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Course # (Section)
Title
Day/Times
Instructor
Room
PosTag(s)
Info
AS.061.147 (01)
Visual Storytelling
M 7:30PM - 10:00PM Screenings, T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Bucknell, Lucy
Hodson 315
Visual Storytelling AS.061.147 (01)
This primer to screenwriting will emphasize the power of the image to deliver character, situation, and theme, and to advance even complex plots. Students will analyze narrative films, compose their own still and moving images with cellphone cameras, and write several short dramatic pieces to be read and workshopped by the group. They'll learn the basics of scene design and of screenplay format. For FMS majors in the screenwriting track, this course fulfills the Media and Narrative requirement . $50 lab fee.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 7:30PM - 10:00PM Screenings, T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Bucknell, Lucy
Room: Hodson 315
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/9
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.004.341 (02)
Publishing Problems
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Brown, Nate A
Shriver Hall 104
MSCH-HUM
Publishing Problems AS.004.341 (02)
Why did “Cat Person” go viral? What’s an earnout bonus? How did the Black Lives Matter movement change the publishing landscape? And who is the bad art friend, anyway? In this class, we’ll ask these questions and more as we research the world of book publishing, taking a particularly close look at literary controversies. We’ll read literary work, essays, and journalism related to the book business alongside legislation, school board meeting minutes, and court records to understand what the publishing industry is, how it works, and where it’s headed. In addition to performing and writing research, we’ll meet industry professionals and examine publishing documents like profit and loss requisitions, book contracts, and press releases to familiarize ourselves with the language used by publishers, editors, and agents. Finally, we’ll look at the local publishing ecosystem, which includes academic presses, independent publishers, literary journals and zines, book reviewers, bookstores, reading series, and more. All undergraduates at sophomore level and above are welcome.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Brown, Nate A
Room: Shriver Hall 104
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM
AS.004.341 (04)
The Mothers of Gynecology
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Wright, Lisa E.
Bloomberg 172
MSCH-HUM
The Mothers of Gynecology AS.004.341 (04)
Deirdre Cooper Owens argues that the experimental and pioneering work performed on enslaved Black women such as Anarcha, Betsy, and Lucy, by Dr. James Marion Sims, who is known as the father of gynecology, has been overshadowed in America’s understanding of American gynecology. In this writing intensive course, we will explore the role of Black enslaved women in the formation of the field of American gynecology. We will examine the writing about enslaved Black midwives, nurses, and Black women whose medical practices and bodies were deemed inferior and flawed yet provided foundational knowledge for white practitioners in the mid-1800s. Potential readings include Deirdre Cooper Owens’ Medical Bondage: Race Gender and the Origins of American Gynecology, Deborah Gray Whites’ Ar’nt I a Woman?, and Marie Jenkins Schwartz’s Birthing a Slave: Motherhood and Medicine in the Antebellum South. Throughout the term, students will conduct their own research and write to combine these conversations with contemporary discussions surrounding Black maternal health, Black midwives, birthing justice, and reproductive justice more broadly. This course will culminate with an academic conference where students will present their research to an audience of their peers. All undergraduates at sophomore level and above are welcome.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Wright, Lisa E.
