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Micro-Seminar: Trojan Treasure Hunt: Creative Writing on the Road to Discovery PART ONE
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Thu, Aug 22, 2024
3 PM – 4:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
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Part 1: Thursday, August 22, 2024 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm (PST)
Part 2: Friday, August 23, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30 am (PST)
From special collections to brilliant gems, USC offers a trove of valuable resources, and knowing what's available (or where to ask when you don't) will help make the most of your experience.
In this two-day seminar, you'll be introduced to bright spots on and near campus as we walk and talk together, taking brief breaks along the way to write your own thoughts, questions, and impressions. We'll draw on this writing during the second day to compose a collaborative poem called a renga, with step-by-step directions for guaranteed success. A traditional form from Japan, the renga relies on the linking of voices and has served as a means of experiential connection for over seven hundred years.
By the end of our time together, you'll have a list of go-to resources on (and near) campus; future possibilities for fun, learning, and support; a personal record of your first days as a USC undergrad; a souvenir poem; and a circle of new Trojan pals. All are welcome!
Lead By: Professor Marci Vogel
A first-generation scholar, wholehearted writer, and lifelong Californian, Marci Vogel currently serves as an instructor in USC's Department of English. Her courses in poetry, translation, fiction, and narrative across genre are designed to engage Trojans of all majors with curiosity, creativity, and connection.
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Fri, Aug 23, 2024
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Private Location (register to display)
10:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Micro-Seminar: Trojan Treasure Hunt: Creative Writing on the Road to Discovery PART TWO
Micro-Seminars have two parts. Attendance to both parts is required. Registering for the PART ONE session will automatically enroll you in the PART TWO session on Friday.
Part 1: Thursday, August 22, 2024 from 3:00 – 4:30 pm (PST)
Part 2: Friday, August 23, 2024 from 10:00 – 11:30 am (PST)
From special collections to brilliant gems, USC offers a trove of valuable resources, and knowing what's available (or where to ask when you don't) will help make the most of your experience.
In this two-day seminar, you'll be introduced to bright spots on and near campus as we walk and talk together, taking brief breaks along the way to write your own thoughts, questions, and impressions. We'll draw on this writing during the second day to compose a collaborative poem called a renga, with step-by-step directions for guaranteed success. A traditional form from Japan, the renga relies on the linking of voices and has served as a means of experiential connection for over seven hundred years.
By the end of our time together, you'll have a list of go-to resources on (and near) campus; future possibilities for fun, learning, and support; a personal record of your first days as a USC undergrad; a souvenir poem; and a circle of new Trojan pals. All are welcome!
Lead By: Professor Marci Vogel
A first-generation scholar, wholehearted writer, and lifelong Californian, Marci Vogel currently serves as an instructor in USC's Department of English. Her courses in poetry, translation, fiction, and narrative across genre are designed to engage Trojans of all majors with curiosity, creativity, and connection.