HU 303 - Journal Writing

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Montserrat College of Art

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3 credits This course is administered by the director of the Italy Program. This course examines various ways that journal writing can be used by writers and artists to explore and develop ideas, with attention paid to the relationship between the verbal and the visual. Students keep a journal throughout the semester. During in-class writing exercises students practice techniques for improving their writing and rework sections of their journals. At the end of the semester they select material from their journals to develop into more formal pieces of writing for a broader audience. The class also looks at examples of artists', authors', and travelers' journals, such as those of Frida Kahlo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Dan Eldon, Jack Kerouac, Thomas Wolfe, and Paul Gauguin. Prerequisites: English Composition I and II and Art History I and II Fulfills: Humanities Elective, or Liberal Arts Elective

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.montserrat.edu/

Phone Number:

(978) 921-4242

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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