WRIT 295/3.0: Literary Non-Fiction

This course is available to both Queen’s and non-Queen’s students. Non-Queen’s students (including interest students, visiting students, and new online degree students) must first apply for admission. The following course description is presented for informational purposes only and is subject to change.

Instructor

TBA
E-mail: TBA

Course Description

This online writing course is a study of the essay as a literary form, including analysis of readings as well as a series of writing assignments. Complementing the assignments is a mandatory Grammar and Style component.

Course Objectives

In WRIT 295/3.0 students will

• engage the essay as a literary form.
• encounter a range of contemporary writers working in a variety of fields (travel writing, biography, personal essay, etc.).
• examine some of the stylistic and mechanical aspects of literary non-fiction writing.
• evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the writing they come across.
• explore some of the similarities and differences between literary and academic writing.
• experiment with both literary and academic modes of writing through course assignments.

Through these experiences students will

• improve their critical reading skills through close readings of course texts.
• improve their writing skills by creating original literary and academic essays and by participating in dialogue with their markers/instructors through feedback, e-mail, etc..
• gain greater insight into the breadth and potential of non-fiction writing, both as readers and writers.

Course Topics

1. Starting Out: Literary and Academic Writing -- Two Short Takes on a Theme
2. Where We Are: Writing about Travel & Place
3. Who We're With: Writing about People
4. What We're Doing, How We're Doing It: Form Follows Function
5. Who We're Becoming: The Personal Essay

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More information:

• Computer Requirements and Internet Access
• Moodle, Our Online Learning Environment 
• Academic Integrity
• Evaluation
• Suggested Time Commitment
• Required Material