Spring 2018 - ENGL 472W D100
Advanced Creative Writing (4)
Class Number: 1363
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 3 – Apr 10, 2018: Mon, 9:30 a.m.–1:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Ryan Fitzpatrick
rfitzpat@sfu.ca
Office Hours: Monday 14:30-16:30
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Prerequisites:
ENGL 372 or 374.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
An advanced seminar-workshop in the theory and practice of poetry or fiction. Genre varies from term to term. Students with credit for ENGL 472 prior to fall 2015 may not complete this course for further credit. Otherwise, course may be repeated for credit when the genre varies. Writing.
COURSE DETAILS:
In this poetry workshop, each student will conceptualize and develop a project that will be worked on throughout the semester. Working on this project will involve building a rigorous writing and reading practice, answering not only the question of how to write, but also why we choose to write in the ways we do. As we work through our own projects, we will read a number of other "poetic projects' to ask how those writers position themselves and their writing with regard to the wider world off the page.
Over the course of the semester, we will learn how to critically support one another's work through weekly workshops where we will edit, critique, praise, offer ideas and perspectives, pose alternate approaches, make reading suggestions, and, most importantly, produce a supportive atmosphere where we all feel safe enough to gamble on poetic hunches that might not pan out. The aim of this workshop isn't to learn how to produce the perfect, well-crafted poem (though we will talk at length about the craft of poetry). Instead, this workshop is process-oriented, allowing each of you to begin developing an ongoing writing practice marked by a thoughtful attention to language and rigorous approach to reading that can be carried forward into future creative work.
Grading
- Final Portfolio 50%
- Workshop Attendance and Participation 20%
- Book Review Assignment 20%
- Initial Project Proposal 5%
- Reading/Event Assignment 5%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Thirsty - Dionne Brand
Found - Souvankham Thammavongsa
A Series of Un/Natural/Disasters - Cheena Marie Lo
Undercurrent - Rita Wong
Injun - Jordan Abel
Zong! - M. NourbeSe Philip
City Treaty - Marvin Francis
Plus shorter texts by Bernadette Mayer, Daphne Marlatt, Lyn Hejinian, Fred Wah, and others available on Canvas
Department Undergraduate Notes:
IMPORTANT NOTE Re 300 and 400 level courses: 75% of spaces in 300 level English courses, and 100% of spaces in 400 level English courses, are reserved for declared English Major, Minor, Extended Minor, Joint Major, and Honours students only, until open enrollment begins.
For all On-Campus Courses, please note the following:
- To receive credit for the course, students must complete all requirements.
- Tutorials/Seminars WILL be held the first week of classes.
- When choosing your schedule, remember to check "Show lab/tutorial sections" to see all Lecture/Seminar/Tutorial times required.
Registrar Notes:
SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://students.sfu.ca/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.
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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS