[This week marks the beginning of a new semester, and so as always I wanted to preview classes I’m teaching, this time through individual authors and texts I’m excited to be including on this syllabi. Leading up to a special weekend update on my own newest book project!]
This Spring
I’ll be teaching for a couple different adult
learning programs as usual, including my return after many years away to
the BOLLI
program at Brandeis. I always enjoy each and every one of those courses,
but I’m especially excited to be teaching for the first time in many years a
reading-centered class for the ALFA program. Entitled “Great American Stories,
Past and Present,” each meeting of this course will pair a great short story
from American literary history with one from our contemporary moment. Of course
I have plenty of starting points and ideas, but when it comes to contemporary short
stories in particular I also know that there’s a lot I don’t know yet. Or
rather that I still have to learn—which is where you all come in! I’d love to
hear, whether here or by email,
contemporary short stories (or authors) that have really struck you, that I
should put on the shortlist for the contemporary readings in this course’s
pairings. Thanks in advance, and here’s to a great semester!
Next
Spring preview tomorrow,
Ben
PS. So
what do you think? Short stories I should definitely consider or include?
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