Class Description
Alice Munro, winner of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, has been hailed as one of our greatest living short story writers. Her stories are often said to have the depth and richness of novels. In this six-hour intensive course, we will explore how Munro has developed this richness and depth through formal means-- her control of plot, point of view, and narrative time--as well as how she has explored themes of feminism, self-consciousness, and self-creation. Students will be required to read several stories from Carried Away, Munro's selected stories, before class. (The instructor will email a reading list to registered students a week before the class.) In class, we will discuss Munro's stories, write short exercises, and glean lessons for our own work.
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
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This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. Please visit the Resources tab to access the video-conference link.
Zoom Participation:
Students are not required to turn their camera on, but are encouraged to participate any way they feel comfortable through functions such as the live chat, emoji reactions, and unmuting the microphone. Learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
We ask that instructors enable closed captioning and send a transcript of the session after class. You can also enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting. If your instructor forgets to send the transcript, just send ’em an email!