| Call Number | 00006 |
|---|---|
| Day & Time Location |
TR 1:00pm-4:10pm 119 MILSTEIN CEN |
| Points | 3 |
| Grading Mode | Standard |
| Approvals Required | None |
| Instructor | Wendy C Schor-Haim |
| Type | WORKSHOP |
| Course Description | What makes the essay of personal experience an essay rather than a journal entry? How can one's specific experience transcend the limits of narrative and transmit a deeper meaning to any reader? How can a writer transmit the wisdom gained from personal experience without lecturing her reader? In The Art of the Essay, we explore the answers to these questions by reading personal essays in a variety of different forms. We begin with Michel de Montaigne, the 16th-century philosopher who popularized the personal essay as we know it and famously asked, “What do I know?,” and follow the development of the form as a locus of rigorous self-examination, doubt, persuasion, and provocation. Through close reading of a range of essays from writers including Annie Dillard, George Orwell, Jamaica Kincaid, and June Jordan, we analyze how voice, form, and evidence work together to create a world of meaning around an author's experience, one that invites readers into conversations that are at once deeply personal and universal in their consequences and implications. |
| Web Site | Vergil |
| Subterm | 05/22-06/30 (A) |
| Department | Pre-College Program (Barnard) |
| Enrollment | 3 students (6 max) as of 10:06AM Sunday, April 28, 2024 |
| Subject | English |
| Number | BC3304 |
| Section | 001 |
| Division | Barnard College |
| Open To | Barnard College |
| Campus | Barnard College |
| Note | THIS COURSE IS OFFERED THROUGH BARNARD SUMMER SESSION |
| Section key | 20232ENGL3304X001 |