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Amy England

Associate Professor, Adjunct

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Bio

Adjunct Associate Professor, Writing (2002). B.A., 1985, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA; M.A., 1996, University of Illinois at Chicago; Ph.D., 1999, University of Denver. Books: The Flute Ship Castricum, Victory and Her Opposites: A Guide (Tupelo Press); For the Reckless Sleeper (American Letters and Commentary). Anthologized work: Sites of Insight: A Guide to Colorado Sacred Places (University of Colorado Press); Best American Poetry 2001 (Simon and Schuster). Publications: Field, Denver Quarterly, Ohio Review, Conjunctions online, Barrow Street, McSweeney’s, Salt Hill, Quarter After Eight. Readings in Chicago: Prop Theater, Center Portion Theater, Rec Room, Hyde Park Art Center. 

Courses

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Description

Detective fiction is perhaps the most extensively developed genre in the world, and has influenced writers and artists in every conceivable area. In this class, we will concentrate on the noir detective. We will get a grounding in the tradition of noir in the classic novels of Hammett and Chandler, and in examples of film noir and noir comics. We?ll look at experimental treatments in the feminist critiques of the performance art of Holly Hughes and the poetry of Laura Mullen, as well as the photography of Cindy Sherman, Jane O'Neal and Angela Strassheim and paintings by Magritte and Hopper. Students will develop their own projects that engage with this tradition. The course is open to writers and artists in any medium.

Class Number

2088

Credits

3

Description

Taken every semester, the Graduate Projects courses allow students to focus in private sessions on the development of their work. Students register for 6 hours of Graduate Project credit in each semester of study.

Class Number

2365

Credits

3 - 6