ENGL 1A: Don't Call It a Comeback—The '90s Revisited
Sunday, December 13, 2020
Week 18: Y2K
Week 18: Y2K (1999)
Mon 12.14, 9:45 a.m. - 12 p.m. (final Exam)
Class: Course Wrap-up
Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)
Sunday, December 6, 2020
Week 17: The iMac (1998)
Week 17: The iMac (1998)
No class meetings
Upcoming:
Final Exam-
Week 18: Y2K (1999)
Mon 12.14, 9:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Class: Course Wrap-up Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)
Sunday, November 29, 2020
Week 16: Titanic (1997)
Week 16: Titanic (1997)
Mon 11.30/Wed 12.2*
Class: Multimedia presentations
Due: EXPOSITORY
*Final regular class meeting of the semester
Upcoming:
Week 17: The iMac (1998)
No class meetings
Final Exam: Week 18: Y2K (1999)
Mon 12.14, 9:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Class: Course Wrap-up
Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)
Saturday, November 28, 2020
Back in the Day News 11.28
- 12°: How much hotter the Arctic is since the '90s (Daily Mail)
- Legendary director Martin Scorsese names his favorite 90s films (Screen Rant)
- David Dinkins, elected in 1990 as NYC's first black mayor, dies at 93 (CommercialObserver)
- The Mandalorian teases a major '90s Star Wars Expanded Universe villain (ComicBook)
- Twenty-six years later, "All I Want for Christmas is You" is climbing the charts once again (Entertainment Weekly)
Sunday, November 22, 2020
Week 15: The Chicago Bulls (1997)
Week 15: The Chicago Bulls (1997)
Mon 11.23/Wed 11.25 (NO CLASS—THANKSGIVING)
Class: Multimedia presentations
Upcoming:
Week 16: Titanic (1997)
Mon 11.30/Wed 12.2*
Class: Multimedia presentations
Due: EXPOSITORY
*Final regular class meeting of the semester
Week 17: The iMac (1998)
No class meetings
Final Exam:
Week 18: Y2K (1999)
Mon 12.14, 9:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Class: Course Wrap-up Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)
Saturday, November 21, 2020
Back in the Day News 11.21
- Is it true that 1992 was the last time Rudy Giuliani tried a case in court? (KVUE-TV)
- Season five of The Crown to delve into the Royal Family's tumultuous 1990s (Daily Express)
- Family recreates the perfect Home Alone Christmas decorations (TMZ)
- 1994: When music met the Internet (CBC News)
- Hulu debuts its Animaniacs reboot (NBc News)
Sunday, November 15, 2020
Week 14: Scream (1996)
Week 14: Scream (1996)
Mon 11.16/Wed 11.18
Read: COL—Ch. 51: Two Hurdles – Epilogue: Apocalyptic Dreams
Class: Reading discussion; Multimedia presentations
Upcoming:
Week 15: The Chicago Bulls (1997)
Mon 11.23/Wed 11.25 (NO CLASS—THANKSGIVING)
Class: Multimedia presentations
Week 16: Titanic (1997)
Mon 11.30/Wed 12.2*
Class: Multimedia presentations
Due: EXPOSITORY
*Final regular class meeting of the semester
Week 17: The iMac (1998)
No class meetings
Final Exam:
Week 18: Y2K (1999)
Mon 12.14, 9:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Class: Course Wrap-up
Due: ENGLISH DEPARTMENT ASSESSMENT (SUBMIT VIA CANVAS BY 5 P.M.)