[Cwgrad-announcements] please help
Carly Kimmel
chirs001 at ucr.edu
Thu Nov 9 07:45:34 PST 2006
Yvonne,
I have spoken to Mike about this more than once - and both times he
has suggested I check the academic calendar and then the schedule of
classes. He was kind enough to take the time to email me the list
below yesterday, but much of the information I am after is not
included in that list (which is most certainly NOT Mike's fault - but
someone has that info, don't they?) For example: Who is teaching
colloquium next quarter? It is listed in the schedule of classes with
no faculty member attached and no meeting time. What about the Tom
Lutz class everyone is talking about? That is also not on the list
below and not on the schedule of classes but supposedly some people
have already been able to register for it? In Mike's list it says
Abani and Hinds are teaching The Writer's Life - but on the schedule
of classes it says Winer and Hinds. None of the descriptions below
include reading lists.
A great example of what we are hoping to compile is this short write
up that Professor Winer sent out a couple of weeks ago:
Dear MFAs,
Per your requests, please find below a description of my Winter
graduate seminar. The texts will be available at the UCR bookstore
at the beginning of the quarter.
Best,
Andrew
CRWT 251 - Hollywood & The Novel - Winter 2007
Andrew Winer
Thursdays 2:10-5pm
Description:
It is an old Hollywood adage that middling novels make good films. In
this seminar, we will examine what Hollywood did with five august
works of literature. In the process, we will learn about the
fundamentals of telling a large story, in both the novel and film
form. Students will study five novels, their screenplay adaptations,
and the resulting films. The quarter will be divided into five two-
week cycles: the first week of each cycle will be devoted to an
examination of a particular novel, using precepts from Robert McKee’s
screenwriting book, Story, as a filter for discussion about
screenplay adaptation strategies. In the first week of each cycle,
students are required to come to class having read the novel assigned
for that cycle, and having written a brief response paper (based on
questions I will hand out). The second week of each cycle will be
devoted to a discussion of the transition of the novel to screenplay,
noting the stylistic, structural, and character changes and
variations. Students will be asked to write a paper which compares
their own ideas for adaptation (from the first week of the cycle) to
the actual execution of the screenplay, paying particular attention
to failures and successes, strengths and weaknesses in the adaptation.
Please note: The course will be heavy on reading, and the reading
will not be light (to wit: James, Wharton, Roth, et. al.); be
prepared to dedicate yourself to an intensive reading load if you
enroll in this seminar.
Texts:
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of
Screenwriting, Robert McKee
The End of the Affair, Graham Greene
The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Milan Kundera
The Human Stain, Philip Roth
The Portrait of a Lady, Henry James
The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton
Class Reader – CRWT 251 (contains the five screenplays – purchase at
Printing & Reprographics)
Writing Requirements:
C Five brief response papers (1-2 pages, typed, double-spaced).
C Five essays analyzing the adaptations (5 pages, typed, double-spaced).
In addition we would like a tentative schedule from the department
that outlines which faculty will be teaching which quarters.. For
example, Chris Abani will be on sabbatical in the Spring. (That way
if someone wants to work with him and they are in their second year,
they know they better do so this quarter).
Does this make sense?
Thanks!
-Carly K.
On Nov 8, 2006, at 5:26 PM, Yvonne Howard wrote:
> Have you spoken to Mike about this situation?
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> Y
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cwgrad-announcements-bounces at lists.ucr.edu [mailto:cwgrad-
> announcements-bounces at lists.ucr.edu] On Behalf Of Carly Kimmel
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 5:22 PM
> To: Paul Michael Leonardo Atienza
> Cc: cwgrad-announcements at lists.ucr.edu
> Subject: Re: [Cwgrad-announcements] please help
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> this is great, but faculty please still send me your course
> descriptions and reading lists.
>
> the more info the better.
>
> Thanks Mike!
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> On Nov 8, 2006, at 5:11 PM, Paul Michael Leonardo Atienza wrote:
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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 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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