WRPR0202
Writing To Heal
This writing-intensive course examines writing as a catalyst for healing after loss or grief. In a workshop focused on student writing, we will analyze the fiction, drama, poetry and creative nonfiction of Arthur Miller, Jane Austen, Frank McCourt, C.S. Lewis, Sharon Olds, William Wordsworth, Christopher Noel, Madeleine Blais, Susan Minot. Reading James W. Pennebaker's Opening Up and Louise DeSalvo's Writing As A Way of Healing will create a theoretical underpinning for our discussions. Assignments for this course will include formal analytical essays, creative work (published online), as well as electronic journals and oral presentations.
- Subject:
- Writing Program
- Department:
- Writing Program
- Division:
- Interdisciplinary
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- CW LIT
- Equivalent Courses:
Sections
Spring 2014
WRPR0202A-S14 Lecture
Spring 2013
Spring 2012
Spring 2011
Spring 2009
Spring 2008
Spring 2007
WRPR0202A-S07 Lecture