Interdisciplinary Arts 0258 - Point of View For Fiction Writ

Understanding the limits and possibilities of point of view is an essential step in becoming a writer. This reading and workshop course will introduce members to various kinds of literary point of view. Through focused writing exercises, intensive reading of contemporary U.S. and international fiction told in different modes, members will acquire a language for analyzing point of view in fiction, as well as practical experience in using varied points of view themselves. Most importantly, members will refine their ability to read as writers, mining published work for technical insights and guidance. Students will produce 2 pieces of fiction for the workshop and will also write a critical essay about point of view. Readings include fiction by: Tendai Huchu, Jesamyn Ward, May Sarton, Basma Abdel Aziz, Mohsin Hamid, Damon Galgut, Ramona Ausbel and Danit Brown. Instructor Permission only: NO PERMISSIONS GRANTED UNTIL FIRST WEEK. NO WRITING SAMPLES. ALL INTERESTED STUDENTS MUST ATTEND THE FIRST CLASS.

Independent Work Students are encouraged to have already FILED Division II. Ideally, students will be in their third semester of Division II, which, for non-transfers, would be their fifth semester at Hampshire. In this course, students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time.