ENGL 1180E S01 [CRN: 24596]
Features theoretical and practical study of lifewriting's various forms--memoir, diary, essay, and autobiography-- and the crafting of personal narrative. Students read books, view films, and keep an electronic diary and paper notebook. Requirements include a personal critical essay and autobiography.Writing sample required. Prerequisite: ENGL 0130, 0160, 0180, 1140, 1160, 1180, or 1190. Class list will be reduced to 17 after writing samples are reviewed during the first week of classes. Preference will be given to English concentrators. Banner registrations after classes begin require instructor approval. S/NC.
Additional Description from the Instructor:
This offering of Lifewriting (ENGL 1180E, section 1) is an experiment in advanced creative nonfiction. With a yoga teacher as co-instructor, we will practice some basic viniyoga to inspire our writing, help us overcome obstacles to expression, and set intentions about writing and life. This course builds on aspects of Introduction to Creative Nonfiction (180) and other intermediate courses and is suitable for advanced writers willing to try new approaches to personal writing. Readings range from classic Sanskrit texts to Andre Dubus III\'s TOWNIE as we explore various ways to discover our personal stories and themes and write them down. One course goal is to establish habits that help maintain our writing practice after Brown
- Assignments and Grading
- S/NC. Daily email to the instructor throughout semester, including breaks. Three or four major pieces of creative nonfiction relating to the theme of the body and our relationship to reality through this medium
- Readings and Texts
- Andrew Dubus III, TOWNIE Edwin F. Bryant, THE YOGA SUTRAS OF PATANJALI (portions) handouts Craig Thompson, BLANKETS:AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL NOVEL and others to be assigned
- Term
- Spring 2013
- Credit Hours
- 1.0
- Maximum Enrollment
- 17
- Primary Instructor
- Meetings
- 2:30 pm - 3:50 pm Tue, Thu - from Jan 23, 2013 to May 17, 2013
- Instructor's Additional Meeting Information
- Individual conferences with the instructor and (optional) with guest yoga instructor. Editorial conferences on all three major writing projects. Consultations with yoga instructor on individual practice
- Exam Group Code
- 11 (May 10, 2013 9:00am)