Course details
Name: ENWR - 250
Title: SPECIAL TOPIC: MEMOIR
Section: 02
Semester: Spring - 2020
Credits: 3
Description:
In this class, we will look at the works of a wide range of authors who have turned the lens inward to write soul-searching autobiographical narratives, ranging from the humorous and witty to the deep and raw. We will learn how writers deploy voice and research in their memoirs as they explore immigrant life (Gary Shteyngart), drug or alcohol abuse (David Carr and Mary Karr), food (Eddie Huang, DeSalvo), and place and identity (Harry Crews, Leslie Jamison, Maggie Nelson, and Ta-Nehisi Coates). This is a writing-intensive workshop during which we will take elements from students’ lives—their experiences—and elevate the narratives to universal themes.
This is a writing-intensive class, and you will be assigned four essays of 750 words each, which we will read aloud and discuss in class. The final project for this class will be a portfolio containing the following: a rewrite of each of your three essays; a 250-word essay introducing your portfolio; a 250-word essay on any one of the articles read in class.
Last updated on 2019-10-23 By
Rotella Mark (rotellam)
Schedule: Wednesday From 8:15 pm To 10:45 pm
Graduation requirements:
- Creative Writing (CW)
Teaching Faculty: Rotella Mark (rotellam)
Is course canceled: No