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Course: ENGL 2398/4390 or SPAN 4202: Spanish Literature and Culture lecture series

Instructor: Staff

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This special series features lectures on Spanish literature, art, history, film, bullfighting, and more. The series offers students the opportunity to use the field trips, lectures, and excursions offered in the general program for credit. The course can be adjusted to meet lower level, upper level, or graduate requirements, in Spanish or English. Note that the lecture series is open to all participants; enrollment is only required to obtain academic credit for participation.

Students wishing to take this course for credit will be required to read a minimum number of books from the lists below, attend all the lectures, excursions, and readings, and keep a journal of the readings, lectures and activities.

Spanish Literature and Culture Lecture Series Reading Lists

List for ENGL 2398 and 4390 (Grad students must read 6 books, at least one from each column; undergrads must read one book from each column.)

Basic	Literature and Philosophy	Spanish Culture	Spanish Art
Carr, Raymond ed. Spain: A History.   Gies, David Thatcher, The Cambridge Companion to Modern Spanish Culture.	Cela, Camilo José. The Family of Pascual Duarte   Cervantes, Miguel de. Don Quixote.*   Galdos, Benito Perz. Fortunata and Jacinta   Marse, Juan. The Fallen.   Ortega y Gasset. Revolt of the Masses.   Unamuno, Miguel de. Niebla. (Mist)   Ward, E. ed., Roots and Wings: Poetry from Spain, 1900-1975: A Bilingual Anthology	Hooper, John. The New Spaniards.   Hemingway, Ernest. Death in the Afternoon.   Borrows, George. Selling the Bible in Spain.   Wright, Richard. Pagan Spain.   Buñuel, Luis. My Last Breath   Graham, Helen and Jo Labanyi, eds. Spanish Cultural Studies, An Introduction: The Struggle for Modernity   Pérez-Sánchez, Alfonso E. and Eleanor A. Sayre, coords. Goya and the Spirit of the Enlightenment   Richards, Michael. A Time of Silence: Civil War and the Culture of Repression in Franco’s Spain.   Orwell, George, Homage to Catalunya	Tomlinson, Janis. From El Greco to Goya: Painting in Spain, 1561-1828   Moffitt, John F. The Arts in Spain   Brown, Jonathan. The Golden Age of Painting in Spain ---. Velázquez: Painter and Courtier ---. Picasso and Spanish Tradition   Thomas, Hugh. Goya and the Third of May 1808

*Don Quijote: A New Translation, Backgrounds and Contexts, Criticism (Norton Critical Edition), translated by Burton Raffel. ISBN 039397281X.

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List for SPAN 4202 (5 or 6 Books to be chosen in consultation):

Brown, Jonathan. La edad de oro de la pintura en España (The Golden Age of Painting in Spain). ---. Velázquez: Pintor y cortesano (Velázquez: Painter and Courtier). ---. Picasso y la tradición española (Picasso and Spanish Tradition). Buñuel, Luis. Mi último suspiro (My Last Breath). Carr, Raymond, ed. Historia de España (History of Spain) Chapters 6-9. Graham, Helen and Jo Labanyi, eds. Spanish Cultural Studies, An Introduction: The Struggle for Modernity. Hooper, John. Los nuevos españoles (The New Spaniards). Maravall, José Antonio. La cultura del barroco. Moffitt, John F. Las artes en España (The Arts in Spain). Pérez-Sánchez, Alfonso E. and Eleanor A. Sayre, coords. Goya y el espiritú de la ilustración (Goya and the Spirit of the Enlightenment). Richards, Michael. A Time of Silence: Civil War and the Culture of Repression in Franco’s Spain. Sánchez Vidal, Agustín. Buñuel, Lorca, Dalí: El enigma sin fin. Thomas, Hugh. Goya y el tres de mayo, 1808 (Goya and the Third of May 1808). Tomlinson, Janis A. Goya en el crepúsculo del siglo de las luces. Zambrano, María. Delirio y destino.

