Semester Dates (Massey University)
- Beginning of Semester 2 (Wk 1): Monday 12 July 2021
- Mid-semester Break: Monday 23 August - Friday 3 September 2021
- End of Teaching (Wk 12): Friday 15 Oct 2021
Albany Internal classes
- Workshops: Monday 4-6 pm (SNW 2.34)
Bibliography Key:
- [AN] = The Arabian Nights. The Husain Haddawy Translation Based on the Text Edited by Muhsin Mahdi: Contexts, Criticism. 1990 & 1995. Ed. Daniel Heller-Roazen. A Norton Critical Edition. New York & London: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010.
- [CB] = 139.329: Advanced Fiction Writing Course Book of Readings
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[Wk 1] - Section 1:
Introduction
Paratext
Paratext
Anthology texts to read:
Workshop 1: Introduction to Exercises 1-5
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[Wk 2] - Section 2:
The Fantastic (i)
The Psychology of Fantasy
The Psychology of Fantasy
Anthology texts to read:
Workshop 2: Fiction Exercise 1: Faking Sincerity
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[Wk 3] - Section 3:
The Fantastic (ii)
How Do You Write a Ghost Story?
How Do You Write a Ghost Story?
Anthology texts to read:
Workshop 3: Fiction Exercise 2: Ghost Story
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[Wk 4] - Section 4:
Magic Realism (i)
The Politics of Representation
The Politics of Representation
Anthology texts to read:
Workshop 4: Fiction Exercise 3: Psychology
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[Wk 5] - Section 5:
Magic Realism (ii)
Deciphering the Tropics
Deciphering the Tropics
Anthology texts to read:
Workshop 5: Fiction Exercise 4: Parody
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[Wk 6] - Section 6:
Metafiction (i)
The Philosophy of Being
The Philosophy of Being
Anthology texts to read:
Workshop 6: Fiction Exercise 5: What If?
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MID-SEMESTER BREAK:
23/8-3/9/21
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[Wk 7] - Section 7:
Metafiction (ii)
How to Be Somewhere and Nowhere
How to Be Somewhere and Nowhere
Anthology texts to read:
Workshop 7: Critical Skills (i): Analysing a Story
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[Wk 8] - Section 8:
New Wave SF (i)
The Power of Speculative Fiction
The Power of Speculative Fiction
Anthology texts to read:
Workshop 8: Critical Skills (ii)
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[Wk 9] - Section 9:
New Wave SF (ii)
Dangerous Visions
Dangerous Visions
Anthology texts to read:
Workshop 9: Creative Portfolio (i)
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[Wk 10] - Section 10:
Utopia / Dystopia (i)
Thought Experiments
Thought Experiments
Anthology texts to read:
Workshop 10: Creative Portfolio (ii)
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[Wk 11] - Section 11:
Utopia / Dystopia (ii)
The Country of the Blind
The Country of the Blind
Anthology texts to read:
Workshop 11: Creative Portfolio (iii)
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[Wk 12] - Section 12:
Conclusion
The Point of an Ending
The Point of an Ending
Anthology texts to read:
Workshop 12: Creative Portfolio (iv)
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