Instructor: Hunt
WF 09:30 AM – 10:50 AM
This course explores how stories are told: how different modes of narration shape meaning. From oral storytelling and unreliable narrators to metafiction and the digital age, we will examine the wide range of narrative strategies available to fiction writers. Our first aim is to build the vocabulary and analytical tools necessary to read like writers. Our second aim is to explore how shifts in narration open up new possibilities in fiction. Readings will include novels, short stories, craft essays, and narrative theory. Writing assignments may include imitations of published work, analytical reflections on one’s own writing, and creative experiments with narrative form.