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Course : Spanish Language
Instructor: Elena Casillas.

This summer we are offering Spanish Language instruction at a number of levels. Specify your level when enrolling. The textbook is Dicho y Hecho, seventh edition by Dawson and Gonzalez. You will not need the workbook and labmanual because we use online versions.

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Course : ENGL 4092 – American Expatriate Literature
Instructor: Nancy Dixon

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ENGL 4092 3 American Movements Periods and Genres 1860-present
This course focuses on one American literary movement period or genre. May include film. Topic may vary from semester to semester. May be repeated once with varying topics.

This class is particularly fun when taught abroad, as we too are expatriated, if only for one short summer. In this course we will examine primarily 20th-century American expatriate writers and their works, but we will reach even further back to Edith Wharton and Henry James, who, according to Mary McCarthy, "set the themes [of expatriate writing] once and for all." We will stress the importance of the vital Paris expatriate scene of the 1920s and '30s, but we will place more emphasis on American writers who produced work while living in Spain, such as Ernest Hemingway, Chester Himes, Paul Bowles, and Richard Wright. Finally, we will look at contemporary American writers abroad, such as Elizabeth Spencer and Darryl Pinckney. We will begin the course by reading essays written by expatriates and exiles included in Marc Robinson's edition, Altogether Elsewhere, Writers on Exile in order to define the term "expatriate" as it pertains to these writers, paying close attention to the choice that these writers made to produce their work abroad-- if indeed it was a choice-- and also to the significance of place in their lives and their works.

Nancy Dixon was born an expatriate in Karachi, Pakistan, and after living there grew up in Europe and the United States. She is the author of Fortune and Misery, Sallie Rhett Roman of New Orleans, a Biographical Portrait and Selected Fiction, 1891-1920, winner of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Book of the Year award, 2000. Her articles have also appeared in Louisiana Literature and the 2002 anthology, Songs of the Reconstructing South: Building Literary Louisiana, 1865-1945. She lives in New Orleans, and teaches English at the University of New Orleans.

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Course: SPAN 4180-Contemporary Spanish Literature

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SPAN 4180 3 credit hours. Study of significant writings of contemporary Spanish authors.

MAY BE TAKEN IN SPANISH OR ENGLISH-- A study of major Spanish authors of the 20th century.

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Course: SPAN 4265–Post-Civil War Spanish Cinema and Culture
Instructor: Julie Jones

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This course will focus on the translation of the post-civil war Spanish experience into film, particularly films made in the fourth quarter of the twentieth century, following the death of Franco. We will examine the films both as windows onto the Spanish experience and as cultural objects in their own right. These films involve attempts to come to terms with the past--the Civil War and the Franco period--and with the rapidly changing social, cultural, economic and political landscape of late twentieth-century Spain. The films are in Spanish with English subtitles. Class discussion will be primarily in English although some degree of flexibility will be allowed.

Books: Students should purchase and read before the class starts:
The New Spaniards by John Hooper (Penguin, 2006).
and an essay by Sebastian Balfour called "Spain from 1931 to the Present," in Spain: A History, ed. Raymond Carr (should be available in libraries).

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Classes: Films will be shown during class time; remaining class time (and two “no-film” classes) will be devoted to discussions of the films and their relationship to what we have read, and seen, of the culture.

Assignments: All students should keep a journal detailing their reactions to the films. Graduate students will be expected to watch an additional film and report on it in class (the report should be written as well). The final grade will be based on class discussion, journal entries and (for graduate students) the reports.

