Class Description
Home is an origin, home is an aspiration; home is personal, home is political. In this class, we'll look at the ways we can write about home in our nonfiction. In the first half, we’ll consider architecture and physical space in personal essays; in the second half of the class, we’ll look at how the space and objects of a house can be used to establish intimacy in socio-political writing. We'll consider the work of Dunya Mikhail, Natalia Ginsburg, Michael Ondaatje, Mohsin Hamid, and Hisham Matar. Students should be prepared to research while in class, either via laptop or other materials.
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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!