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3.00 Credits
West Coast writings, particularly those of California, of the twentieth century. A look at Pacific Rim culture, its unique geographic situation, Native American background and the mix of Hispanic, Asian, Anglo and African American settlers. Then to focus on three distinct but overlapping literary scenes: San Francisco Renaissance, West Coast Beat and Language poetry. Bay Area arts hold a distinct flavor-jazz, rock, Zen, Gnosticism, letterpress printing, camp and collage. Readings include Indian song, haiku by Japanese American internees of WW II detention camps and writers de Angulo, Snyder, Scalapino, Helen Adam, Duncan, Hejinian, Mackey. Each student writes three papers and makes one classroom presentation. Open to W&L and W&P students only, others by permission of the department.
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3.00 Credits
Is it possible for a woman to be Is femininity definable What have been the consequences of variously addressing these questions What has been the impact of psychoanalytic theory, linguistics, critical theory and cultural studies on feminist thought And what impact has feminist theory had in the academy, the literary arts and popular culture The course examines these and related questions through reading and discussing a few dead white males and the works of, among others, Goldman, Beauvoir, Irigaray, Kristeva and Butler. Open to W&L and W&P students only, others by permission of the department.
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3.00 Credits
This is a workshop based on the idea that "translation" equals "transformation." How do the choices we make in vocabulary, style, conceptual approach, when we write anything at all, "translate our thoughts into words," affect the result How do we know that the literature in translation is an accurate reflection of the original Can translated literature ever reach the aesthetic and emotional immediacy of texts we are able to read in their original (or "our") language These are some of the questions we'll be examining while also attempting to create our own translations, either from languages we know, or from one kind of English to another. Open to W&L and W&P students only, others by permission of the department.
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3.00 Credits
This workshop is for those who want to write better. The student's prose is the focus for half of each workshop. To improve awareness and provide subject matter, we examine social class in American fiction. Drawing on such authors as Lorrie Moore, Charles Bukowski, Grace Paley, Richard Brautigan, Ray Carver, Jhumpa Lahiri, A.M. Homes and others, the course demonstrates how race, gender and age impact the writer, his/her works and class. The American social lie of a classless society undergoes loving scrutiny and high hilarity. Open to W&L students, other by permission of the department.
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3.00 Credits
Prosody is the study of verse structure through its phonic, rhythmic and semantic elements. Syllable and sound, syntax and grammar, form and meaning all interact within the weave of poetic "making." In this course we begin to see and feel the ways in which poetry written in English has gone about patterning linguistic elements and artfully drawing attention to imaginative rhythmic expression. We track the most important prosodic innovations that have revolutionized poetic form and content over the past five hundred years in British and American poetry. Requirements include response papers and a substantial final paper. Open to W&L majors and MFA W&P students only, others by permission of the department.
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3.00 Credits
As the culminating graduation requirement of the W&P department, each candidate must complete a manuscript of creative work (25-30 pages) representing the best of their workshop writing at Naropa and a critical thesis, a work of original scholarly research (15-20 pages). This course serves as a workshop for these final projects, with special attention to the critical thesis, offering structure and critique for its planning, drafting and revisions. Open to W&L students in their final semester.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Project Outreach places students in local schools and other institutions to encourage creative compositions through writing exercises that inspire and instruct participants in making works out of words. Students go out into the world as literary activists, sharpening and extending their own teaching skills. Open to W&L and W&P students only, others by permission of the department.
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