English 143N
Prose Nonfiction: Personal Essay
| Section | Semester | Instructor | Time | Location | Course Areas |
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| 1 | Spring 2020 | Kleege, Georgina
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TTh 12:30-2 | 186 Barrows |
Book List
Als, Hilton: Best American Essays 2018
Description
This class will be conducted as a writing workshop to explore the art and craft of the personal essay. We will closely examine the essays in the assigned anthology, as well as students’ exercises and essays. Writing assignments will include three short writing exercises (2 pages each) and two new essays (10-20 pages each).
Only continuing, upper-division UC Berkeley students are eligible to apply for this course. To be considered for admission, please electronically submit 5-10 double-spaced pages of your creative nonfiction (no poetry or academic writing), by clicking on the link below; fill out the application you'll find there and attach the writing sample as a Word document or .rtf file. The deadline for completing this application process is 11 PM, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31.
(To read about when and where the results of the applications will be posted, click here.)
Other Recent Sections of This Course
fall, 2019 |
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143N/1 |
Prose Nonfiction: Creative Nonfiction: Our Culture, Our Lives |
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143N/2 |
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spring, 2019 |
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143N/1 |
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summer, 2019 |
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143N/1 |
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fall, 2018 |
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143N/1 |
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143N/2 |
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spring, 2018 |
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143N/1 |
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