Room: Bloomberg 172
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): MSCH-HUM
AS.220.105 (02)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Niven, Sam
Gilman 413
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (02)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Instructor: Niven, Sam
Room: Gilman 413
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (03)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Green, Regan E
Gilman 377
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (03)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Green, Regan E
Room: Gilman 377
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (04)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Oathout, Phoebe
Gilman 277
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (04)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Oathout, Phoebe
Room: Gilman 277
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (01)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Green, Regan E
Gilman 313
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (01)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 9:00AM - 9:50AM
Instructor: Green, Regan E
Room: Gilman 313
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (06)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Green, Regan E
Gilman 219
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (06)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Green, Regan E
Room: Gilman 219
Status: Open
Seats Available: 2/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (05)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Cox, Josiah
Gilman 217
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (05)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Cox, Josiah
Room: Gilman 217
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.001.213 (01)
FYS: Explorations in Contemporary Poetry
Th 10:30AM - 1:00PM
Arthur, James P
Gilman 138D
FYS: Explorations in Contemporary Poetry AS.001.213 (01)
In this seminar we’ll explore the many ways that contemporary poets tell stories, make music, and create meaning. We’ll read a wide range of contemporary lyric poems, and every week you’ll have the opportunity to apply what you’ve learned in fun, low-pressure writing exercises. (No previous poetry-writing experience required!) Planned activities include classroom visits by contemporary poets as well as off-campus trips to poetry readings around town.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 10:30AM - 1:00PM
Instructor: Arthur, James P
Room: Gilman 138D
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/12
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (07)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Oathout, Phoebe
Gilman 277
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (07)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Oathout, Phoebe
Room: Gilman 277
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (12)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Wray, Caroline C
Gilman 381
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (12)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Wray, Caroline C
Room: Gilman 381
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (10)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Oathout, Phoebe
Gilman 277
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (10)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Instructor: Oathout, Phoebe
Room: Gilman 277
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (13)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Steidle, Brianna Caye
Gilman 277
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (13)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Steidle, Brianna Caye
Room: Gilman 277
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (08)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Cox, Josiah
Gilman 217
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (08)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Cox, Josiah
Room: Gilman 217
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (09)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Jensen, Carlee Alexa
Ames 320
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (09)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Instructor: Jensen, Carlee Alexa
Room: Ames 320
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (15)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Wray, Caroline C
Gilman 381
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (15)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Wray, Caroline C
Room: Gilman 381
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (14)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Kessler, Brett C
Gilman 313
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (14)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Kessler, Brett C
Room: Gilman 313
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (16)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Steidle, Brianna Caye
Gilman 277
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (16)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Steidle, Brianna Caye
Room: Gilman 277
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (17)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Coates, Jainey
Bloomberg 274
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (17)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Coates, Jainey
Room: Bloomberg 274
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (11)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Cox, Josiah
Gilman 217
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (11)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 12:00PM - 12:50PM
Instructor: Cox, Josiah
Room: Gilman 217
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (21)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Clark, Cora Willemtje
Bloomberg 168
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (21)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Clark, Cora Willemtje
Room: Bloomberg 168
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (26)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Cheney, Samuel
Krieger 302
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (26)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Cheney, Samuel