 

Films:
Amantes (Lovers) Aranda
Beltenebros (Prince of Darkness) Miro
Boca a boca (Mouth to Mouth) Gomez Pereira
Cria cuervos (Raise Ravens) Saura
Demonios en el jardin (Demons in the Garden) Gutierrez Alea
De prisa, de prisa (De prisa) Saura
El espiritu de la colmena (The Spirit of the Beehive) Erice
Furtivos (Poachers) Borau
Que he hecho yo para merecer esto? (What Have I Done to Deserve This?) Almodovar
Tristana (Tristana) Bunuel

Julie Jones teaches Spanish and Spanish-American narrative and film in the Foreign Language Department at the University of New Orleans. She has published A Common Place: The Representation of Paris in Spanish-American Fiction, numerous articles on Hispanic fiction and on the work of filmmaker Luis Buñuel, as well as translations of Leopoldo Alas's His Only Son and Félix de Azúa's Diary of a Humiliated Man. She is currently writing a book-length study of Buñuel's Los Olvidados. Professor Jones holds a doctorate in Spanish from Tulane University and a doctorate in English from the University of Virginia. She has lived in Madrid and traveled throughout Spain.

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Course: FTCA 6020–Form & Idea in Media
Instructor: Peter Thompson

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FTCA 6020 Form and Idea in Media

Prerequisite: Drama and Communications 2510 and 4510 or consent of department. The course will meet for three hours of lecture or six hours of laboratory each week, depending upon the topic. Topics will vary from semester to semester, and the course may be repeated once for credit.

An exploration of the relationship between the creative idea, the form of its expression and the medium for its presentation. Focusing on the philosophy of creativity and exploring potential creative processes of various arts related fields, the course pursues an understanding of the creative process and it’s effect on the finished product.

Topics for discussion will include: art versus craft, aestheticism, collaboration, interpretation and criticism, art and politics, etc.

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Writing Classes

In addition to the excellent faculty listed, writing classes will be visited by special guests, new ones each week, who will participate in the discussions and also in the Tuesday night reading series. Students in the writing classes will also be asked to participate in the student reading series, every Wednesday night.

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ENGL 2161: The Study of Craft: An Introduction to Fiction Writing

Instructor: Amanda Boyden

Designed for students with limited creative writing experience but plenty of writing desire, this course will focus on the craft of fiction. The class will incorporate theory, reading, specific writing exercises, and the actual workshopping of student pieces. We will examine and practice both classic and experimental forms and their elements, develop solid techniques, and focus on each new writer’s individual voice. A brief exploration of the creative aspects of contemporary nonfiction will also be included. An intensive study of process, the course aims to improve skills and provide a solid base for upper-level creative writing classes.

Recommended texts:

The Truth About Fiction, S. Schoen

Me Talk Pretty One Day, D. Sedaris

The Best American Short Stories, 2003, W. Mosley, editor

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Course: ENGL 6171 - Intensive Fiction Writing

Instructor: Joseph Boyden

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This course will utilize the "classic" workshop environment. We focus specifically on student writing, discussing student work through constructive criticism. Stories due for a specific class will always be handed out to each student a few days in advance. Classes will consist of thorough discussion and commentary on the stories assigned for that day. Generally, two stories will be discussed in a three hour session. Each student will have a minimum of two stories workshopped, possibly three. As well as writing two-three stories, the student is expected to fully participate in discussion of other students' stories and offer a written response to each story workshopped. The goup will also meet regularly in more informal settings (cafes/bars) to discuss any and all aspects of writing, publishing and literature as they pertain to ourselves and our environment.

Amanda Boyden's novel Pretty Little Dirty was released by Random House in 2006. Born in Northern Minnesota, Amanda grew up, the eldest of three daughters, in Chicago and St. Louis. Previous positions include elderly companion, artist’s model, gutter cleaner, dishwasher, science lab assistant, cancan dancer, tutor, stuntwoman, and bit part actress. Amanda has worked as a contortionist and professional trapeze artist. She proudly lists hanging high over the heads of Galactic and 311 in her life accomplishments.

