More Than Memoir
CREA S4710D
3 points
Mon & Wed, 2:00 - 4:10 pm
May 21 - June 27
Instructor: Lori Soderlind
While memoir offers a glimpse into the very private world of an individual, the best narratives also cast a light on the world around them, giving the reader a deeper understanding of a particular time and place. In this class we will explore the flexibility of the genre, particularly the opportunities to go beyond the simple confessional formula. By interweaving the personal with the political (or the social, the economic, the environmental, etc), writers will learn how to utilize first person experience to illuminate a subject beyond the self. Through both reading and writing assignments, we will study a range of craft concerns and narrative tools (construction of a narrator, scene, memory, reporting and research, dramatic tension, and of course the ever-elusive “truth”) available to the memoirist.
Materials Fee: $15
Please note that this fee is in addition to the tuition rate and standard enrollment fees for the course. For more information, please see School of Continuing Education Summer Sessions Tuition & Fees.
About the Instructor
Lori Soderlind is author of Chasing Montana, a memoir. Her essays have been featured on NPR and in anthologies—among them the Norton Anthology of Creative Nonfiction more > >
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Columbia University School of the Arts offers MFA degrees in Film, Theatre Arts, Visual Arts, and Writing, an MA degree in Film Studies, a joint JD/MFA degree in Theatre Management & Producing, and a PhD degree in Theatre History, Literature, and Theory.