Novels Into Film Students read novels and see their transformation into films. The class chooses works such as A Clockwork Orange, Children of a Lesser God , and Apocalypse Now from hundreds of possibilities. Paper topics emerge from the material read and viewed. This course includes the reading of great books and the writing of critical responses. Novels and stories of varying length and degree of difficulty come from the European and American traditions.
Students choose the books that make up the reading list.
This course examines how we live as individuals and as members of communities that attempt to define us, our values, and our outlook on the world around us. Readings include stories by Cheever, Gordimer, Llosa, Malamud, and O'Brien. In addition to reading and discussing stories, students have opportunities to write creative exercises and a short story. In this course, students read the works of authors who have prized the land. They also write weekly, short outside papers on topics of their choosing.