Room: Krieger 302
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (22)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Cheney, Samuel
Gilman 79
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (22)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 3:00PM - 4:15PM
Instructor: Cheney, Samuel
Room: Gilman 79
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (24)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
T 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Cheney, Samuel
Gilman 413
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (24)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Instructor: Cheney, Samuel
Room: Gilman 413
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (25)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
W 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Danklin, Deirdre M
Gilman 134
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (25)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Instructor: Danklin, Deirdre M
Room: Gilman 134
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (18)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Kessler, Brett C
Gilman 313
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (18)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Kessler, Brett C
Room: Gilman 313
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (19)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Wray, Caroline C
Gilman 381
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (19)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Wray, Caroline C
Room: Gilman 381
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (23)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
M 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Danklin, Deirdre M
Gilman 134
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (23)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 6:00PM - 8:30PM
Instructor: Danklin, Deirdre M
Room: Gilman 134
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.105 (20)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Steidle, Brianna Caye
Gilman 277
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry I AS.220.105 (20)
An introduction to basic strategies in the writing of poetry and fiction, with readings by Joyce, Woolf, Baldwin, Munro, Garcia Marquez, Donne, Bishop, Yeats, Komunyakaa, Tretheway, and others. Students will learn the elements of the short story and try their hand at a variety of forms: realist, fantastical, experimental. They’ll also study the basic poetic forms and meters, from the ballad to the sonnet, iambic pentameter to free verse. Students will compose short stories and poems and workshop them in class. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses. This course is part one of the year-long Introduction to Fiction and Poetry, and must be taken before AS.220.106.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Steidle, Brianna Caye
Room: Gilman 277
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.106 (01)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry II
MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Owens, Jameson Grant
Maryland 202
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry II AS.220.106 (01)
The second half of IFP, this course delves deeper into the finer points of fiction writing, including tone, description, and point of view; students will also enrich their knowledge of poetic forms and devices, such as figurative language, verse rhythm, and the poetic line. Readings include work by Paley, Mahfouz, Calvino, Lessing, Richard Wright, Plath, Rich, Auden, Li-Young Lee, and others. Students will write and workshop their own stories and poems, and complete a final portfolio. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM
Instructor: Owens, Jameson Grant
Room: Maryland 202
Status: Open
Seats Available: 5/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.106 (02)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry II
MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Ologunro, Olakunle Oladipupo
Gilman 381
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry II AS.220.106 (02)
The second half of IFP, this course delves deeper into the finer points of fiction writing, including tone, description, and point of view; students will also enrich their knowledge of poetic forms and devices, such as figurative language, verse rhythm, and the poetic line. Readings include work by Paley, Mahfouz, Calvino, Lessing, Richard Wright, Plath, Rich, Auden, Li-Young Lee, and others. Students will write and workshop their own stories and poems, and complete a final portfolio. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM
Instructor: Ologunro, Olakunle Oladipupo
Room: Gilman 381
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.106 (04)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry II
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Choi, Hye Ji
Gilman 217
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry II AS.220.106 (04)
The second half of IFP, this course delves deeper into the finer points of fiction writing, including tone, description, and point of view; students will also enrich their knowledge of poetic forms and devices, such as figurative language, verse rhythm, and the poetic line. Readings include work by Paley, Mahfouz, Calvino, Lessing, Richard Wright, Plath, Rich, Auden, Li-Young Lee, and others. Students will write and workshop their own stories and poems, and complete a final portfolio. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Choi, Hye Ji
Room: Gilman 217
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.108 (01)
Introduction to Fiction & Nonfiction
M 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Moulton, Katie J
Gilman 219
Introduction to Fiction & Nonfiction AS.220.108 (01)
This course introduces the foundational strategies for writing literary fiction and nonfiction. Drawing on a diverse selection of literary models, students will engage in “creative experiments,” eventually submitting a short story or literary essay for class discussion and feedback.
AS.220.105 can be substituted for AS.220.108.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Instructor: Moulton, Katie J
Room: Gilman 219
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/17
