FYS442
Shaking It Out: Writing and Critiquing Personal Narratives
English
BC
Subject code
FYS
Course Number
442
Department(s)
Instructor(s)
J. Anthony
Course Long Title
Shaking It Out: Writing and Critiquing Personal Narratives
Description
To "essay" means "to attempt; to try." This course offers students rigorous study and practice of the art of the creative nonfiction essay, looking specifically at the ways writers use creative impulses to write better textual critiques, and vice versa. Readings include classics from writers such as White, Angelou, Baldwin, Thompson, Dubus, Didion, and Wallace, and several contemporary American essays by writers like Hilton Als, Leslie Jamison, Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah, and John Jeremiah Sullivan.
Modes of Inquiry
Analysis and Critique [AC], Creative Process and Production [CP]
Writing Credit
W1
Departmental Course Attributes - Major/Minor Requirements
(English: Post-1800)
GEC This Course Belongs To
-
Class Restriction
Exclude Sophomores, Exclude Juniors, Exclude Seniors