This is a course largely in the personal essay, a form in which the author's presence is clearly visible and often dominant. As you will see from the texts, the essay takes many forms and encompasses an extremely broad range.
All experience is possible subject matter.
You can write about travel, food, film, ideas, commentaries, people, an event or issue, nature, urban life, etc. We will begin the course by reading and discussing the essays from the texts, and we will continue to read from the texts throughout the semester. At the same time, you will be writing your own essays. We will conduct our first workshop in the second week of classes. We will need a hard copy of the essay at least two days before it is to be discussed.