Writing and Experience: Autobiographical Storytelling

3-0-9 units. HASS-H; CI-HW · Undergraduate

Drawing from a range of autobiographical writing as examples to analyze, students compose original work including a writing portfolio and collaborative multimedia project like a zine, podcast, or comic. Emphasizes clarity, specificity, and structure; investigates various modes of writing (narrative, analytical, expository) and their suitability for different purposes. Readings focus on memory and imagination, the multiplicity of identity, development of voice, and creation of story from experience through reflection and revision. In-class activities include discussion, freewriting, and workshops. Limited to 15.