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Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Authors studied may include: Eula Biss, Siddhartha Deb, Joan Didion, Jamaica Kincaid, George Saunders, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts, Rebecca Solnit, Robert Sullivan, Gary Younge, and others.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Several short essays; one long essay; revisions; short presentation and response paper; final portfolio of all written work |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Attendance at and participation in every class are required. Students are also required to attend 2 events per semester with visiting writers (usually scheduled on Wednesday afternoons at 4:15 and evenings at 8:00 p.m.). Enrolled students must adjust their schedules accordingly.
To apply to this course, please submit 5 double-spaced pages of prose (preferably creative nonfiction). Please also submit a cover page in two sections: 1) your name, email address, year in school, major (if any), some of your favorite writers and any other influences; 2) a short biographical statement (a paragraph) describing your history with and interest in nonfiction writing, or other creative writing background; 3) if you are applying to more than one upper-level creative writing course, you must indicate your order of preference. The application deadline is Monday, November 10 at 9:00 a.m. Please submit your materials electronically in a single attachment to cchase@wesleyan.edu. Please use either Microsoft Word or rich-text-format for your attachment. You will be notified electronically of the status of your application during adjustment period.
Students may not take this course and another creative writing course concurrently.
This course contributes to the Theory & Literary Forms and the Creative Writing concentrations in the English major. |
| Instructor(s): Chase,Clifford Curtis Times: ....R.. 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: ZLKA106; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 12 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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