ENCW 211 - The Writer Abroad

CR: 3
What does it mean to be a writer abroad? How does living among and amid other cultures shape the way we see the world? This course, a three-week intensive travel writing class at the VCCA’s residence in Auvillar, France, will introduce students to a range of travel writing literature and approaches to writing about place. Through total immersion in a new environment, students will explore the implictions of writing about place as an outsider, the ethical implications of representation, and the ways in which their own particular areas of expertise - be they historical, scientific, or artistic - frame the ways they engage writing about place. Assignments will include both analytical and creative pieces, all of which will use Auvillar or its environs as the primary subject. Students will be responsible for additional travel costs and may apply for the Grant for Experiential Learning. III.W, V.2, V.6b