Literature courses

...Develop strategies for avoiding romantic cliches. - The conventions of the romance genre - Common cliches and how to break them - Romance settings with a twist...

...You will learn why we cannot just translate from English! The course is based on the communicative approach: - active students’ interaction...

...researcher, and translator. Her poems have been included in anthologies such as The Birdbook: Saltwater and Shore, Eight Hong Kong Poets, Lung...

...Students will perform their poetry in front of an audience. - Redraft your poetry to a more advanced standard incorporating techniques explored in class and feedback received...

...Her poetry has appeared in various magazines and pamphlets and been widely anthologised in the UK. She was formerly half of The Dear Janes and currently...

...with specialist teaching interests in modern and contemporary literature, drama and film adaptation. In addition to her work at City Lit, Patricia...

...cultural contexts that informed Roth's work Discuss Roth's work in a more informed manner. From the stories of 'Goodbye Columbus' to the American Trilogy of 'American Pastoral'...

...the craft of writing ii) the nature and necessity of revision and iii) the importance of being able to give and receive constructive feedbachelorck... Learn about: English Language, Creative Writing...

...the craft of writing ii) the nature and necessity of revision and iii) the importance of being able to give and receive constructive feedbachelorck... Learn about: Creative Writing, English Language...

...some cultural and historic background related to the poetry being studied. The students then compare multiple translations of several related poems...

...MIT history and culture. Visits to the MIT archives and museum, and relevant readings will supplement students' experiences as source material for discussion and writing...

...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: 2 sessions/week, 1.5 hours/session None Seventeenth-century Europeans looked at the American landscape as outsiders and invested its distinctive...

...in traditional Celtic societies, centering on the folkloristic work of Robert Kirk in late seventeenth-century Scotland, and his links with the Royal Society...

...1 hour / session This is an applied theory course covering topics in the political economy of democratic countries. This course examines political institutions... Learn about: Political Institutions...

...CI course. Like other communications-intensive courses in the humanities, arts, and social sciences, it allows students to produce 20 pages of polished...

...of narratives with consideration of the historical, cultural, and technological factors that have influenced how tales got told. In keeping with its CI-H and HASS-D label...

..."He will be the most expert investigator of the Holy Scriptures who has first read all of them and has some knowledge of them, at least through reading...

...and Toni Morrison. Previously taught topics include The American Revolution and Makeovers (i.e. adaptations and reinterpretation of novels traditionally...

...poet's work and the questions of poetic influence and literary tradition. Instruction and practice in oral and written communication. This is meant to be a discussion course...