Fall 2021

Hybrid Forms

Listed in: English, as ENGL-473

Faculty

Dan Bernitt (Section 01)
Shayla I. Lawson (Section 01)

Description

The non-traditional texts of writers like Claudia Rankine, Maggie Nelson, Viet Thanh Nguyen and Alison Bechdel have garnered great success that has introduced new audiences to the world of hybrid forms. Through close reading and a study of works at the apex of literary deconstruction, we will erase the lines drawn between poetry and prose, image and memoir, percentage graph and fiction and will embark on an expedition through contemporary hybrid texts, asking what dictates how we define genre.

Completion of this course will include a collaborative oral presentation guiding the reading of one of the semester’s assigned texts and a final critical research project presented in a hybrid form that breaks the boundaries of expected academia. Use of hybridity in the construction of all class assignments (short essays, personal responses, reflections, etc.) will be strongly encouraged.

Open to juniors and seniors. Limited to 18 students. Fall semester. Professor Lawson and Visiting Lecturer Bernitt.

Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: emphasis on written work, readings, independent research, artistic work, field work or trips, aural analysis Students with documented disabilities who will require accommodations in this course should be in consultation with Accessibility Services and reach out to the faculty member as soon as possible to ensure that accommodations can be made in a timely manner.
ENGL 473 - L/D

Section 01
Tu 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM FROS 211

Offerings

2024-25: Not offered
Other years: Offered in Spring 2019, Fall 2021