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ENGL.3240: Writing About Place

view of lowell cananle from a bridge showing brick buildings along the right side in sunshine and buidling s in shadow along the left side
Lowell Canal, photo by Liz West.     CC BY 2.0

Writers throughout time have been thoroughly grounded in place. Students in this course will read and write on a variety of topics: travel, cities, suburbs, dwelling places, nature, environmental issues, etc., in a variety of genres: creative non-fiction, essays, journalism, short stories, poetry, journals. This course will be held in a workshop format with strong emphasis on revision.