CRWR 323 - Experiments in Narrative Fiction

FC ARHU WINT

4 credits
This course is interested in narratives that bend, swerve, break, and recombine, sometimes with the goal of remaking old narratives, inserting characters into stories where they don’t belong, or combining fiction with cultural criticism. Students will read experimental, hybrid, and autofictional works, with attention to the distinction among these traditions. Through generative exercises and longer projects for workshop, students will play with incorporating genres like poetics, theory, history, and fantasy into narrative fiction, and maybe even abandon narrative entirely in favor of fragmented, essayistic, or other forms.
Prerequisites & Notes: Like all 300-level CRWR courses, admission to 321 is by application (these are typically due before midterms the previous semester) and instructor consent. Majors who still need to fulfill some of their 300-level requirements can simply state this course on their preference form; minors and aspiring majors need to fill out an application. Please note that the minimum prerequisite for all 300-level CRWR courses is the successful completion of two 200-level CRWR courses.