Academic Catalog 2018-19

FYE 1910 Creative Writing & Big History

Write a poem about the dawn of time Create a play starring the first hominid to stand upright Craft a short story about a love affair between two supernovae Let the Universe be your inspiration-explore Big History through creative writing. Learn to use the tools of fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction to make sense of the world and tell your version of the big story. Generative writing exercises and writing workshops will inform writing assignments that consider the key thresholds of Big History, as leaps in complexity become points of departure for major creative work. What part of the story do you want to tell? Prerequisite: FYE 1001 or FYE 2000.

Credits

3.00 units

Prerequisite

FYE 1000 - lecture