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Class number:
2698
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Title: Creative Nonfiction |
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Department: English |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 15 |
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Current enrollment: 10 |
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Available seats: 5 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM, 115V - 103 |
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Instructor(s): Bacote, Catina |
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Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: C- or better in ENGL 270, ENGL 170 or permission of instructor. |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Arts Requirement |
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Note: For English creative writing concentrators, this course satisfies the requirement of a 300-level workshop. |
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Note: For English literature concentrators, this course satisfies the requirement of an elective. |
Course Description:
In this writing workshop, students grow in trusting their artistic instinct, cultivating their personal voice, and exercising agency. Through experimentation and practice, they explore how to push the boundaries of creative nonfiction to tell real-life stories in authentic and unexpected ways. To broaden their notion of the genre and catalog approaches, they read the work of writers who approach storytelling as a source of power and who also innovate traditional literary forms and engage with issues of sexuality, race, class, gender, colonialism, and physical ability. As a supportive writing community, students give and receive feedback on ongoing creative work and delve into the ethical considerations that come into play when writing from real-life experience. |