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Solo performance is a popular and distinctly contemporary theatrical form; variations of the solo can be found on Broadway, in stand-up comedy clubs, on TV, and in the experimental downtown New York theatre scene. Artists use solo performance as a means of relating personal stories in an intimate way, and the ability to tell one's story, orally and in writing, is a vital and powerful skill. This workshop seeks to develop students’ skills in narrative construction, public speaking, and written expression to impart the tools necessary for them to tell their own stories effectively. It also provides a rigorous challenge to the aspiring actor.
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This intensive program will excite young writers with numerous tools and alternative approaches to the writing process in either fiction or poetry. Organized into small group workshops based on students' choice of genre, key elements of the program include:
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In 2008 the head of the Nobel committee for literature declared that the Nobel Prize would not be awarded to an American author because, “The U.S. is too isolated, too insular. They don't translate enough and don't really participate in the big dialogue of literature.”
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Ever wonder what it takes to be a journalist? In this class -taught by Tracy Breton, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Providence Journal - you will learn what goes into crafting a compelling story and the different ways reporters go about collecting material. You'll learn how journalistic writing differs from other forms of writing and become a stronger writer by learning to write simple news and feature stories.
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What does it mean to categorize fiction: realist, minimalist, lyrical, postmodern? In this reading and writing intensive class, we will examine contemporary short stories, gaining familiarity with the techniques and styles that compose various literary “movements.” We will ask ourselves what is gained and what is lost when innovative writing is classified, anthologized, relegated to its particular camp. Our questioning will be rooted in hands-on engagement with narrative practice. The primary goal of this class is to equip students with the skills they need to read actively, to understand the workings of a text in its own terms. Requirements include both analytical and creative responses to daily readings. Students will hone their critical composition, and also craft original fiction, learning to think about narrative mechanics from the writer’s perspective.
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Can you write a poem or piece of prose without carefully choosing your words, without ordering them in a coherent fashion? Would you consider the flea market to be a site of inspiration and discovery? Do you believe that literature and art can be truly revolutionary? In Paris in the 1920s a group of avant-garde writers and artists answered a resounding “yes!” to these questions. By doing so, they broke with the aesthetic values and societal norms of their time. They called themselves the Surrealists, and they believed that creation and expression should not be controlled by commonly-held moral beliefs nor limited by the constraints of logic, reason, and “reality.”
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A story happens, a poem occurs, an essay unfolds: literature is an event. In this introductory "art appreciation" course for contemporary literature, we will approach the literary work not only or primarily as a recounting of experience, but as an experience in and of itself. Taught by an award-winning poet, it will foster a better understanding of how to read literature from a "writerly" perspective that is more attuned to the terms of the text itself, from the "inside out," as it were.
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Wondering how you're going to cram yourself into 500 words? Talk about your dreams without using cliche? Set yourself apart from the rest of the college-bound hopefuls? In this week-long seminar, students will receive hands-on training in how to write a well-crafted college admissions essay. Together we will discuss strategies for constructing a personal profile, and translating yourself into a specific and engaging essay. By the end of the week, students will have written and 'workshopped' a draft of their personal statement--a major step in preparing for the application process.
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After the game, when the cheering stops, a sports writer's work begins. Learn how to make sport come alive in words -- the drama, the pressure, the pivotal moments, the personalities. You will also gain deeper insights into your own athletic pursuits by learning to communicate the essence of competition. From game coverage to profiles to columns to broader issues, students will receive an overview of being a sports writer today.
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In this course, students will hone their analytical skills with close readings of some of the most thrillingly strange narratives of the last two centuries. By foregrounding the irrational side of human nature and probing the limits of perceived reality, authors like Edgar Allan Poe, E.T.A. Hoffmann, Franz Kafka, Jorge Luis Borges, and Gabriel García Márquez have greatly expanded the possibilities of literature. Their writings, poised on the blurry boundaries separating reality from fiction, provide an ideal starting point for exploring broader questions regarding human nature and the role of the imagination in human experience. We will work our way through some of the classics of fantastic literature at an intense, stimulating pace of one short story per day. Students will finish the course with a repertoire of analytical and argumentative strategies that will contribute substantially to their development as critical thinkers and writers.
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