Joseph Boyden is a Canadian citizen currently living in New Orleans. His latest novel, Three Day Road, was released by Penguin Canada in 2005 and is now available world wide. He is also the author of Born With A Tooth, shortlisted for the Upper Canada Award in 2001. Born With A Tooth has been released in France by Albin-Michel next year. He's published stories in Cimarron Review, Black Warrior Review, Panhandler, Blue Penny Quarterly, and Potpourri among others. He was awarded a Canada Council for the Arts grant to work on his most recent book, Three Day Road, a novel concerning the Great War, recently released by Penguin Canada, and forthcoming in the US, Great Britain, and several European countries. He teaches writing and literature at University of New Orleans.

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Course: ENGL 6173 - Intensive Poetry Writing-

Instructor: Bill Lavender

Course Description:

Poetry & Politics: Writing in an age of political exigency-- Besides reading participants' work, both new and old, this class will examine the question of the poet's relationship to the polis through readings of political poetry throughout history, as well as through the examination of certain poets lives. Most of the readings will be provided in Madrid, but students should acquire the following books before leaving. (Note that links are provided for information only; the books may be available for other booksellers as well as the ones in the links.):

Books:

Enough, Leslie Scalapino & Rick London Eds. (ISBN 978-1-882022-48-9)

The Sleep That Changed Everything, by Lee Ann Brown (Wesleyan 2003 ISBN 0819566225)

I of the Storm, by Bill Lavender (optional; copies available in Madrid)

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Course: ENGL 6174 - Intensive Nonfiction Writing

Instructor: Steven Church

This course will explore the variety of forms and techniques available to contemporary writers of creative nonfiction. Class discussion will focus both on student work and outside texts with an emphasis on critical reading skills. Writing exercises and assignments will encourage students to explore different forms—such as personal essay, literary journalism, and experimental nonfiction. The course will focus on elements of voice, narrative stance, scene, structure, and character development, as well as any other elements of writing craft that arise during class discussion. Using traditional workshop format, we will spend the bulk of our time writing in class and critiquing each other’s work. Students may want to arrive with some essays in process that can be polished up for workshop; but they should also be prepared to generate new material. We will also be discussing essays from the Best American Essays 2006 anthology, edited by Lauren Slater.

Required Text:

Best American Essays 2006, ed. by Lauren Slater

Steven Church is the author of The Guinness Book of Me: a Memoir of Record, winner of the 2005 Colorado Book Award in Creative Nonfiction and recently optioned for television by Sonar Pictures, LA. His essays and stories have been published or are forthcoming in The Pinch, Avery, Fourth Genre, The North American Review, Colorado Review, Powells.com, The Ruminator, Riverteeth, Post Road, Quarterly West, Salt Hill, and others. He teaches writing and literature in the MFA Program in Creative Writing at California State University, Fresno.

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Course: FTCA 6257 – Intensive Screenwriting
FTCA 2250 - Intro to Screenwriting

Instructor: Allan Moyé

Movies are the most popular form of storytelling today. This seminar will concentrate on storytelling, building strengths of visual narrative (concept, plot, character, editing, style) to produce a strong "blueprint" for a motion picture. Students will hone their writing skills through various assigned exercises, by analyzing successful scripts, and by workshopping drafts in progress. Some attention will be given to presentation and the expectations of the industry. Writers of all levels are given proper consideration and should benefit from peer critiques and editing.

Allan Moyé is a recipient of the Governor's Award for Screenplay at the Virginia Festival of American Film and has been awarded honors from America's Best and the Wisconsin Screenwriter's Forum. He has written six full-length features, two of which have been optioned by Hollywood Producers. He studied screenwriting and film production at Georgetown University, New York Film Academy, and University of New Orleans, where he earned his MFA. He lives in Virginia where he teaches at Mary Baldwin College.

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Course: FTCA 6207 – Intensive Playwriting

Instructor: Jim Grimsley

The instructor will provide basic material on the basics of playwriting, including focus on the stage and its elements. Students will be divided into groups and assigned dates on which their work will be read and discussed. All students should bring enough copies of their work to distribute to the class; each student will be expected to read parts in the plays being written by their peers. The workshops will focus on thinking within the process; writers will be asked to view all works prepared for the class as works-in-progress and to question and improve them accordingly. No text is required.

