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Survey the major American novelists and short-story writers of the 19th and early 20th centuries, including Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, Stephen Crane, Herman Melville, Edith Wharton, Nathaniel Hawthorne and Jack London. In addition to learning about various…
Explore the craft of longer fiction and how to meet its creative challenges. Each session includes a lecture on craft, supported by discussion of assigned readings and exercises to unlock the potential of your ideas. Learn how to develop characters, language,…
Discover the power of storytelling through adaptation and retelling in this engaging, creative literature course. Go beyond the idea of “faithful” reproduction to explore how today’s writers, filmmakers and artists transform classic literature, myths and…
This literature course for creative writers explores the history, themes and cultural impact of banned and challenged books. From classics to contemporary texts, you’ll read authors and groups whose voices have been silenced, censored or condemned, and…
Fiction has always offered writers an opportunity to explore the pressing questions of their time; in this class, you read the work of contemporary writers with the aim of exploring what these writers see as the most critical issues of now and how they…
Get an overview of common forms and genres of written self-expression, including personal essay/memoir, poetry, short fiction and novel. You experiment and discover in a safe environment. The course curriculum helps you learn and practice a variety of genres,…
The mystery is the one of the most popular and pleasurable forms of storytelling for both readers and writers. In this class you explore the art, craft and business of writing crime fiction in its many forms, including detective stories (from cozy to…
In this course you will examine works of historical fiction that present a re-imagined or re-envisioned past, making space for stories and voices rarely found in the annals of history. Reading as a writer, you will explore issues such as the limits and…
This course in postmodern literary practice explores the radical experiments taking place in narrative design and poetics from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Each course offering will explore a single writer whose work captures the essence of this…
This reading- and writing-intensive literature course explores how writers transform lived experience into compelling literary works. Through close reading of memoir, personal essays, autofiction, and autobiographical fiction and metafiction, students examine…
Study 11 of William Shakespeare's plays— The Taming of the Shrew, Richard II, Othello, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet, King Lear, The Winter's Tale and The Tempest —recognized as literature of immense…
In this lively, interactive course for students who have completed intermediate-level Spanish at UC Berkeley Extension (or its equivalent), you enhance your fluency and comprehension, practice new vocabulary, review grammar, and gain conversation…
This unique course offers health care professionals a thorough foundation for Spanish conversation and comprehension. In each meeting, activities and discussions emphasize the vocabulary of the medical world. Learn to conduct basic professional conversations…
In this introductory course, you learn to use modern Spanish for practical communication. Lively, interactive activities emphasize listening and speaking skills, and a relaxed atmosphere helps your reading and writing skills. Study major grammatical…
In this continuation of Spanish: Beginner SPANISH X416, you further develop your use of modern Spanish for practical communication. Hone listening and speaking skills through interactive activities, and strengthen reading and writing skills in a supportive…
In this continuation of Spanish: Intermediate I SPANISH X417, students practice communicating in Spanish to prepare for a variety of common real-world contexts and environments. They further develop their listening and speaking skills through peer-to-peer…
In this literature course for writers, students learn how to read “through the language” of fiction to visualize the writing process underlying Atwood’s dystopian novel; a first-person narrative powered by the dissonant structure of a postmodern Female Gothic…