For Thursday (Feb.2), read Ben Lindbergh’s essay – – “Post-Apocalyptic Media in the Time of a Pandemic.” Lindbergh’s brief piece reflects on his fascination with post-apocalyptic narratives as the COVID-19 pandemic engulfed the world.
In a short piece of writing (no more than 250 words) think about and respond to these questions: What is the main reason Lindbergh seems to settle on to explain his fixation on post-apocalyptic narrative in the spring of 2020? How does Lindbergh’s explanation jibe with your own (possible) fixation or appreciation for post-apocalyptic narrative in these pandemic times?
You will submit your response via google docs. See this page for some basic instructions about how to create and share your writing with me. Try to finish your writing by and share your document with me by Friday (Feb. 3) at noon.
If you want to get a head start on our next in-class session, read Richard Matheson’s I Am Legend (1954). You can find an online/free/downloadable copy of the book here.
Final note. For those who have requested and received permission numbers to enroll in the class, I received this communication from SFSU administration this morning: “Note: Permission numbers won’t allow a student to enroll in a full or closed course until the second week of classes, although some AOCs and department chairs have access to issue permission numbers that will let a student into a class that is full/closed.” In other words, you won’t be able to actually use the permission number until next week. Ours is not to reason why – – evidently. If you’ve received a permission number, hang in there. All will be well.