Instructor

Shana Youngdahl

Class Type 

TBD

Course Description

This course will look at the literature of first loves of all kinds (romantic, familial, friendship) as well as first losses (death, heartbreak, moving) to consider how storytelling surrounding such “firsts,” seems endless territory for authors across time. Readings will be across genre, and student work can also include nonfiction, fiction (of all types), and poetry.

[Fall 2022 course: Students may join this on campus course from anywhere via web-conferencing technology.]

Textbook

Homesick by Jennifer Croft 978-1944700942 
Grief is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter  978-1-55597-741-2 
On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong  978-0525562047 
Red, White and Whole Rajani LaRocca  978-0063047426 
The Sun is Also A Star Nicole Yoon ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0553496710