IMF 61011 Multigenre: The Prose of Margaret Atwood

Instructor

Beth Mead

Class Type

Literature & Craft with writing exercises

Course Description

This multigenre course is a literature/craft class focused on the work of Margaret Atwood. Coursework includes discussion of texts from a writer’s perspective, weekly writing exercises drawn from our readings, and a mini-workshop of an exercise inspired by Atwood. Along with the required texts (a novel, a short story collection, an essay collection, and a memoir; poetry excerpts will be linked in the course), students will choose one novel from Atwood’s expansive body of work to read independently and discuss with the class at the end of the term.

Textbook

1. Wilderness Tips – short story collection
   Paperback 978-0385491112
   E-Book 978-0307797988
2. Cat’s Eye – novel
   Paperback 978-1853811265
   E-Book 978-0307797964
3. Burning Questions: Essays and Occasional Pieces, 2004-2021 – essay collection
   Paperback 978-0593314074
   E-Book 978-0385547505
4. Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts – memoir
   Paperback 978-0593314081
   E-Book 978-0385547536
5. An additional novel of your choice from Atwood’s bibliography.

Students in any emphasis area may count up to two Multigenre courses toward their emphasis hours.