Literature Degrees

...Another early environmentalist, Aldo Leopold, summoned up a world made barren by the loss of predators in the hope that he could stop the slaughter of wolves...

...and "Our Secret" by Susan Griffin. Discussion, papers, and brief oral presentations will focus on the content of the life stories as well as the forms...

...The aroma of turkey roasting or the taste of green tea can be a portal to memories, while too many Big Macs can clog our arteries. The chef is an artist...

...of drafting and revising to create essays that are lively, clear, engaging and meaningful to a wider audience. Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session... Learn about: Communication Training...

...In the coming weeks we will read a number of pieces that address current issues in popular culture. These readings will address a great many subjects...

...In this course we will read and write about how some writers and filmmakers have responded to the present as a way of imagining—and warning about—possible worlds to come... Learn about: Quality Training...

...Students will explore the craft of storytelling and the multiple ways in which one can employ the tools of fiction in crafting creative nonfiction and fiction narratives... Learn about: Maya training...

...who have crossed borders of nation, language, culture, class to amalgamate into the large and diverse culture that is America. In this class we will...

...Kesaya E. Noda's "Growing Up Asian in America," Sandra Cisneros's Woman Hollering Creek, Gary Soto's "Like Mexicans," Sherman Alexie's The Toughest Indian in the World... Learn about: Communication Training...

...in other words, drama was useful. Shakespeare's fellow playwright Thomas Heywood similarly recalled: Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session William...

...1831); Melville's redesign of a travel narrative into a Gothic novella in Benito Cereno (1856); and Alison Bechdel's rewriting of Oscar Wilde's The Importance...

...than are short stories or novels, and essays are featured regularly and prominently in the mainstream press (both magazines and newspapers) and on... Learn about: Quality Training...

...How do these authors approach issues of family, community, nation, language and history? What can their work tell us about the complex interconnections between...

...of identity and the ways the different determinants of identity intersect, compete, and cooperate. Lectures: 1 session / week, 3 hours / session This course... Learn about: Quality Training...

...writing exercises and conducting workshops on original stories. A writer reads with a different eye. In this class we will be reading stories and analyzing...

...of poetry from the outside in and from the inside out. It is both an essay writing and a creative writing class. In the essay part students write one-page...

...2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session MIT students were required to obtain permission from the instructor. Fantasy is currently one of the most popular...

...that is at the heart of genre writing. We shall also think about the ways in which crossing genres has led to the establishment of new genres (steampunk...

...Lectures / Workshops: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session None This class will focus on the craft of writing genre science fiction. We will examine...

...in different media can complement and enhance our storytelling. While we will read scholarly articles and discuss ideas about transmedia, this is primarily...