Sumários

Genre

28 Outubro 2025, 11:00 Alexis Hannah Somerville

Discussion of texts: The Werewolf by Angela Carter, Horror Story by Carmen Maria Machado
Fiction genres
Splicing and subverting genres
Retelling myths and fairytales
Timed writing

Homework and reading on Moodle 


Magical realism

24 Outubro 2025, 15:30 Alexis Hannah Somerville

  • Discussion of short stories:
  • A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
  • The Fitting Room (Yukiko Motoya)
  • Introduction to magical realism
  • Timed writing
  • Homework: bring a story for peer workshop


Magical realism

24 Outubro 2025, 11:00 Alexis Hannah Somerville

  • Discussion of short stories:
  • A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings (Gabriel Garcia Marquez)
  • The Fitting Room (Yukiko Motoya)
  • Introduction to magical realism
  • Timed writing
  • Homework: bring a story for peer workshop


'What if' stories

21 Outubro 2025, 15:30 Alexis Hannah Somerville

  • Discussion of '2 B R 0 2 B' by Kurt Vonnegut
  • 'What if' stories
  • The Last of Us premise (Blindboy podcast) and discussion
  • Timed writing
For next lesson:
  • Reading on Moodle (short stories by Yukiko Motoya and Gabriel Garcia Marquez)


'What if' stories

21 Outubro 2025, 11:00 Alexis Hannah Somerville

  • Discussion of '2 B R 0 2 B' by Kurt Vonnegut
  • 'What if' stories
  • The Last of Us premise (Blindboy podcast) and discussion
  • Timed writing
For next lesson:
  • Reading on Moodle (short stories by Yukiko Motoya and Gabriel Garcia Marquez)