ENGWRT 1410 - TOPICS IN NON-FICTION: MEMOIR

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
"A creative writing class is one of the few places where your life still matters," Richard Hugo, a great writer and teacher, once said. That idea is at the center of this course. Students will read a series of memoirs, both classic and contemporary, and examine the ways writers construct the truths of their lives on the page. In conjunction with the assigned readings-which will include work by writers ranging from Ernest Hemingway to David Sedaris, Simone DeBeauvoir to Joan Didion-students will draw from their own life experiences and write a series of essay-length memoirs about the things that matter to them most. Class includes a workshop component that allows students to share their writing each week
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGWRT 0410 or ENGWRT 0411 or ENGWRT 0520 or ENGWRT 0530

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