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.106 (03)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry II
TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Choi, Hye Ji
Gilman 217
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry II AS.220.106 (03)
The second half of IFP, this course delves deeper into the finer points of fiction writing, including tone, description, and point of view; students will also enrich their knowledge of poetic forms and devices, such as figurative language, verse rhythm, and the poetic line. Readings include work by Paley, Mahfouz, Calvino, Lessing, Richard Wright, Plath, Rich, Auden, Li-Young Lee, and others. Students will write and workshop their own stories and poems, and complete a final portfolio. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 9:00AM - 10:15AM
Instructor: Choi, Hye Ji
Room: Gilman 217
Status: Open
Seats Available: 4/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.106 (06)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry II
TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Choi, Hye Ji
Gilman 217
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry II AS.220.106 (06)
The second half of IFP, this course delves deeper into the finer points of fiction writing, including tone, description, and point of view; students will also enrich their knowledge of poetic forms and devices, such as figurative language, verse rhythm, and the poetic line. Readings include work by Paley, Mahfouz, Calvino, Lessing, Richard Wright, Plath, Rich, Auden, Li-Young Lee, and others. Students will write and workshop their own stories and poems, and complete a final portfolio. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 12:00PM - 1:15PM
Instructor: Choi, Hye Ji
Room: Gilman 217
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.200 (02)
The Craft of Fiction: First to Final Drafts
T 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Moulton, Katie J
Gilman 138D
WRIT-FICT
The Craft of Fiction: First to Final Drafts AS.220.200 (02)
Writing and revision are fundamental to any writer's process, but the specific techniques, approaches, and theory behind drafting and revising work sometimes gets short shrift in writing classes. In this course, students will read stories and craft essays that present novel approaches to drafting and revision and will each workshop two stories. Parallel texts will include short stories and craft essays by writers including Julie Otsuka, Charles Baxter, Jamel Brinkley, Tracey Rose Peyton, Sarah Majka, and more. By testing revision practices suggested by other writers, students will gain greater insight into their own drafting and revision processes while also honing their work.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Instructor: Moulton, Katie J
Room: Gilman 138D
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-FICT
AS.220.200 (01)
The Craft of Fiction: Narrative Perch
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Keleher, Kate L
Gilman 277
WRIT-FICT
The Craft of Fiction: Narrative Perch AS.220.200 (01)
Writing your way into a story is often a matter of figuring out the right “perch,” i.e., the point from which the story is told. In this workshop-centered course, students will explore elements of perch such as point of view, field of view, psychic distance, immediacy, and retrospection. Readings from writers including Lucia Berlin, Anthony Veasna So, Domenico Starnone, Justin Torres, Deesha Philyaw, Elena Ferrante, Victor LaValle, Xuan Juliana Wang, Kathleen Collins, Tao Lin, and Jhumpa Lahiri will inform our discussions of perch and inspire writing exercises in and out of class. Students will write, workshop, and revise stories of their own. This course builds upon the ideas and themes covered in Introduction to Fiction and Poetry I and II and will prepare students for upper-level fiction courses.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Keleher, Kate L
Room: Gilman 277
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-FICT
AS.220.200 (03)
The Craft of Fiction: Conflict and Dramatic Tension
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Keleher, Kate L
Krieger 302
WRIT-FICT
The Craft of Fiction: Conflict and Dramatic Tension AS.220.200 (03)
“[I]n literature, only trouble is interesting,” Janet Burroway says in Writing Fiction. Conflict is often referred to as the heart or the engine of a story: in this workshop-centered course, we’ll investigate conflict within short fiction, with a focus on narrative questions and suspense. Readings from writers including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, David Bezmozgis, Jamel Brinkley, Mary Gaitskill, and Carmen Maria Machado will inform our discussions and inspire writing exercises in and out of class. Students will write, workshop, and revise stories of their own. This course builds upon the ideas and themes covered in Introduction to Fiction and Poetry I and II, and will prepare students for upper-level fiction courses.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Keleher, Kate L
Room: Krieger 302
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-FICT
AS.220.201 (01)
The Craft of Poetry: Clarity and Complexity
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Fee, Gabriella M
Bloomberg 178
WRIT-POET
The Craft of Poetry: Clarity and Complexity AS.220.201 (01)
In this workshop-centered course, we'll read, discuss, and write poems that are concerned with the relationship between clarity and complexity. In a world of mystery and chaos, how do we (and why should we) be concerned with clarity and precision? How might a poet concerned with communicating something "true" about human experience contend with ambivalence, ambiguity, and uncertainty? Together we'll explore prosodic and formal strategies for enhancing both the clarity and complexity of our work. We'll discuss what makes certain poems unclear and what makes others vivid and precise even as they take mystery and confusion as their very subjects.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Fee, Gabriella M
Room: Bloomberg 178
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-POET
AS.220.200 (04)
The Craft of Fiction: Sparking and Shaping: An Introductory Fiction Workshop
