Writing Certificate Senior Seminar: The Future of Reading, Writing, and Publishing
WRCT 350
Spring 2016
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| Certificates: Writing |
This is the capstone course of the Writing Certificate Program. The course offers an opportunity to work closely with other students completing the certificate and to receive advice from professionals about editing and compiling work for publication.
Digital media are transforming the nature of books and magazines. In this class, we'll talk about how writers, editors, and publishers might think about the new landscapes of reading and writing. How can writers use digital media to create new forms? What's the value of materiality? How do social media affect or define what writers do? Guest speakers from the world of writing and publishing will talk about their experiences with new and old media. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA WRCT |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Credit/Unsatisfactory |
| 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 include selections from GUTENBERG ELEGIES, THE LATE AGE OF PRINT, WHAT IS THE BUSINESS OF LITERATURE?, THE SILENT HISTORY, and THE ART OF IMMERSION.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Assignments include several short pieces of fiction or nonfiction, and a longer project. Other exercises include giving and receiving feedback and investigating new publishing venues. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
The deadline for applications has been extended to Friday, Jan. 28 at noon.
Students who have completed all course work for the writing certificate are eligible to take this (required) seminar during the spring of either their junior or senior year.
A student who still needs to take one last elective course may take that elective at the same time as taking the seminar.
To apply for WRCT350, please:
1. Submit a POI request.
2. If you completed the following steps in the fall 2015, you may skip the following.
Otherwise, please: Submit ALL of the following material by noon Friday, Jan. 28:
a. By email: Submit a statement requesting a place in the seminar, section 1, to Anne Greene, Writing Certificate Director, at agreene@wesleyan.edu.
b. Submit in hard copy: a completed copy of the certificate's Planning/Completion form (from the Certificate website), and printout of your portfolio transcript. These materials should be submitted to Sophia Franchi, Kim-Frank Fellow, Downey House, room 104. |
| Instructor(s): Greene,Anne F. Jones,Malcolm Wheeler Times: ....R.. 07:00PM-09:50PM; Location: DWNY113; |
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. |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
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