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Art[ists and] Writing

ENGL 0760.301
instructor(s):
Thursday 12:00-2:59pm

This course explores the relationship between visual art and writing, considering the plethora of ways that writers engage with art and how artists use writing. In addition to examining text-rich art works and critical writing on art, possible readings include Glenn Ligon, Distinguishing Piss from Rain, Eileen Myles, The Importance of Being Iceland, and David Wojnarwicz, Closer to the Knives.

English Major Requirements
  • Sector 1 Theory and Poetics (AETP)
English Concentration Attributes
  • Creative Writing Workshop Course Minor (AECW)
  • Journalistic Writing Minor (AEJW)
  • Literature, Journalism, & Print Culture Concentration (AELJ)
  • Poetry & Poetics Concentration (AEPP)
  • Theory & Cultural Studies Concentration (AETC)
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