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Choi, Susan
Gilman 79
WRIT-FICT
The Craft of Fiction: Sparking and Shaping: An Introductory Fiction Workshop AS.220.200 (04)
Writing fiction requires two kinds of work which can seem very different from each other on the surface. On the one hand, writing fiction requires that the writer be open, messy, and experimental as they seek to locate both their unique voice and their subject matter, those essences that will make their writing stand out from anyone else’s. On the other hand, writing fiction requires the writer to understand craft conventions, to be their own most rigorous editor, and to know when and how to shape the material to best serve their reader. In this class we’ll explore this fundamental contradiction between the wild, generative side of writing fiction and the buttoned down, disciplined side. We’ll do this by reading and analyzing short works by outstanding fiction writers, completing exercises focused on individual aspects of craft, experimenting with writing prompts that will help excavate that unique material we all possess without knowing quite what to do with it, and finally, by sharing our work with classmates. Students should come prepared to complete reading and writing assignments every week, to do in-class writing prompts every class meeting, and to share their work with each other and provide attentive, supportive, specific written feedback to each other.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Choi, Susan
Room: Gilman 79
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-FICT
AS.220.107 (01)
Podcasting: Telling Stories in Sound
F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Henkin, Aaron
Gilman 277
Podcasting: Telling Stories in Sound AS.220.107 (01)
In this introductory course, students will ultimately create their own short podcasts around stories that are meaningful to them and their intended audiences. Students will enact principles of listener-centered design, they’ll work to find stories worth telling, and they’ll learn to tell those stories powerfully. This course will build competency in recording and editing techniques, interviewing skills, creating story structure, and understanding the potential social impact of documentary work. Students will also study current monetization strategies in the booming podcast market and learn how to find, keep, and grow an audience.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Henkin, Aaron
Room: Gilman 277
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.201 (02)
The Craft of Poetry: Wit and Delivery
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Williamson, Greg W
Croft Hall G02
WRIT-POET
The Craft of Poetry: Wit and Delivery AS.220.201 (02)
In Wit and Delivery, we will look at historical and contemporary poetic models with a particular eye and ear toward what makes really memorable, trenchant lines. You will have eleven assignments with specific examples to work from that get more challenging as the semester progresses.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Williamson, Greg W
Room: Croft Hall G02
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-POET
AS.220.201 (03)
The Craft of Poetry: Sounds and Sense
Th 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Yezzi, David D
Maryland 201
WRIT-POET
The Craft of Poetry: Sounds and Sense AS.220.201 (03)
This course will consider an array of strategies for analyzing and writing lyric poetry, with a particular emphasis on prosodic elements such as meter and rhyme.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Yezzi, David D
Room: Maryland 201
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-POET
AS.220.106 (05)
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry II
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Tsuno, Nicole Yoshiko
Latrobe 120
Introduction to Fiction & Poetry II AS.220.106 (05)
The second half of IFP, this course delves deeper into the finer points of fiction writing, including tone, description, and point of view; students will also enrich their knowledge of poetic forms and devices, such as figurative language, verse rhythm, and the poetic line. Readings include work by Paley, Mahfouz, Calvino, Lessing, Richard Wright, Plath, Rich, Auden, Li-Young Lee, and others. Students will write and workshop their own stories and poems, and complete a final portfolio. This course is a prerequisite for most upper level courses.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Tsuno, Nicole Yoshiko
Room: Latrobe 120
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.220 (01)
Reading Korean Literature in Translation: A Survey
F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Kim, Kyeong-Soo
Gilman 413
WRIT-FICT
Reading Korean Literature in Translation: A Survey AS.220.220 (01)
An introduction for students unfamiliar with the Korean language but interested in Korean culture / literature. Students will read a variety of translated texts, especially of works written in the 20th and early 21st centuries by authors including Kim Tong-in, Hwang Sun-wŏn, Pak Wansŏ, Hwang Sŏk-yŏng and Han Kang; there will also be classes on traditional sijo poetry. Students will become familiar with Korean literary genres and formal features, and develop a broad understanding of the historical and sociocultural context of Korean literature.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Kim, Kyeong-Soo
Room: Gilman 413
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-FICT
AS.220.302 (01)
Intermediate Fiction: Adventures in Form
Th 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Keleher, Kate L
Gilman 138D
WRIT-FICT
Intermediate Fiction: Adventures in Form AS.220.302 (01)
This intermediate workshop will explore questions of form in fiction. Students will read classically structured stories, as well as stories that are written as inventories, how-to manuals, and excruciatingly personal resumés. Readings from writers including Kathleen Collins, Annie Ernaux, Gwen Kirby, Deesha Philyaw, and Weike Wang will inform our discussions of form and inspire writing exercises in and out of class. Students will write, workshop, and revise stories of their own. This course builds upon the ideas and themes covered in Introduction to Fiction and Poetry I, IFP II, and Craft of Fiction, and will prepare students for advanced fiction courses.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Instructor: Keleher, Kate L
