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3.00 Credits
Staff This course will examine the tools that literary writers bring to factual reporting and how these tools enhance the stories they tell. Readings will include reportage, polemical writing and literary reviewing. The issues of point-of-view and subjectivity, the uses of irony, forms of persuasion, clarity of expression and logic of construction will be discussed. The importance of context-the role of the editor and the magazine, the expectations of the audience, censorship and self-censorship-will be considered . Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
Murdock, Staff This class explores the vast and intoxicating world of children's literature. Teaching in sequence, six well known children's authors (Paul Acampora, Jen Bryant, Elizabeth Mosier, Catherine Murdock, Alexander Stadler, and David Wiesner) will examine the specific requirements of such genres as picture books, chapter books and young adult novels, the creation of compelling characters and voice, the roles of illustration and page composition in story narration, and the ever-evolving fairy tale. In-class discussion and peer review augment students' own writing and their analysis of an abundance of published work.
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3.00 Credits
D.Torday An exploration of approaches to writing short fiction designed to strengthen skills of experienced student writers as practitioners and critics. Requires writing at least five pages each week, workshopping student pieces, and reading texts ranging from realist stories to metafictional experiments and one-page stories to the short novella, to explore how writers can work within tight confines. Prerequisite: ARTW 260 or work demon-strating equivalent expertise in writing short fiction. A writing sample of 5-10 pages in length (prose fiction) must be submitted to the English Department by the end of the Fall 2008 semester to be considered for this course.
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3.00 Credits
Staff This course presumes that reading and writing are inextricably linked, and that the only way to write intelligent and interesting poetry is to read as much of it as possible. Writing assignments will be closely connected to syllabus reading, and may include working in forms such as ecphrastic poems, dramatic monologues, prose poems, translations, imitations and parodies. Prerequisite: ARTW 261 or work demonstrating equivalent familiarity with the basic forms of poetry in English. A writing sample of 5-7 poems must be submitted to the English Department to be considered for this course. Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
A.Herzog This course challenges students of playwriting to further develop their unique voices and improve their technical skills in writing for the stage. We will examine how great playwrights captivate a live audience through their mastery of character, story and structure. Students will complete bi-weekly playwriting assignments of 10-12 pages and, ultimately, a one-act play of 30-40 pages. Readings include plays by Ibsen, Chekhov, Beckett, Lorraine Hansberry, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, August Wilson and others. Prerequisite: ARTW 262; or suitable experience in directing, acting or playwriting; or submission of a work sample of 10 pages of dialogue.
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25.00 Credits
D.Torday An advanced workshop for students with a strong background in fiction writing who want to write a novel. Students are expected to write intensively, taking advantage of the structure and support of the class to complete the first draft of a (25,000-30, 000 word) novel/novella. Students will examine elements of fiction in their work and in novels on the reading list, exploring strategies for sustaining the writing of a long work. Prerequisite: ARTW 260 or proof of interest and ability. Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
Staff This course will enable students to complete one or two longer memoirs in the semester. The syllabus readings will focus on book-length memoirs by authors such as Frank Conroy, Patricia Hampl, Kathryn Harrison, Mary McCarthy, Vikram Seth, John Edgar Wideman and Tobias Wolff. Discussions of syllabus reading (part of the syllabus reading will be selected by the students) will alternate with discussions of weekly student writing assignments. Prerequisite: ARTW 263 or work demonstrating equivalent expertise. A memoir or personal essay of 5-10 pages in length must be submitted to the English Department to be considered for this course. Not offered in 2008-09.
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3.00 Credits
K.Kirchwey, Staff Four leading contemporary poets who are also accomplished teachers will each conduct a three-week-long unit in this course. Students will have their poems reviewed by each of the visiting poets, who will also present a public reading of their work. Poet-teachers will include Cornelius Eady, Marilyn Hacker, Mary Jo Salter and Gerald Stern. Prerequisite: ARTW B231 or ART W B261 ( ARTW B361 is also strongly recommended) or equivalent proficiency in writing text-based verse. A writing sample of 5-7 poems must be submitted to the English Department by the end of the Fall 2008 semester to be considered for this course.
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3.00 Credits
Staff Students who have completed beginning-intermediate and advanced-level courses in a particular genre of creative writing and who wish to pursue further work on a tutorial basis may meet with the Creative Writing Program director to propose completing a one-semester-long independent study course with a member of the Creative Writing Program faculty.
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3.00 Credits
NA Staff Fundamental concepts and observations of modern astronomy, such as the motions and surface properties of the planets, the birth and death of stars, and the properties and evolution of the Universe. Not intended for students majoring in the physical sciences. Typically offered in alternate years.
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