Dusklands on Monday

Dear Thandi and Gustav,

Just to confirm that we will meet from 10.30 - 12.30 on Monday morning. Gustav will introduce us to Dusklands, and then we will spend some time discussing each of the narratives in detail. Apart from preparation for the novel, please could you also do the following:


1) Remember to comment in detail on one another's posts from last week - your comments could include suggestions for new directions of enquiry, questions about content or about argument, as well as editorial mark-ups.


2) Offer written responses to the following questions. Your answers will be private to yourselves, unless you wish to share them with me. Please bring them with you to class to exchange with your classmate:





- What do you feel you have learned about South African literature, about modernism, or about any other topic so far on the course?

- Are you aware of areas of inquiry which you feel we have touched on, but would like to know much more about? If so, can you indicate what they are (perhaps these would have to do with particular authors, particular disciplines, or literary periods).

- Which texts have you enjoyed reading? Which texts have you not enjoyed?

- How do you feel about the format of the discussions either in class or on the blog? Do you have suggestions for improving these in any way?

- Any other thoughts or comments that you would like to note down at this point.   You may also have thoughts to share on the weekend away.


We will spend 10 minutes of classtime talking about your thoughts here, but you only need to share your reflections in written form with your classmate and not with me.

In other words, please try to be as frank as possible  :).

See you on Monday.

Lannie