First-Year Seminars 110RW - Short Stories Around the Wrld

This first-year seminar explores short stories from American, Irish, New Zealand, Indian, and Canadian writers. The range of stories allows students to experience the diverse writing of many traditions, as well as exploring why short story traditions might be more prevalent in particular cultures. The course includes discussion on the influence of oral storytelling traditions, the concept of the short story collection, and the notion of the narrative voice. Texts include stories by James Joyce, Claire Keegan, Katherine Mansfield, Patricia Grace, Margaret Atwood, and Jhumpa Lahiri.

First-year students only, by placement.