Course Outline* Week Topic* Reading* 1 Introduction to the Course Sei Shonagon, Kenko Aug 13 Keeping a journal 2 On Narrative Doerr Aug 20 3 Family Simic, Cowan Aug 27 4 The Essay and Lyric Essay Montaigne, Miller Sept 3 Workshop 5 Technology, The Modern World Baker Sept 10 Workshop 6 Travel I De Botton Sept 17 Workshop 7 Travel II (Defamiliarization) Eliot Sept 24 Workshop 8 Recess Week Oct 1 9 Food Bourdain, Sedaris Oct 8 Workshop 10 Photo and Text Sebald, Sontag Oct 15 Workshop 11 Objects MacGregor, Baker Oct 22 Workshop 12 Home Boey Oct 29 Workshop 13 History Borges Nov 5 Workshop 14 Final Class Nov 12 Final Assessment Due * Please note that the outline is indicative. Topics and readings covered from week to week will vary in order and emphasis depending on the direction provided by the course participants.
Course Outline* Week Topic* Reading* 1 Aug 13 Introduction to the Course Keeping a journal Sei Shonagon, Kenko 2 Aug 20 On Narrative Doerr 3 Aug 27 Family Simic, Cowan 4 Sept 3 The Essay and Lyric Essay Workshop Montaigne, Miller 5 Sept 10 Technology, The Modern World Workshop Baker 6 Sept 17 Travel I Workshop De Botton 7 Sept 24 Travel II (Defamiliarization) Workshop Eliot 8 Oct 1 Recess Week 9 Oct 8 Food Workshop Bourdain, Sedaris 10 Oct 15 Photo and Text Workshop Sebald, Sontag 11 Oct 22 Objects Workshop MacGregor, Baker 12 Oct 29 Home Workshop Boey 13 Nov 5 History Workshop Borges 14 Nov 12 Final Class Final Assessment Due * Please note that the outline is indicative. Topics and readings covered from week to week will vary in order and emphasis depending on the direction provided by the course participants.
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