Techniques of Nonfiction
ENGL 292
Spring 2014
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| Certificates: Writing |
This course is an introduction to contemporary creative nonfiction writing. We will analyze works of memoir, travel literature, profiles, and other essays that exemplify a range of formal approaches to the genre. The course is also an introduction to workshop procedures: Students will work on their own nonfiction in exercises, experiments, and longer essays, and they will develop a critical vocabulary for analyzing each others' writing. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| 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 03 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Essays by George Saunders, Bernard Cooper, Maxine Hong Kingston, Vivian Gornick, Jamaica Kincaid, and Richard Rodriguez, among others. |
| Instructor(s): Chase,Clifford Curtis Times: .M..... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: ZLKA106; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: -1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 3 | FR: 3 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 23 | 1st Ranked: 5 | 2nd Ranked: 4 | 3rd Ranked: 1 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 12 |
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