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Spring Semester 2022
Apr 04, 2026 |
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| Writing Memory, Writing Memoir - Writing Intensive - 20994 - INST 1501 - 02 |
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Associated Term: Spring Semester 2022
Levels: Undergraduate Main Campus Lecture Schedule Type Traditional Instructional Method Learning Objectives: Joan Didion famously begins “The White Album,” her essay-length memoir of the 1960s, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” Together, we will critically consider the stories we tell ourselves, as well as the stories that have been told to us, and their impacts on our survival. We will read several examples of memoirs to explore the roles that memory and story-telling play in writers’ understandings of the world and their roles in it. We’ll theorize about why some moments in our lives become go-tos for recalling entire relationships or eras of our lives, and how crucial it may be for us to forget others. Throughout it all, we’ll experiment with a variety of approaches to writing, speaking aloud, and otherwise making sense of our experiences for ourselves and for others. Required Materials: Technical Requirements: View Catalog Entry
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