Interdisciplinary Arts 0235 - Topics in Craft: The Short Story

Ideal for Div I and Div II students, this course's focus will be on recognizing, analyzing, and developing different narrative techniques of the short story. Each technique will be studied individually, as well as in relation to the work as a whole. As David Lodge writes in The Art of Fiction, "Effects in fiction are plural and interconnected, each drawing on and contribution to all the others." We will take apart these "effects" in order to better appreciate how they are linked, both when reading and writing. In addition to creative writing, course requirements will include keeping up with the reading, regular attendance, in-class presentations and participation, and a thorough commitment to the work of your peers. NOTE: ALL students-including those on the Waitlist-MUST attend the first day of class in order to secure a seat. Keywords: creative writing workshop, short story, craft.

Field trip fee: TBD. Textbook: The Art of the Story, edited by Daniel Halpern. Cost: approximately $25. Students in this course should expect to spend 8 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.