Writing Communities

This course introduces students to the intellectual practices and institutional networks that sustain the work of writing. Bridging the divide between creative and academic literary production, the course explores a range of histories and methods to illuminate their social contexts. Investigating key institutions of literary culture and scholarship (e.g. coteries, schools, readings, conferences, journals, archives), students will familiarize themselves with the interpersonal processes that support literary research and will collaborate on final creative-scholarly projects.