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| Semester: | Fall 2020 |
| Number: | 0122-799-001 |
| Instructor: | Judith Baumel |
| Days: | Monday 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm |
| Location: | Garden City - Alumnae Hall 120 |
| Credits: | 4 |
| Notes: |
Mfa Students Only Thesis Colloquium Will Meet In Traditional/Hyflex |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Related Syllabi: |
Igor Webb for
Fall 2011* |
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*Attention Students: Please note that the syllabi available for your view on these pages are for example only. The instructors and requirements for each course are subject to change each semester. If you enroll in a particular course, your instructor and course outline may differ from what is presented here. |
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| Description: |
This is an optional course open only to candidates for the M.A. in English. Students are assigned to a professor who guides them in the preparation of a thesis. |
| Learning Goals: |
Course Objectives:The Thesis Colloquium is a capstone course for MFA students that serves as a bridge between a writer’s studies in the university and professional life. It’s a forum in which writers present ongoing drafts of their MFA theses to their peers, who will critique them and offer practical advice. Students will also analyze the work of major writers and publications in order to strengthen their abilities to read, respond to, and make use of the work of others.Method:The aim of the Thesis Colloquium to workshop drafts of your manuscript so that you can get feedback about the complete work and to consider the artistic process, the craft of writing, and the strategies for and particular problems of creating a first major work.The colloquium is designed to provide practical help in crossing the line, as Francine Prose puts it, “from pretending to actually being able.” You will clarify your “personal path” by investigating what you like and don’t like, by noticing “what works” and how it works, by deciding what you want to do and assaying what you can do.The term is divided into three parts. The first concerns reading and analyzing a first work by a prominent contemporary writer. The second part of the course is devoted to workshopping a first version of your thesis manuscript.The third part is devoted to workshopping a second version of your thesis manuscript, a version that should demonstrate how you have consolidated and employed the insights and feedback you have received. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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