Week 7: Forged Letters

The case of Lee Israel, an author who considers her forged letters some of her best work. We’ll also introduce our research project, which will be due at the end of the semester.

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Monday, October 10

  • Weekly writing for Week 6 (epistolary fiction) due by midnight [or extended to the start of class Tuesday].
  • Submit your post URL in Canvas.

Film Screening of Can You Ever Forgive Me? 

  • Sign up for screening times:
    • Monday, 6 pm in Trexler Library B-02
    • Wednesday, 6 pm in Trexler Library B-02

Tuesday, October 11

Before Class

Things to think about:

  • Letters of Note
    • Is there an author or person you’re interested in exploring further?
    • Whose letters do you want to explore further?
    • Review these lists of letters to see and select a few of interest:
  • Final Project
    • Areas of exploration for your final project.
    • What aspects of letter-writing or the epistolary format have intrigued you?
    • Are there areas of interest we haven’t explored?

In Class

Wednesday, October 12

Film Screening of Can You Ever Forgive Me? 

  • Monday, 6 pm in Trexler Library B-02
  • Wednesday, 6 pm in Trexler Library B-02

Thursday, October 13

Before Class

Things to think about:

  • Skim read the book “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” on reserve in the library.
  • Do some background research on Lee Israel.

In Class

  • Discussion of Can You Ever Forgive Me? and Lee Israel’s work as a forger.

Weekly Writing

  1. This weekly writing should focus on any reading/activity/exercise/etc that you found particularly interesting this week.
  2. Weekly Writings will be due by Monday of each week.
  3. Submit your post URL in Canvas.
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