2012-2013 Academic Year Calendar - Marianopolis

Creative Arts, Literature and Languages: Englishaffects the reader’s response to theliterary work. In these texts, authorsuse the literary techniques ofcharacter, point of view and voice toenhance and develop major themessuch as perception, misunderstanding,alienation, and deceit.Cinema and the Novel603-LFD-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course explores the challengesinherent in adapting novels in general,and the novels considered in class, inparticular, for the feature film. Thehistory of the relationship betweenthe novel and the feature film isconsidered, as are the similaritiesand differences of these two media.Bare Survival603-LFG-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsStudents will explore the theme of“bare survival” in Canadian literature,or what one critic calls literature “notabout those who made it, but thosewho made it back.” We will analyzeperceived differences betweenCanadian, American and Britishculture before identifying ways inwhich Canadian literature differsfrom its cultural influences. Wewill then examine bare survival subthemessuch as nature as enemy,animal as victim, the “noble savage”and other solitudes. We will alsoapply renowned critical approachesto selected texts.Journalism603-LFH-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course is an introduction to theworld of the journalist and its specialrequirements. Part of understandingthis world includes an intelligentevaluation of journalistic practicesand their effects upon society. Thecontent ranges from the straight newsstory formula and editorial writing tofeature writing and interviewingstrategies. Montreal journalists willbe invited to the class to share theirexperiences as sports writers,editorialists, and photo-journalists.Creative Non-Fiction603-LFJ-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course is designed for studentsto develop their skills in writingcreative non-fiction. Focus is placedon exercises that encourage thecreative process, beginning withshort, directed assignments andculminating in longer, original pieces.In addition, students are introduced tothe use of specific literary techniquesand devices that can be incorporatedinto their own work. Through theprocess of group writing seminars,feedback from the instructor,revision, and class critique, studentslearn to edit their own work. All ofthese elements help students find anddevelop their own literary voice.Creative Writing603-LFJ-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course is designed for universityboundcollege students, allowingthem to develop their skills throughwriting short fiction. Through a combinationof writing exercises and aconsideration of texts, students willbe introduced to the use and effects ofspecific literary techniques, including:point of view, tense, significant detail,style, etc. Through writing seminars,feedback and revision, students willbe expected to develop an editorial“ear.” Beginning with exercises thataccess student’s creative process, theshort, directed assignments focus onspecific skills and conclude with acompleted short story.Screenwriting603-LFJ-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course is an introduction to thescreenwriting process, from generatingideas, to the components of filmnarrative, to the elements of visualcomposition. After studying guidesto story structure – the three-act plotstructure and Joseph Campbell’s TheHero with a Thousand Faces – theseparadigms are applied to the students’own short screenplays throughexercises in story structure, genre,characterization and dialogue. Inlearning the nine stages of screenplaydevelopment, from Character reviewthrough to the Final draft the studentsbecome familiar with Final Draft,screenwriting software and standardscreenplay formatting.Writing(s) about Food603-LFB-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsThis course examines the culturalrelevance of food and itsconsumption. We begin by readingnon-fiction texts from a variety offields—including psychology,anthropology, history and naturalscience—in order to explore culturaland social differences in thepreparation and consumption of food.We then analyse films, novels, shortstories, poems, and narrative essaysthat use food as both and image andsymbol to establish mood, illuminatecharacter, make social commentaries,and examine the question of what itmeans to be human.Shakespeare’s Communities603-LFL-MS (3-0-3) 2 creditsCommunity argued James Baldwin,‘simply means our endless connectionwith, and responsibility for, eachother.’ This course develops students’ability to apply a critical approachto the theme of community withinseveral of Shakespeare’s plays. Theplays all tend to affirm that, forbetter or for worse, it is throughsocial engagement with others thatindividual identities are most fullyand meaningfully asserted.81