Writing Nonfiction
COL 201
Fall 2012
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01
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
| Certificates: Writing |
In this creative course, students will address the elements of creative nonfiction, such as narrative, character, voice, tone, conflict, dialogue, process, and argument. The work of masters of nonfiction such as Truman Capote, Joan Didion, Hannah Arendt, James Agee, Oscar Wilde, Ralph Ellison, George Orwell, Joseph Mitchell, Virgina Woolf, Neil Sheehan, Robert Coles, William Styron, and Anthony Lukas, will serve as models and inspiration. The course will be taught in workshop fashion, with selected students presenting their writing in class each week.
Charles Barber is the author of two works of nonfiction. He is a lecturer in psychiatry at Yale Medical School, and a writer-in-residence at the College of Letters. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA COL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENGL)(ENGL-Creative W)(ENGL-Literature) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
| Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
| Examinations and Assignments:
The course has demanding reading and writing requirements. Students will read 100-200 pages of nonfiction per week, as well as write 1-3 page exercises. A final paper of 25-40 pages is required. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Email Professor Charles Barber at charles.barber@yale.edu for instructions on applying for the course. Applicants will complete a short questionnaire and submit a writing sample of at least ten pages. Preference is given to COL majors and upperclassmen, but students majoring in other areas are encouraged to apply. |
| Instructor(s): Barber,Charles Times: ..T.... 07:00PM-09:50PM; Location: WYL115; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 12 | Permission of instructor will be granted during the drop/add period. Students must submit either a ranked or unranked drop/add request for this course. |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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