Document Type
Syllabus
Publication Date
Fall 9-1-2024
Course Description
What’s your life story? And how do you plan to tell it? We’ve all seen and read conventional stories that go from infancy to old age, with all of the “significant events” in between, and many of these are powerful and inspirational. But what if we go outside the box and consider unconventional ways to narrate our lives? This course is designed to explore alternative memoir methods that have received increasing attention in the postmodern era: short-form memoirs, visual and performance art memoirs, graphic memoirs, food memoirs, and performance poetry. In addition to giving short oral presentations, you’ll be expected to do some intensive writing that uses a variety of approaches, including the personal essay, the research essay, literary analysis, and other forms.
Recommended Citation
Geis, Deborah, "ENG 197C FYS Alternative Autobiographies Geis Fall 2024" (2024). All Course Syllabi. 689, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/records_syllabi/689
