English 296ps - Colloquium: Topics in Advanced Fiction Writing-Fiction and the Public Sphere

We will address the challenges of diversifying and democratizing the public environment for creative work, and strategies used by authors and publishers to bring creative work forward, and to readers, in challenging times. Literary ethics, cultural and class identities, literary and societal taboos, and historical and current issues of access will be core concepts discussed in the workshop. Enrollment limited to 12. Instructor permission required. (E)