Call Number | 00468 |
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Day & Time Location |
T 12:10pm-2:00pm 222 Milbank Hall (Barnard) |
Points | 3 |
Grading Mode | Standard |
Approvals Required | None |
Instructor | Nina Sharma |
Type | WORKSHOP |
Course Description | Writing sample required to apply. Instructions and the application form can be found here: https://english.barnard.edu/english/creative-writing-courses. In this class, you'll write two personal essays, about fifteen pages each. We'll spend each class discussing two student essays and one published essay. My goal in this class--besides building a community of people to talk about writing together--is for each student to figure out what drives them to write, what they're most driven to write about, and how their mind works. I like to find and bring out each student's strengths as a writer, storyteller, thinker. I'm a comics artist (long-form) and cartoonist (short-form), and I encourage anyone with an interest in making comics or other kinds of visual narratives to do so. I can offer help with very nuts and bolts things like materials and computer programs, as well as help telling a clear story in a sometimes complicated medium. I don't think there are clear, universal boundaries between non-fiction and fiction, personal essay and journalistic essay, fact and story (in a creative writing context, I mean!), long-form and short-form, written word and other modes of communication - and I like for students to start to figure out their own personal differentiations and definitions. Homework for this class is mostly reading. There's also a quick weekly writing assignment, graded pass/fail, just to keep you writing regularly. In our workshops, we go over the essays in draft form. I don't grade the essays until they're officially turned in at the end of the semester. |
Web Site | Vergil |
Department | English @Barnard |
Enrollment | 6 students (12 max) as of 5:08PM Saturday, September 7, 2024 |
Subject | English |
Number | BC3134 |
Section | 001 |
Division | Barnard College |
Note | SUBMIT APPLICATION BY AUGUST 14; SEE DEPT WEBSITE |
Section key | 20233ENGL3134X001 |