Room: Gilman 138D
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-FICT
AS.220.301 (01)
Readings in Fiction: Writing the Fantastical
TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Robinson, Shannon L
Latrobe 107
WRIT-FICT, WRIT-READ
Readings in Fiction: Writing the Fantastical AS.220.301 (01)
Why write in a non-realist mode? What is involved in building a convincing altered reality? This course will examine fantastical writing's formal inventiveness, its capacious metaphorical qualities, and its explorations of complicated, unsettling truths. Students will write short critical and creative responses throughout the semester, as well as a final longer creative piece. Authors may include Margaret Atwood, Kazuo Ishiguro, Ling Ma, Toni Morrison, Jenny Offill, George Saunders, and Coleson Whitehead.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: TTh 10:30AM - 11:45AM
Instructor: Robinson, Shannon L
Room: Latrobe 107
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-FICT, WRIT-READ
AS.220.231 (01)
Art of the Personal Essay
W 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Moulton, Katie J
Gilman 138D
Art of the Personal Essay AS.220.231 (01)
This course explores the art and craft of the personal essay from Seneca to Soyinka, Montaigne to Adichie. Deriving from the French essai, to attempt, students bring a sense of investigation, as natural philosophers proposed, to the characteristics, presence, or quality of an idea. Through personal narrative exploration, essayists write on universal themes -- family, loss, social justice -- through various nonfiction essay forms, such as the braided essay, lyric essay, science essay, or humor essay. Students will employ research, convey personal experience, and develop their own voice and style. Course builds on material covered in Introduction to Fiction & Poetry courses and/or Introduction to Fiction & Nonfiction, and will prepare students for Advanced study. This readings-based course is also writing-intensive, including exercises, essay drafts, and revisions. Course features additional diverse authors such as Sei Shonagon, Sara Suleri, James Baldwin, Richard Rodriguez, Brian Doyle, and Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 5:30PM - 8:00PM
Instructor: Moulton, Katie J
Room: Gilman 138D
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.320 (01)
Readings in Poetry: The Dyer's Hand: Shakespeare and Modern Poetry
F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Yezzi, David D
Shriver Hall Board Room
WRIT-POET, WRIT-READ
Readings in Poetry: The Dyer's Hand: Shakespeare and Modern Poetry AS.220.320 (01)
This course explores the presence of Shakespeare as a source in modern poetry and as a potential resource for student writing. We will discuss the connections between King Lear, Hamlet, and The Tempest and poems by W. H. Auden, Langston Hughes, Hyam Plutzik, Emily Dickinson, Rita Dove, and others.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: F 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Yezzi, David D
Room: Shriver Hall Board Room
Status: Open
Seats Available: 9/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-POET, WRIT-READ
AS.220.348 (01)
Creative Nonfiction Workshop: The Personal and the Public
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Snider, Bruce H
Bloomberg 278
Creative Nonfiction Workshop: The Personal and the Public AS.220.348 (01)
In this writing workshop, we will study a variety of creative nonfiction essays by a diverse group of writers including James Baldwin, Joan Didion, Richard Rodriguez, Zadie Smith, John Jeremiah Sullivan, and more. Drawing on the narrative strategies of memoirists as well as the research practices and expository methods of journalists, students will explore new ways to enrich and deepen their own creative work.
This course is primarily a workshop; students will each write and workshop two short stories. Additional shorter writing assignments will focus on character development and characterization. We will consider how writers create characters capable of surprise and contradiction, how we balance writing a person’s interior life with writing their external presentation, how characters’ competing desires can fuel plot or narrative tension, and how we might think about characterization as a way of exploring power dynamics between the people in a story. We’ll also read and discuss published work that succeeds in creating layered and memorable characters, including writing by Dawnie Walton, Jennifer Egan, James Baldwin, James Joyce, Nam Le, Ling Ma, Lauren Groff, Asali Solomon, and Alice Munro.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Evans, Danielle V
Room: Bloomberg 274
Status: Open
Seats Available: 1/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-FICT
AS.220.401 (01)
Advanced Fiction Workshop: Making Choices
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Noel, Katharine
Krieger 180
WRIT-FICT
Advanced Fiction Workshop: Making Choices AS.220.401 (01)
While in real life we want to make smart decisions, character choices that are morally dubious, unwise or just plain bad can bring energy and meaning to fiction. In this class, we'll look at how a character's choices can raise a story's stakes, complicate interpersonal dynamics, and deepen consequence. We'll look, too, at how the writer's choices affect readers' experience of the work. Students are welcome to turn in stories or novel chapters to this workshop. Readings may include work by ZZ Packer, Eudora Welty, Edward P. Jones, Jhumpa Lahiri, Yiyun Li, Carmen Maria Machado, Anton Chekhov, and others, as well as published work chosen by class members.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Noel, Katharine
Room: Krieger 180
Status: Open
Seats Available: 3/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-FICT
AS.220.400 (01)
Advanced Poetry Workshop
M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Russell, Lauren M
Shriver Hall 104
WRIT-POET
Advanced Poetry Workshop AS.220.400 (01)
The capstone course in poetry writing. Consideration of various poetic models in discussion, some assigned writing, primarily workshop of student poems. Students will usually complete a "collection" poems.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Russell, Lauren M
