[Cwgrad-announcements] please help
Carly Kimmel
chirs001 at ucr.edu
Wed Nov 8 17:21:47 PST 2006
this is great, but faculty please still send me your course
descriptions and reading lists.
the more info the better.
Thanks Mike!
On Nov 8, 2006, at 5:11 PM, Paul Michael Leonardo Atienza wrote:
> 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 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
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