CSUN English 114-B: Spring 2020 Tentative Reading List
Required Texts
- Bacigalupi, Paolo. Ship Breaker. 2010. aka SB
- Norton Field Guide to Writing: with Readings and Handbook. 4th
edition. Bullock, Goggin and Weinberg eds. Norton. New York, 2016.
- Sustainability: a Reader for Writers. Ed. Carl
Herndl. Oxford UP. New York. 2014. ISBN:
978-0-19-994750-8.
- A college level dictionary.
Refer to the Canvas for the class
schedule and due dates. Tentative readings and other materials may change as class
progresses.
- Project Space: Trash and Sustainability
- Royte. Garbage Land: the Trail of Trash various excerpts
retrieved in Mahara or as HO.
- Carson, Rachel.: "The Obligation to Endure." Excerpt from Silent
Spring (4 - 11)
- Suzuki, David. "The Sacred Balance." HO
- Diamond. "The World as a Polder." (15 - 27)
- Hardin, Garret. "Tragedy of the Commons." (28 - 46).
- Leonard, Annie. "The Story of Stuff." video
- "The Gleaners and I." Varda. Video.
- Sample paper: "Rare Earth Elements: Economics of Waste and Recovery, "
Project Text: critical analysis
- Ship Breaker.
- Le Guin, Ursula K. Science Fiction (HO)
- Mantsios. "Class in America." (HO)
Project Web
Students will be asked to show required books for the class. All reading must be completed before class to facilitate useful discussion. Substitutions and changes will be announced in class as well as on the
web. Students who come to class without material for that day may be dismissed for that day and must meet with me in my office before returning to the next class.
Last Revised Jan 2020