[Cwgrad-announcements] please help

[Yvonne Howard]

Have you spoken to Mike about this situation?
 
Y
 
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Kimmel
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 5:22 PM
To: Paul Michael Leonardo Atienza
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Subject: Re: [Cwgrad-announcements] please help
 
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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