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 9/25 Introductions & syllabus; course expectations (mine & yours)
- Th 9/26 A Study in Scarlet, ch. 1-2; Googling the Victorians
Week 2
- M 9/30 A Study in Scarlet, ch. 3-7; Short Radio Intros
- T 10/1 A Study in Scarlet, ch. 8-11; “Serial” podcast season 1 episode 1); “Criminal” podcast episode 123 (“Mrs. Sherlock Holmes”)
- W 10/2 Library Podcasting Resources field trip: Media Arcade tour & copyright tutorial with Elliott Stevens (Allen Library Research Commons)
- Reading: “The Strange Case of Mr Holmes vs US Copyright Law” (pdf on Drive)
- Th 10/3 A Study in Scarlet, ch. 12-14 (end)
Week 3
- M 10/7 “A Study in Pink” (Sherlock BBC series episode [Netflix, UW Library DVD])
- Podcast Discussion Blog Entry 1 due Monday (10/7)
- T 10/8 “A Scandal in Bohemia,” story and Granada TV episode adaptation (starring Jeremy Brett [YouTube])
- W 10/9 “Bohemia” story and adaptation cont.
- Podcast Discussion Blog Responses 1 due Wednesday (10/9)
- Th 10/10 “The Red-Headed League,” “The Man with the Twisted Lip”
Week 4
- M 10/14 “The Five Orange Pips,” “The Gloria Scott”
- Tu 10/15 “Pips,” “Gloria Scott” cont.
- W 10/16 Podcast work day (bring your laptops!)
- Pair Story Analysis episode due Wednesday (10/16)
- Th 10/17 NO CLASS: Matt at NAVSA conference
Week 5
- M 10/21 “A Case of Identity”
- Tu 10/22 “Identity” cont.
- W 10/23 “The Crooked Man”
- Th 10/24 “Crooked” cont.
Week 6
- M 10/28 “The Creeping Man,” “The Cardboard Box”
- Podcast Discussion Blog Entry 2 due Monday (10/28)
- Tu 10/29 “Creeping,” “Cardboard” cont.
- W 10/30 “The Speckled Band,” M.R. James, “O, Whistle and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” (pdf/handout; Librivox audio)
- Groups 1 and 2 Adaptation episode due Wednesday (10/30)
- Podcast Discussion Blog Responses 2 due Wednesday (10/30)
- Th 10/31 “Speckled,” “O, Whistle” cont.
- Groups 7 and 8 Narrative episode due Friday (11/1)
Week 7
- M 11/4 “The Musgrave Ritual”
- Tu 11/5 “The Dancing Men”; Group 7 Narrative Podcast Episode
- W 11/6 “Musgrave,” “Dancing” cont.
- Groups 5 and 6 Adaptation episode due Wednesday (11/6)
- Th 11/7 Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon discussion (1943, adaptation of “The Dancing Men”) (YouTube, UW Libraries)
- Groups 3 and 4 Narrative episode due Friday (11/8)
Week 8
- M 11/11 NO CLASS: Veteran’s Day
- Tu 11/12 “The Greek Interpreter”
- W 11/13 “The Naval Treaty”; Neil Gaiman, “A Study in Emerald” (pdf/handout) (background for Gaiman: 4-min video introducing Lovecraftian horror)
- Groups 9 and 10 Adaptation episode due Wednesday (11/13)
- Th 11/14 “The Bruce Partington Plans”
Week 9
- M 11/18 “The Final Problem”; Group 8 Narrative Podcast episode
- Podcast Discussion Blog Entry 3 due Monday (11/18)
- Tu 11/19 They Might Be Giants movie discussion
- W 11/20 “Final” and Giants cont.
- Groups 1 and 2 Narrative episode due Wednesday (11/20)
- Podcast Discussion Response 3 due Wednesday (11/20)
- Th 11/21 “The Empty House”
- Groups 7 and 8 Adaptation episode due Friday (11/22)
Week 10
- M 11/25 “His Last Bow”
- Tu 11/26 The Hound of the Baskervilles, ch. 1-3
- W 11/27 NO CLASS: Happy Thanksgiving!
- Groups 5 and 6 Narrative episode due Wednesday (11/27)
- Th 11/28 NO CLASS: Happy Thanksgiving!
- Groups 3 and 4 Adaptation episode due Friday (11/29)
Week 11
- M 12/2 The Hound of the Baskervilles, ch. 4-11
- Tu 12/3 The Hound of the Baskervilles, ch. 12-15 (end)
- W 12/4 Concluding discussion part 1; David Grann, “Mysterious Circumstances” (pdf); catch-up session
- Groups 9 and 10 Narrative due Wednesday (12/4)
- Th 12/5 Concluding discussion part 2; “Could I Learn to Think like Sherlock Holmes?” (BBC “Crowd Science” podcast); course evaluations
- Final submissions (Pair, Narrative, and Adaptation episodes) due Friday (12/6)
Finals Week
- Wrap-Up Recordings due Wednesday, 12/11 (11:59pm)