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Winter 2007 - Course Offerings

CRWT 201. The Writer's Life: Literary Strategies and Structures (4) 
Seminar, 3 hours; extra reading, 1 hour; outside research, 1 hour; written 
work, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of instructor. 
Explores the artistic, practical, and professional aspects of life as a 
working novelist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, or essayist. Topics 
include publishing, literary journals, commercial magazines, the film 
industry, the theatre industry, agents, and overviews of genre and art. 
Cross-listed with THEA 201.
Chris Abani and Rickerby Hinds
Tuesdays 310-600 PM in ARTS 214

CRWT 230. Creative Nonfiction (4) Workshop, 3 hours; outside writing and 
reading, 6 hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of 
instructor. Intensive formal study of contemporary creative nonfiction, 
with emphasis on style, structure, and form. Primary focus is on the 
production of original work. Course is repeatable to a maximum of 20 units.
Susan Straight
Tuesdays and Thursdays 1240-200 PM in HMNSS 1403

CRWT 251. Hollywood and the Novel: The Transformation of Fiction into Film. 
(4) Lecture, 2 hours; screening, 1 hour; extra reading, 2 hours; outside 
research, 2 hours; written work, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): graduate 
standing. Explores the transformation of novels into screenplays and films. 
Examines four novels and their corresponding screenplays and films. Focuses 
on differences in style, content, and format. Course is repeatable as 
content changes to a maximum of 8 units.
Andrew Winer
Thursdays 200-500 PM in HMNSS 1407

CRWT 252F. Theory and Craft of Writing - Poetry (4) Seminar, 3 hours; 
outside research, 2 hours; extra reading, 1-2 hours. Prerequisite(s): 
graduate standing. Analyzes writing techniques, structures, and approaches 
to craft in traditional, contemporary, and avant garde literary works. E. 
Fiction; F. Poetry; G. Nonfiction; I. Playwriting; J. Screenwriting; K. 
First Person. Cross-listed with THEA 252 (E-Z).
Juan Felipe Herrera
Tuesdays and Thursdays 940-1100 AM in HMNSS 1502

CRWT 252K. Theory and Craft of Writing - First Person (4) Seminar, 3 hours; 
outside research, 2 hours; extra reading, 1-2 hours. Prerequisite(s): 
graduate standing. Analyzes writing techniques, structures, and approaches 
to craft in traditional, contemporary, and avant garde literary works. E. 
Fiction; F. Poetry; G. Nonfiction; I. Playwriting; J. Screenwriting; K. 
First Person. Cross-listed with THEA 252 (E-Z).
Dana Johnson
Tuesdays 200-500 PM in SPROUL 1358

CRWT 262. Fiction (4) Workshop, 3 hours; extra writing and reading, 4 
hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of instructor. 
Intensive formal study of contemporary fiction, with emphasis on style, 
structure, and form. Primary focus is on production of original work. 
Course is repeatable to a maximum of 20 units.
Michael Jayme
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1240-200 PM in HMNSS 1407

CRWT 270. Poetry Workshop (4) Consultation, 1 hour; workshop, 3 hours. 
Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of instructor. Intensive 
formal study of contemporary poetry with emphasis on style, structure, and 
form. Primary focus is on production of original work. Course is repeatable.
Chris Abani
Tuesdays from 640-930 PM in SPROUL 2364

CRWT 290. Directed Studies (1-6) Outside research, 3-18 hours. 
Prerequisite(s): graduate standing; consent of instructor and graduate 
advisor. Literature studies, directed by a faculty member, on special 
topics. Course is repeatable.

CRWT 292. Concurrent Analytical Studies in Creative Writing (1-4) Outside 
research, 3-12 hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing; consent of 
instructor and graduate advisor. Taken concurrently with a 100-series 
course but on an individual basis. Devoted to research, criticism, and 
written work related to the 100-series course. Graded Satisfactory (S) or 
No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable.

CRWT 299. Research for Thesis (1-12) Thesis, 3-36 hours. Prerequisite(s): 
consent of thesis director. Research and preparation for the Master of Fine 
Arts thesis. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable.

CRWT 301. Directed Studies in the Teaching of Creative Writing and Writing 
for the Performing Arts. (4) Lecture, 2 hours; practicum, 1 hour; outside 
research, 2 hours; written work, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): enrollment in 
the M.F.A. program. Prepares students for teaching introductory 
undergraduate Creative Writing courses by offering a flexible curriculum of 
meetings and conferences on effective pedagogical methodology. Students 
create course syllabi and lesson plans and discuss a range of practical 
teaching issues. Required of all TAs for at least one quarter. Graded 
Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC). Course is repeatable to a maximum of 8 
units.