Room: Shriver Hall 104
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-POET
AS.220.303 (01)
Intermediate Fiction: I, You, They, She, He, We--Exploring Points of View in the Short Story
W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Tenorio, Lysley A
Gilman 75
WRIT-FICT
Intermediate Fiction: I, You, They, She, He, We--Exploring Points of View in the Short Story AS.220.303 (01)
This intermediate fiction workshop will explore the use of point of view in the short story, considering the narrative reasons we might choose a particular perspective (and consciousness) when writing. We'll take a close look at published short fiction, examining the ways specific points of view impact our experience as readers, and we'll analyze the various strategies we can learn from these works. Students will share their work throughout the semester, both in small groups and in a larger workshop. Readings will include stories by writers such as Lesley Nneka Arimah, Tobias Wolff, Casey Plett, and Mia Alvar.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Tenorio, Lysley A
Room: Gilman 75
Status: Open
Seats Available: 11/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-FICT
AS.220.401 (02)
Advanced Fiction Workshop: The Here and Now
Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Tenorio, Lysley A
Gilman 75
WRIT-FICT
Advanced Fiction Workshop: The Here and Now AS.220.401 (02)
While the focus of the course will be workshopping student stories (each student will workshop two or three stories during the semester), we’ll also discuss debut stories by first-time published authors, examining how their stories are distinguished by their subject matter, their use of craft and technique, and how they might speak to the times we live—and write—in now. Completion of Intermediate Fiction is required for admission.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: Th 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Instructor: Tenorio, Lysley A
Room: Gilman 75
Status: Open
Seats Available: 7/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-FICT
AS.225.318 (01)
21st Century Female Playwrights
T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Denithorne, Margaret
Krieger 103
21st Century Female Playwrights AS.225.318 (01)
This is a writing intensive class exploring the current wealth of women playwrights, including Pulitzer Prize winners: Wendy Wasserstein, Paula Vogel, Lynn Nottage, and Jackie Sibblies Drury (2019 Prize for FAIRVIEW). We will discuss Script Analysis and read (and see) plays by numerous writers including Claire Barron, Kia Corthron, Theresa Rebeck, Sarah Ruhl, Danai Gurira, Caleen Sinnette Jennings, and Hansol Jung. This class will include a mid-term and a Final Paper.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Denithorne, Margaret
Room: Krieger 103
Status: Open
Seats Available: 10/15
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.377 (01)
Intermediate Poetry: Poetic Forms
T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Williamson, Greg W
Hodson 303
WRIT-POET
Intermediate Poetry: Poetic Forms AS.220.377 (01)
Poetic Forms I fulfills one of the Intermediate requirements for The Writing Seminars Major. It deals with rhyme, meter, traditional forms, and ad hoc forms of students' own making. Whether you are a poet, novelist, song writer, science writer, or dramatist, this course will help you master lines and sentences even better.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: T 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Williamson, Greg W
Room: Hodson 303
Status: Waitlist Only
Seats Available: 0/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-POET
AS.225.330 (01)
Playwriting Strategies
M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Martin, Joe
Gilman 10
Playwriting Strategies AS.225.330 (01)
A seminar and workshop in playwriting with Dr. Joe Martin, playwright and dramaturge. Student writers, developing their plays, will learn how to open up to the creative process, “brainstorm,” refine their work, and shape it toward an act of artistic communication. Writer’s techniques, such as attending to plot or “story,” delineation of character, creating effective “dialog,” even overcoming “writer’s block,” will be addressed. This course is designed to be complementary to – not a replacement for – playwriting classes in the Writing Seminars.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: M 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Martin, Joe
Room: Gilman 10
Status: Open
Seats Available: 6/8
PosTag(s): n/a
AS.220.422 (01)
Readings in Fiction: Race, Passing, and Performance
W 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Evans, Danielle V
Gilman 313
WRIT-FICT, WRIT-READ
Readings in Fiction: Race, Passing, and Performance AS.220.422 (01)
This course will explore the context and craft of racial passing texts in the U.S, asking students to think critically about literal passing narratives and their persistence over time, and more broadly about how we write about cultural passing, codeswitching, and identity as conscious performance. We’ll start with texts that ground us in the genre—Chopin, Larsen, Fauset, Ellison, and Morrison—and read our way into contemporary texts, potentially including work by Danzy Senna, Mat Johnson, Brit Bennett, Min Jin Lee, and Marcelo Hernandez Castillo. Students will write a critical paper, a craft paper, and a short story or novella.
Credits: 3.00
Level: Upper Level Undergraduate
Days/Times: W 3:00PM - 5:30PM
Instructor: Evans, Danielle V
Room: Gilman 313
Status: Open
Seats Available: 8/15
PosTag(s): WRIT-FICT, WRIT-READ
AS.220.424 (01)
Science and Storytelling: The Narrative of Nature, the Nature of Narrative
T 1:30PM - 4:00PM
Panek, Richard
Bloomberg 278
MSCH-HUM, ENVS-MAJOR
Science and Storytelling: The Narrative of Nature, the Nature of Narrative AS.220.424 (01)
Class reads the writings of scientists to explore what their words would have meant to them and their readers. Discussion will focus on the shifting scientific/cultural context throughout history. Authors include Aristotle, Copernicus, Galileo, Descartes, Newton, Darwin, Freud, Einstein, Heisenberg, Bohr, Crick and Watson.