Interdisciplinary Arts 0242 - Birds with Big Noses

This is an intermediate creative writing workshop with a focus on writing and closely observing the natural world, particularly - though not exclusively - the realm of birds. Both fiction and creative non-fiction will be written and read, with the purpose of more intimately understanding what it means to have an 'environmental imagination,' local and global. A birdwatching field trip (weather pending) may be involved. Students may also be asked to incorporate research into their projects, as a way to practice humility and embrace writing as an uncertain exercise in 'failing better each time.' To this end, students will be expected to fully embrace the revision process. The course is ideal for those with a love of both the sciences and the arts, though it is also ideal for those who may not know it. Though the course is not by instructor permission, students MUST attend the first day of class in order to keep their seat.

Culture, Humanities, and Languages Writing and Research In this course, students are expected to spend at least six to eight hours a week of preparation and work outside of class time. This time includes reading, writing, research.