Jim Grimsley is a playwright and novelist who was born in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Jim's first novel Winter Birds was published by Algonquin Books in the United States in 1994. The novel won the 1995 Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction, given by the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Prix Charles Brisset, given by the French Academy of Physicians. The novel also received a special citation from the Ernest Hemingway Foundation as one of three finalists for the PEN/Hemingway Award. Jim's second novel, Dream Boy, was published by Algonquin in September, 1995, and won the 1996 Award for Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Literature from the American Library Association; the novel was also one of five finalists for the Lambda Literary Award. Dream Boy was adapted for the stage by Eric Rosen, the play premiering at About Face Theatre in Chicago in 1996. Jim’s third novel, My Drowning, was published in 1997 and for this book Jim was named Georgia Author of the Year. His fourth novel, Comfort & Joy was a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and his fifth novel, Boulevard, was published in April, 2002. Jim has written ten full-length and four one-act plays, including Mr. Universe, The Lizard of Tarsus, White People and The Existentialists. A collection of his plays, Mr. Universe and Other Plays, was published by Algonquin in 1998, and was a Lambda Literary Award finalist in drama. He has been playwright-in-residence at 7Stages Theatre of Atlanta since 1986 and has been playwright in residence at About Face Theatre of Chicago since May, 2000. In 1988 he was awarded the George Oppenheimer Award for Best New American Playwright for his play Mr. Universe. He was also awarded the first-ever Bryan Prize for Drama, presented by the Fellowship of Southern Writers for distinguished achievement in the field of playwriting, in 1993. He was a 1997 winner of the Lila Wallace/Reader’s Digest Award. He is a member of PEN, Dramatists Guild, Alternate ROOTS, and the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America. In 2005, He won an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for his work as a playwright and novelist.

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Course: ENGL 4390–(Comparative Studies) Workshop in Translation (Poetry, Prose, Drama)

Instructor: Peter Thompson

Supported by a poet and experienced translator, students will workshop the creation of strong effective writing using the guiding hands of fine poets in languages other than English. We will translate into English, the common language of the class; this should be the native language of the participant, in order to benefit from workshop support, and to arrive at work that stands beautifully on its own. The teacher will help with Italian, Spanish and French, and will highlight some grammar, culture, vocabulary and style issues with those languages. He can offer some help in Old French, Latin and Provencal as well. He will also share some more general tricks of the trade. Students will gain in their appreciation of the strengths and limitations of English.

Each participant will need to bring a long work or a series of works to be translated, and a dictionary in that language. We will benefit from brief looks at Rabassa, Manheim, Eshleman, Mitchell, Pound, Lowell and other master translators. The instructor will also provide some tips on getting translations published.

Peter Thompson teaches Romance languages and literatures at Roger Williams University. A book of his poems, Late Liveries, appeared in 2000, and another manuscript was a finalist in the National Poetry Series competition. Recent translating credits are Vamos a cantar (folksongs – Capital University Press), and Red Earth, poetry by Véronique Tadjo (E. Washington University Press). He has worked on issues of creolity and francophone writing, under various grants and awards, in Africa, the Caribbean, and the South Pacific. Thompson has also translated Léon-Paul Fargue’s Poëmes (2003), and is currently working on Nabile Farès’s Escuchando tu historia.
He is the editor of Ezra: An Online Journal of Translation. He has also edited two anthologies of francophone literature, Littérature moderne du monde francophone, and
Négritude et nouveaux mondes, which are widely used in schools and colleges.

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Course: ENGL 7000 - Thesis Research

Instructor: Staff

To be repeated for credit until thesis is accepted. Section number will correspond with credit to be earned. This course is reserved for Low Residency MFA students in their final or semi-final semester.

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