Interdisciplinary Arts 0207 - Mystery/Imag: Fiction Workshop

This course is for 3rd-semester tudents whose Division II's include fiction-writing. Taking up the concepts of 'mystery,' and 'imagination,' this course will ask students to take inspiration from their Division II as well as their inner worlds. We will ask: how can imaginations be invigorated by openness to new topics? What does it mean to 'imagine' a fictional world? What role does 'mystery' play in both reading and writing fiction? How can writing communicate a writer's inner world as well as reshape and sharpen the mind's eye? We will read a range of mysterious stories, transform intriguing news stories into fictional experiments, write from dreams and daydreams, and generate a helpful language for discussing student work. Prerequisite: Students should have taken at least one 100-level creative writing course.

Independent Work Writing and Research Limited to 3rd-semester students whose Division II's include fiction-writing. NO PERMISSIONS GRANTED UNTIL FIRST WEEK. NO WRITING SAMPLES. ALL INTERESTED STUDENTS MUST ATTEND THE FIRST CLASS.