Schedule

Note: this schedule will be kept as up to date as possible, but if you have questions about readings or due dates, ask a classmate or Matt.

All assignments are due by 11:59pm on the date specified unless otherwise noted.

Week 1

  • W 9/30 Introductions & syllabus
  • F 9/26 A Study in Scarlet, ch. 1-2; Course agreement

Week 2

  • W 10/7 A Study in Scarlet, ch. 3-11; Googling the Victorians
  • F 10/9 A Study in Scarlet, ch. 12-14 (end); “A Study in Pink” (Sherlock BBC series episode [Netflix])

Week 3

  • W 10/14 The Sign of the Four, entire novella; “Serial” podcast episode “The Alibi” (season 1, ep. 1)
  • F 10/16 The Sign of the Four discussion continued; “Criminal” podcast episode “Mrs. Sherlock Holmes” (ep. 123)

Week 4

  • Podcast Discussion Blog Entry 1 due Mon (10/19)
  • W 10/21 “A Scandal in Bohemia,” story and Granada TV episode adaptation (starring Jeremy Brett [YouTube]); Podcasting and Copyright session with Elliott Stevens (UW Libraries) (please also read the Forbes article “The Strange Case of Mr. Holmes vs. US Copyright Law” [pdf on Drive as well])
  • F 10/23 “The Man with the Twisted Lip”

Week 5

  • W 10/28 “Five Orange Pips”
  • F 10/30 “A Case of Identity”
  • Pair Story Analysis podcast episode due Fri 10/30 Sun. Nov 1

Week 6

  • W 11/4 “The Crooked Man” Class cancelled
  • F 11/6 “The Cardboard Box”

Week 7

  • Podcast Discussion Blog Entry 2 due Mon. 11:59pm (11/9)
  • W 11/11 NO CLASS: Veteran’s Day
    • Groups 3 and 4 Adaptation Episodes due Wed. 11:59pm (11/11)
  • F 11/13 “The Speckled Band,” “The Captain of the Pole-Star” (pdf on Drive)
    • Groups 1 and 2 Narrative Episodes due Fri. 11:59pm (11/13)

Week 8

  • **New due date:** Podcast Discussion Blog Entry 2 due Mon. 11:59pm (11/16)
  • W 11/18 “The Musgrave Ritual”
    • Groups 5 and 6 Adaptation Episodes due Wed. 11:59pm (11/18)
    • Podcast Discussion responses due Wed. 11:59pm (11/18)
  • F 11/20 “The Greek Interpreter”; Miss Sherlock (ミス・シャーロック) ep. 1, “The First Case” (links on Slack) AND Group 3’s podcast episode about it

Week 9

  • W 11/25 “The Final Problem”
  • F 11/27 NO CLASS: Happy Thanksgiving!

Week 10

  • W 12/2 “The Empty House”; Enola Holmes (Netflix movie)
    • Groups 3 and 4 Narrative Episodes due Wed. 11:59pm (12/2)
  • F 12/4 The Hound of the Baskervilles, ch. 1-8 (free podcast audiobook)
    • Groups 1 and 2 Adaptation Episodes due Fri. 11:59pm (12/4)

Week 11

  • W 12/9 The Hound of the Baskervilles, ch. 9-15 (end);
    Concluding Discussion Pt. 1 – Holmes, the Police, and Justice: watch “The Fist of Modernity” (YouTube, ~20 min.)
    • Groups 5 and 6 Narrative Episodes due Wed. 11:59pm (12/9)
  • F 12/11 Concluding discussion Pt. 2 – the Cult of Sherlock Holmes
    Read David Grann, “Mysterious Circumstances” (pdf on Drive as well)

Finals Week

  • Wrap-Up Recordings due Wednesday, 12/16 (11:59pm)
  • *Optional* final revised submissions (Pair, Narrative, and Adaptation episodes) due Fri. 11:59pm (12/18)
    • Important: remember to provide documentation with timestamps on what you revised and why