CRWT 302. Teaching Practicum (1-4) Practicum, 2-8 hours; consultation, 1-4 
hours. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing. Supervised teaching in 
undergraduate Creative Writing courses. Credit is not applicable to 
graduate unit requirements. Graded Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC). 
Course is repeatable.

THEA 264. Playwriting (4) Workshop, 3 hours; consultation, 1 hour. 
Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of instructor. Intensive 
formal study of playwriting with emphasis on plot, character, theme, 
dialogue, and style. Course is repeatable.
Rickerby Hinds
Mondays 1010-100 PM in ARTS 213

THEA 266. Screenwriting (4) Workshop, 3 hours; screening, 2 hours; 
consultation, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of 
instructor. Students outline and complete the first draft of a 
feature-length screenplay and complete a short paper comparing two movies 
in the same genre. Course is repeatable.
Robin Russin
Tuesdays 1010-100 PM in ARTS 213

At 04:19 PM 11/8/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>A few weeks ago I emailed the list serve in a desperate attempt to get 
>some answers regarding what classes would be offered for winter 
>quarter.  What I was looking for was a list of class descriptions put 
>together by the faculty that details what classes are being offered, what 
>the format of the class will be, what the reading lists will be, and how 
>much work to expect. I was told to wait and look it up when the schedule 
>of classes was released. I still hoped some of the teachers would read my 
>email and send me the information I requested so that I could compile it 
>for them and then distribute the master list to all of the graduate 
>students in our program.
>
>Well I waited, and my patience was a huge waste of time. The schedule of 
>classes is for the most part totally useless. It does not give us reading 
>lists, it does not offer specifics, and often times it does not even tell 
>us who will be teaching the class. After my first email, only one faculty 
>member responded to my email. ONE !!! Plenty of people stopped me on 
>campus to tell me they shared my frustrations - students and teachers.. 
>"good for you," they said - and yet no one did anything. Are we really 
>that busy?
>
>Most of the faculty already know what classes they will be teaching in 
>Spring. I think the students should have that information as well. We are 
>not simply planning one quarter, we are planning two full years, and what 
>classes are being offered now verses in Spring could and should make a big 
>difference in what we choose to register for. This is not an outlandish 
>request. It is unacceptable that other than Professor Winer, who is on 
>sabbatical and not even teaching this quarter, no one answered my call for 
>help. Why aren't the teachers eager and able to help us get the most out 
>of this program?
>
>Rumors are flying around that Tom Lutz will be teaching a craft class on 
>our campus next quarter. Why weren't we notified? How hard would it be to 
>send out an email or stick a flyer in our boxes? I am assuming he would be 
>a visiting or new professor which seems worthy of a little advertising. 
>Most of us would jump at the chance to work with him, and yet the majority 
>of us had no idea a class with him in Riverside was even an option.
>
>The system is inefficient and here you have a motivated capable student 
>offering to help free of cost. Please take advantage of it.
>
>I care very deeply about this program, in fact I feel absolutely 
>privileged to be here - On the first day of classes Susan Straight told us 
>that it is our responsibility as students to make it the strongest and 
>most prestigious writing program around- to make it as good as Irvine and 
>Iowa - and I took that very seriously. I am willing to do my part - to 
>read all that I can, to perfect my craft, and to learn what the professors 
>on the campus have to teach me - I am here to do nothing if not work my 
>absolute hardest, but along with my commitment comes an expectation that 
>the administration and the faculty will do their part as well. There is no 
>reason we can't work together to get organized.
>
>Faculty - please send  your class descriptions for this quarter and next 
>to <mailto:carlyrose at mac.com>carlyrose at mac.com . It doesn't matter if you 
>don't know when and where the class will be offered - just let us know 
>what we can expect in the coming months.
>
>I am sorry for the long rant, but I hope it will prove worth the time it 
>took to compose, and the time you took to read it.
>Thank you for doing so,
>
>Carly Kimmel
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Mike Atienza
Student Services
Departments of Dance, Music & Theatre
ARTS 130
University of California, Riverside
900 University Avenue
Riverside, CA 92521
(951) 827-3343
(951) 827-4651 FAX

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