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Summer MiniMester Courses

Summer Session II MiniMester Courses

College of Arts and Sciences

Professional Writing Workshop
SECOND SUMMER MINIMESTER
ENG 595 Section 83 3 credits Undergraduate/Graduate
August 11-15
Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. AH 204
Sylvester Goran 305-284-2554

Prerequisite: For undergraduates, 6 credits in literature or permission of
instructor; for graduate students, permission of director of graduate studies.
Note: Official grade for this course will not be provided until after October 3.
Avoid the frustrating trial and error of the would-be professional writer by understanding the dynamics of publishing fiction and nonfiction. Build a solid foundation of workable strategies to achieve a successful relationship between writer, editor, publisher, and reading public. Immerse yourself in a total creative writing and publication experience. Hear professional writers speak about their craft. Join discussions from manuscript preparation to judgments on best material, the liveliest agents, and appropriate publishers. Participate in writing analysis (an important part of your class program), then get creative and write your own short story, extended paper, or article, due six to eight weeks after the end of MiniMester.

Jesus in Myth and History
SECOND SUMMER SESSION
REL 325  Sections 85 3 credits Undergraduate
August 4-8 and 11-15 
Monday through Friday, 5:30 to 9:15 p.m.  LC 170

John Fitzgerald  305-284-3698
Examine the figure of Jesus from the multiple perspectives of history, religion, politics, cultural imagery and artistic expression. Discover the basic documents of the early Jesus tradition as preserved in pagan, Jewish, and Christian sources. Critically evaluate modern cinematic depictions of Jesus. Gain an awareness of the major Western interpretations of Jesus.

 

The Heroic Journey
SECOND SUMMER MINIMESTER
CLA 224 Section  84 3 credits Undergraduate
August 4-8 and 11-15 
Monday through Friday, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. LC 170

John Kirby   305-284-6326
The motif of the hero on a journey is one of the most enduring, indeed primal, of all literary patterns. This motif, which Joseph Campbell termed the Monomyth, is at the heart of many of the world’s best-loved and most famous stories, from Homer’s Odyssey and Vergil’s Aeneid to Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings. Study the Monomyth via some of it greatest exemplars, concentrating on those in the ancient Greek tradition, and pondering just what it is about this motif that is so extraordinarily gripping. Gain increased exposure to some of the greatest literary works in the Western tradition. Reflect about the connection between art and our own lives, and seeing life itself as a journey. Develop an awareness of links between ancient and modern cultures.