On two of the next four Mondays, each seminarian should submit a 4-5 page discussion of theory and existing creative work that will inform your plan for an M.F.A. Thesis.
To write this, connect your notes from two seminar readings to the questions and problems that interest you, and drive your creative work. Each discussion should attempt to synthesize, or bring together, key questions in the work of two authors whose work has been discussed in 201 and 203; at least one of those two should be from the current 203 readings. It is acceptable to invoke theory and other ideas from the readings without endorsing them, but make clear how your own trajectory of thought is distinct from, or similar to, the trajectories outlined by our authors.
MLA Citation Style is required for each of these two assignments; please submit them by creating a new post on the “Thesis Prospectus Drafts” page; this will enable colleagues to think through, and inquire about, your work via the “comment” function.
(You may choose, alternatively, to post this to your DANM Wiki: however, be sure that readers will have the opportunity to submit comments on your work there.)