["X" or Experimental Version of Course for Online Instruction Only. See also supplementary Gauchospace site supporting this course.]
See notices below about how this course has been adapted on an emergency basis for the COVID-19 virus and COLA strike situations. (See also FAQ on special course procedures in Spring 2020) |
During the COVID-19 virus emergency, many students will not be on campus and the UCEN Bookstore and UCSB Library Course Reserves will be closed. Therefore, students must purchase the two required hard-copy books for English 25 from an online vendor. Please search online for the two books listed below and purchase them to be shipped to your location as soon as possible.
All other readings in English 25 are online (either on the Web or in a folder on the supplementary Gauchospace site supporting this course) and are linked from the course Schedule. |
Purchase the following books at the UCEN Bookstore or elsewhere.
(The books and reader will also be on 2-hour course reserve at the UCSB Library)
Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49 (Harper Perennial, 2006) ISBN-13: 978-0060913076 Available at UCEN Bookstore Purchase from Amazon, or search for other online vendors. (Please purchase this specific edition if possible: ISBN-13 number: 978-0060913076) (Same edition as ISBN-10: 006091307X) |
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William Gibson, Neuromancer (ACE, 1984) ISBN-13: 978-0441007462 Available at UCEN Bookstore Purchase from Amazon, or search for other online vendors. (Please purchase this specific edition if possible: ISBN-13 number: 978-0441007462) (Same edition as ISBN-10: 0441007465)
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All other readings are online either on the Web or on Gauchospace (and are linked from the course Schedule page).
During the COLA strike by TAs, the below assignment (creating your system for working with online readings) will not be checked by the TAs. The assignment has thus been changed to optional instead of required. However, it is strongly recommended that you conduct this assignment because it will benefit your work with all the online readings in the course (and in other courses too!). |
Because so many readings are online (an increasingly prevalent trend in college courses), students will need to develop a method or workflow for themselves that optimizes their ability to study the materials. For your section meeting in Week 2 of the course, bring on your laptop or other digital device copies of the two assigned readings for Week 1 of the course (originally PDFs) plus at least one of the readings for Week 2 that was originally a Web page. You need to demonstrate to your TA that you have a method for downloading, storing in an organized way, and highlighting or annotating the readings. (If you do not own a laptop, tablet, or other digital device, then bring a printed copy of one assigned reading.)
Guide to Downloading and Managing Online Readings:
While everyone has their own personal preferences and technical preferences, the following are some suggested options for handling online materials: