Spring 2024 Writing UN3322 section 001

WASTE

Call Number 18542
Day & Time
Location
R 10:10am-12:00pm
212A Lewisohn Hall
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Lynn Xu
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

What if we think of writing as waste management? “To find a form that accommodates the mess, that is the task of the artist now,” said Samuel Beckett then, famously, but: What does this mean? In this course, we will explore the many ways in which artists and writers have tried to answer this question, not only with waste as a figure for thought but as the concrete and recalcitrant reality of our being. Students will be asked to keep a notebook, with the instruction to keep everything that is for them a signature of thought. In this way, a pinecone or a piece of garbage is as much “writing” as anything else. Together, we will create an archive for the semester, of everything that is produced and/or consumed under this aegis of making. This class is designed to pose questions about form and the activity of writing and, in turn, the modes and methods of production not only as writers, but as persons. In addition to our weekly readings, we will be taking field trips throughout the city, convening with Freegan.info for a trash tour and meeting with the artist in residence at the Department of Sanitation, as well as hosting visitors for additional conversations over Zoom.

Web Site Vergil
Department Writing
Enrollment 16 students (15 max) as of 9:05PM Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Status Full
Subject Writing
Number UN3322
Section 001
Division School of the Arts
Fee $15 Creative Writing C
Section key 20241WRIT3322W001