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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Arts : English

106-288/388 Writing Non-Fictional Forms

Note:

Special entry conditions apply. Students should consult the Department of English.

Credit Points:

16.7 2nd and 3rd year

Coordinator:

George Papaellinas

Timetable:

Semester 2

Contact:

One 1.5 hour seminar and one 1.5 hour workshop per week

Subject Description:

Students will develop their own non-fiction writing, short or longer, through the study of course materials, through class discussions, workshop sessions and submission of draft material. They will develop creative essays and other non-fictions, an understanding of the writing workshop process and an understanding of the classical essay form as well as other creative non-fictional writings.

Assessment:

A folio of not more than 5000 words to be submitted at the end of the subject, composed of a selection of the student's own writing.

Prescribed Texts:

Course reader available from the department.

  • J Didion, After Henry, Vintage.
  • M de Montaigne, The Essays: A Selection, Penguin.
  • F Moorhouse, Loose Living, Picador.
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