Poetics of the Short-Short
ENGL 322
Spring 2013
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This course investigates the genre of the modern short-short story, stories less than 1,000 words, a playful, provocative form that exploded during the 20th century and continues to be a vehicle for unique approaches to form, style, and narrative. Students will try their hand at their own short-shorts. Through discussions of the reading, craft studies, analytic papers, creative exercises, and comparative studies, students will develop their own ideas about the work. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Readings will include several books of short-shorts, including Trout-Fishing in America, by Richard Brautigan, Collect Stories, by Franz Kafka, among others.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Several short creative assignments. One long project. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Students must also make every effort to attend 3 events per semester with visiting writers (Q & A sessions at 4:15 on Wednesday afternoons; readings at 8:00 p.m.).
To apply to this course, please submit 5 double-spaced pages of prose (preferably fiction). 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 interest in the class; 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 5 at 9 a.m. Please submit your materials electronically in a single attachment to dunferth@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 by the end of preregistration. Late submissions will be accepted up to 4:00 PM on January 24th, 2013 in case seats remain available.
Students may not take this course and another creative writing workshop concurrently.
This course contributes to the English major Theory and Literary Forms concentration and the Creative Writing concentration. |
| Instructor(s): Unferth,Deb Olin Times: ..T.R.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: CRT285; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 15 | 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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