A course of comparative readings, with a special focus on gender issues arising in the discussion of theme, narrative structure, voice, characterization. Works by Hemingway, Rhys, Roth, Gordimer, Baldwin, Morrison, Carver, Munro. The course's model is the scientific press conference. Scientists from different fields talk about their research. Students interview scientists, write short articles.
Emphasis is on identifying and structuring a story.
The Long Work II Undergraduate fiction workshop. Undergraduate Workshop in Science Writing Science writing translates science to nonscientists. Students read, interview scientists, organize, write simply and clearly, rewrite. Students write frequently and to deadlines. Background in science is useful but not essential.