{"id":76,"date":"2019-10-05T20:47:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T03:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mattpoland.net\/sherlockpod\/?page_id=76"},"modified":"2020-10-10T16:33:11","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T23:33:11","slug":"course-description-19","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/mattpoland.net\/sherlockpod\/schedule\/archive\/course-description-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Course Description (Au 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>English 200C (Reading Literary\nForms): Podcasting Sherlock Holmes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Matthew Poland (mjpoland at uw dot edu)<\/li><li>MTuWTh 11:30-12:20<\/li><li>Smith 407<\/li><li>Office hours: M 12:30-1:30 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washington.edu\/maps\/#!\/PDL\">PDL<\/a> B5E), Th 12:30-1:30 (<a href=\"https:\/\/henryart.org\/visit\/cafe\">Henry Gallery Cafe<\/a>) <strong><em>or by appointment<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI hear of Sherlock everywhere\u2026\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This\ncourse will focus on two popular forms of \u201cnew\u201d media: the podcast in the\n2010s, and the detective story in the 1890s. We will use one to explore the\nother by writing, researching, and recording podcast episodes that explore the\nuniverse of Sherlock Holmes, one of the world literature\u2019s best-known\ncharacters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\nthis class, we will read and discuss short stories, investigating the features\nof recorded language in order to understand the many possible ways it can be\nmade effectively expressive. We will implement this knowledge by making a\npodcast, developing compositional skills that address particular audiences and\nsituations but also can be generalized across situations and media. These podcast\nepisodes will require the same level of rigorous analysis, planning, and\ncomposition more conventional essay assignments would. By learning how to craft\nthis particular form, you will develop habits that help you communicate in\ndifferent academic and professional settings.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\npodcast and the detective story both try to make sense of their audiences\u2019\nfeelings of living in a busy, confusing world. Podcasts are modular and mobile:\nwe take them with us and tune in to short bursts of information or storytelling\nwhich fit in to our hectic lives. They use particular narrative and rhetorical\ntools to create an identity that persists across episodes, and the intimacy of\nhuman voices to engage their audiences. Similarly, detective stories originated\nin a complex, overpopulated media environment, and had to find ways to stand\nout. Victorians are now associated with stern moralizing (unfairly \u2013 somewhat).\nBut in their moment, they were intensely self-conscious about being modern. The\nresidents of Victorian London lived at the center of the first fully\nindustrialized society and an expansive empire. They had a sense of the time\nthey lived in as distinct from the past and oriented toward an exciting,\nsometimes frightening, future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who\nbetter to help us investigate these worlds than Sherlock Holmes? His cases\nreflect on and respond to the complexities of modern existence. His methods\nalso translate across different time periods and contexts, and have been\nadapted into every subsequent media form. We will join in by discussing the\nstories, refining your reading and analytical skills. Our podcast will build on\nour discussions and generate new ideas for class. To help the process, you will\nwrite brief analyses of a podcast you subscribe to and respond to your\nclassmates\u2019 reflections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Required Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sherlock Holmes: The Complete\nStories with Illustrations from the \u2018Strand\u2019 Magazine <\/em>(Wordsworth Editions, ISBN 9781840220766, $24.99\nnew at UW Bookstore)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note:\nPlease purchase<strong><em> this exact edition <\/em><\/strong>(new or used) to make finding passages in\nclass more efficient.It is available\nat the UW Bookstore and online. If this requirement constitutes a hardship, let\nme know and we\u2019ll work something out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Additional Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>All\nsupplemental readings and materials will be posted on our Google Drive andcourse website<\/li><li>Download\nthe free audio recording\/editing software Audacity<\/li><li>Download\na podcast listening app for your device<\/li><li>Internet\naccess, UW Net ID and password, UW email account that you <strong>check every day.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English 200C (Reading Literary Forms): Podcasting Sherlock Holmes Matthew Poland (mjpoland at uw dot edu) MTuWTh 11:30-12:20 Smith 407 Office hours: M 12:30-1:30 (PDL B5E), Th 12:30-1:30 (Henry Gallery Cafe) or by appointment \u201cI hear&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":618,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-76","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mattpoland.net\/sherlockpod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mattpoland.net\/sherlockpod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mattpoland.net\/sherlockpod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mattpoland.net\/sherlockpod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mattpoland.net\/sherlockpod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/mattpoland.net\/sherlockpod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":617,"href":"http:\/\/mattpoland.net\/sherlockpod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/76\/revisions\/617"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mattpoland.net\/sherlockpod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mattpoland.net\/sherlockpod\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}