Humanities and Fine Arts 191HFA33 - FYS-Creative Voices/Your Head

Do you see stories everywhere? Are Instagram stories your creative sparks? Was the date who showed up in a mismatched pair of socks your next superhero? Does the voice in your head speak coherently to you and even engage you in conversation? If your answer to any of these questions was a yes, you are probably a `Creative Type?. In fact, you are probably a `Creative Type? irrespective of your responses to these stupid questions.
In this class we will find out the answer together. Numerous researchers are studying creativity around the world to isolate its unique spark.
The most common held belief about creativity is that it's elusive, esoteric and unique only to the anointed few. This seminar focuses on finding this elusive elixir in all its shades and nuances. This class tries to expand our thinking and condition our brain for creativity.
Using Creative Writing as its basic investigative instrument, this course helps us discover conducive environments, perfect collaborations, personality traits, serendipity and even spiritual muses! We will fail and succeed together, learn to trust our instincts and laugh at ourselves, as we engage in the wide reading and fearless writing of fiction and poetry.

Open to first-year Humanities and Fine Arts Exploratory Track students and first-year HFA Majors.