| Course Title: Topics in Creative Writing: 'Writing Animal Tales' |
| Start Date: 01/19/2021 End Date: 03/12/2021 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2021 |
| Description: What do writings about animals reveal about their lives? How do human beings engage with mammals, fish, reptiles, and birds as food, competitors, and companions? We will explore these questions as we read works focusing on the real and imagined lives of animals from ancient fables through twenty-first-century novels, essays, and hybrid-genre works. Reading discussions will be followed by writing experiments designed to spark original thinking and develop facility with writing. You will gain insight into the fine and ferocious literature concerning the great and small beasts, writing creative and analytical pieces toward a final portfolio. Some classes will involve field trips to observe animals. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , WI - Writing-Intensive , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Anna Maria Hong | 413-538-2862 | ahong@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021 | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc. | Monday | 02:30PM - 03:45PM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| 01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021 | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc. | Tuesday and Thursday | 02:15PM - 04:00PM | Weekly | ||
| 01/19/2021 - 03/12/2021 | Flex. Immersive Seminar/Disc. | Wednesday and Friday | 03:00PM - 04:00PM | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: ENGL-201. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| MOD0001 | MOD-1: Courses meeting in Module 1 | This course meets in Module 1. |
| MEET0003 | +MEET-3: Expects to meet 3 days per week, on average | This class is expected to meet 3 days per week, on average |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 16 | Enrollment: 16 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Aesop: The Complete Fables Author: Temple, Olivia and Robert Copyright: 1998 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Penguin |
Recommended | 14.00 |
| Title: Animals in Translation Author: Grandin, Temple Copyright: 2005 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Mariner Books |
Optional | 15.95 |
| Title: The Illustrated Compendium of Amazing Animal Facts Author: Safstrom, Maja Copyright: 2016 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Ten Speed Press |
Recommended | 14.99 |
| Title: Afterglow (a dog memoir) Author: Myles, Eileen Copyright: 2017 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Grove Press |
Recommended | 16.00 |
| Title: Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk: A Modest Bestiary Author: Sedaris, David Copyright: 2011 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Back Bay Books |
Recommended | 14.00 |
| Title: Pet Projects: Animal Fiction and Taxidermy in the Nineteenth-Century Archiv Author: Young, Elizabeth Copyright: 2019 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press |
Optional | 39.95 |
| Title: What I Didn't See and Other Stories Author: Fowler, Karen Joy Copyright: 2010 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Small Beer Press |
Recommended | 16.00 |
| Title: Humanimal: A Project for Future Children Author: Kapil, Bhanu Copyright: 2009 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Kelsey Street Press |
Optional | 17.95 |
| Title: Blow-Up and Other Stories Author: Cortazar, Julio Copyright: 1967 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Pantheon |
Optional | 14.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |