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Pacific Northwest Literature (ENGL 457A, 5 credits)
Writing the Region: A Documentary History of Pacific Northwest Identity (HSTAA 433, 5 credits)
June 26-August 16, 2007| Tues, Wed, Thurs | 9:40-11:20 am | Sieg 225
Taught by Dan Lamberton (English, Walla Walla College), ENGL 457A will focus on literary texts by historical and contemporary writers associated with the Pacific Northwest. HSTAA 433, taught by John Findlay (History, UW), will examine the emergence of regional identity through diverse texts, beginning with Native stories and tracing different phases of development.
The two courses will meet together and share most of the same readings, but will have different assignments. Students may enroll for either English or History credits, and in special cases with the instructor's approval, they may register for both. HSTAA 433 fulfills the Pacific Northwest history requirement for secondary teachers.
To enhance students' learning experiences and to encourage community participation, the instructors have invited prominent regional writers to campus to discuss their work with students in class and to give additional talks open to the public. The writers will offer insights into aspects of regional identity and development by drawing upon current and recent work in fiction, poetry, history, memoir, and criticism.
In addition to the class sessions and public talks, students will attend ACT Theatre's performance of David Wagoner's play First Class about the influential teaching of renowned poet and UW professor Theodore Roethke.
Visiting writers include:
- Heather McHugh (poet, essayist and translator, UW)
Public talk: Thursday, June 28, 2:00-3:30 pm, Henry Auditorium
- Debra Magpie Earling (novelist and professor of Native American Studies, University of Montana)
Public talk: Wednesday, July 11, 2:00-3:30 pm, Henry Auditorium
- Kim Barnes (memoirist and novelist, University of Idaho)
Public talk: Wednesday, July 18, 2:00-3:30 pm, Henry Auditorium
- Robert Wrigley (poet and essayist, University of Idaho)
Public talk: Tuesday, July 24, 2:00-3:30 pm, Henry Auditorium
- Richard White (historian of the American West, Stanford University)
Public talk: Thursday, August 2, 2:00-3:30 pm, Henry Auditorium
- Marilynne Robinson (author of two novels, Housekeeping and Gilead, the latter a Pulitzer Prize winner)
Public talk: Wednesday, August 15, 7:00-8:30 pm, Henry Auditorium
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