Honors: Sudden Fiction / Crafting Short Short Stories
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Overview
Subject area
ENG
Catalog Number
3615H
Course Title
Honors: Sudden Fiction / Crafting Short Short Stories
Department(s)
Description
This workshop introduces students to the art of writing "sudden" fiction --short stories of less than 1,000 words. In addition to the basic elements of fiction, students will study symbolism, spare prose, selective omission and subtext as key devices of the genre. Students will read and analyze short fiction by writers including Raymond Carver, Grace Paley, Langston Hughes, Ernest Hemingway, Jamaica Kinkaid and Joyce Carol Oates. They will participate in group critique and feedback as they craft original short stories. (This course is cross-listed with JRN 3615. Students will receive credit for either ENG 3615 or JRN 3615. These courses may substitute for each other in the F-replacement policy.)
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring, Summer
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
035155