Contemporary Short Stories
- Spring 2014
Meeting Time:
MTWTh 12:30pm - 1:20pm
Location:
DEN 212
SLN:
13635
Additional Details:
The primary aim of this course is to introduce students to the practice and pleasure of critically reading contemporary short stories. We’ll engage with several new collections of short stories, discussing both individual stories and each book as a whole. We will also devote time to reading (and even writing!) short-shorts/flash fiction.
This course fulfills the “W” general education requirement. As such, students will complete 10-15 pages of graded, out-of-class writing with the opportunity for revision.
Texts:
Nathan Englander, What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank
ZZ Packer, Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Jhumpa Lahiri, Unaccustomed Earth
George Saunders, Tenth of December
Mary Gaitskill, Don’t Cry
Catalog Description:
Critical interpretation and meaning in works of prose fiction, representing a variety of types and periods.
GE Requirements:
Arts and Humanities (A&H)
Writing (W)
Other Requirements Met:
Status:
Active
Last updated:
March 24, 2016 - 11:25am