Writing Assignments (35 page minimum, excluding Reader’s
Notebook): Satisfactory completion of the following requirements.
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Research Essay (15 page minimum).
Writing Assignments (29 page minimum, excluding Reader’s
Notebook): Satisfactory completion of the following requirements.

Research Essay (15 page minimum).
Readings:
Complete all assigned readings.
Writing
Assignments
(18 page minimum, excluding
Reader’s
Notebook):
Satisfactory

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Annotated Bibliography (10 item minimum) with Critical cover essay
(5 page minimum): select one author, works, or critical issues and complete an annotated bibliography of additional secondary-source readings related to those works with a critical cover essay.
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Annotated Bibliography (8 item minimum) with Critical cover essay
(5 page minimum): select one author, works, or critical issues and complete an annotated bibliography of additional secondary-source readings related to those works with a critical cover essay. completion of the following requirements.
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Reader’s
Notebook
(daily entries on readings and
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Reader’s Notebook (daily entries
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Reader’s Notebook (daily entries site visits). on readings and site visits). on readings and site visits).
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6 Summary
 5 Summary & Response papers
(3 pages per response):
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The novel
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Short fiction
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Historical nonfiction
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Film or Drama
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Art
 3 Summary & Response papers
(3 pages per response).

The novel

Historical nonfiction

Art
& Response papers (3 pages per response).


The novel
Short fiction

Historical nonfiction

Film

Drama

Art
Presentation:
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Teach one class while on the tour related to an author, work, or critical issue. (Base this on the
Annotated Bibliography and Critical
Cover Essay)
Presentation:

Teach one class while on the tour related to an author, work, or critical issue. (Base this on the
Annotated Bibliography and Critical
Cover Essay)
Presentation:

Teach one class while on the tour related to an author, work, or critical issue.
Abide by all Class & Off-Campus
Field trip Policies
Abide by all Class & Off-Campus
Field trip Policies
Abide by all
Class & Off-
Campus Field trip Policies