Shelley Jackson - Seminars / Workshops / Lectures
CREATIVE WRITING: Philosophical Prose and Poetry (3 credits)
Shelley Jackson
Description: This course examines scriptwriting and novels to philosophical prose and poetry. We look at the diverse forms of language needed for media. A mixture of creative writing and other creative works will be presented and discussed. We will examine the innovative writing of Shelley Jackson including the groundbreaking Patchwork Girl. We will analyze writing for cyberspace and the logic of hypertext. Through embracing new media environments we see media as a fertile creative material awaiting our touch.
Objectives: Our aim will be to become intimate with the creative process. Through distance and closeness we examine the interior caves of the creative mind. We will examine themes such as the body, death, love, and sexuality. Through intensive work sessions where our creative juices will flow we will embrace the inner joy of the creative process.
Learning Outcomes: This course will inform artist, writers and scholars interested in philosophical prose and poetry. Through writing and thinking poetically we escape the confines of traditional academic discourse and further inform each students unique creative path towards knowledge or unknowing.
Required Readings:
Jackson, Shelley. Mimi's Dada Catifesto. Clarion Books. April 12, 2010. Hardcover, 48 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0547126816. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Jackson, Shelley. "'n'" in: Nava Renek (Editor). Wreckage of Reason, an Anthology of Contemporary XXperimental Prose by Women Writers. Spuyten Duyvil. June 23, 2008. Paperback, 326 pages, Language English, ISBN: 1933132639. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Jackson, Shelley (Illustrator) and Janice N. Harrington. The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County. Macmillan Melanie Kroupa Books. March 2007. Hardcover, 40 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0374312516. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Jackson, Shelley. Half Life: A Novel. Harper Perennial. July 3, 2007. Paperback, 448 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0060882360. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Jackson, Shelley (Illustrator) and Kelly Link. Magic for Beginners. Small Beer Press. July 1, 2005. Hardcover, 272 pages, Language English, ISBN: 1931520151. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Jackson, Shelley. Sophia, the Alchemist's Dog. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. August 2002. Library Binding, 48 pages, ISBN: 0689842791. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Jackson, Shelley. The Melancholy of Anatomy: Stories. Anchor Books. April 2002. Paperback, 192 pages, ISBN: 038572120X. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Jackson, Shelley (Illustrator), Kim L. Siegelson. Escape South. Golden Books Publishing Co Inc. September 2000. Library Binding, 80 pages, ISBN: 0307465047. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr. Paperback, ISBN: 0307265048. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Jackson, Shelley (Illustrator). Old Woman and the Wave. DK Publishing. April 1998. Hardcover, 32 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0789424843. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Jackson, Shelley (Illustrator), Cynthia C. Defelice. Willy's Silly Grandma. Orchard Books. March 1997. Hardcover, 32 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0531300129. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Jackson, Shelley (Illustrator) and Rebecca C. Jones. Great-Aunt Martha. Dutton Books. June 1995. Hardcover, Language English, ISBN: 0525452575. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Jackson, Shelley. Patchwork Girl. Eastgate Systems Inc. January 1995. CD-Rom, ISBN: 1884511236. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Jackson, Shelley (Illustrator), Nancy Farmer. Do You Know Me. Orchard Books. April 1993. Hardcover, 105 pages, ISBN: 0531054748. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr. Puffin. London, 1994, Reprint edition, Paperback, ISBN: 0140369465. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
ARTIFICIAL LIFE: A Theory of Life and Existence (3 credits)
Shelley Jackson and Wolfgang Schirmacher, Ph.D.
Description: This course examines the creative possibilities of/in cyberlife and provides a philosophical framework for an encounter with the art of living as artificial eXistence by nature (with Wolfgang Schirmacher)
Required Readings:
Bell, David and Barbara M. Kennedy. The Cybercultures Reader. Routledge. March 2000, 800 pages, Library Binding, 1st edition, ISBN: 0415183782. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr or March 2000, 800 pages, Paperback, ISBN: 0415183790. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Wolfgang Schirmacher (Editor). Schopenhauer, Arthur. Philosophical Writings (German Library, Vol 27). Continuum Pub Group. June 1997, 300 pages, Hardcover, ISBN: 0826407285. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr or July 1994, 300 pages, Paperback, ISBN: 0826407293. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
LITERATURE AS COMMUNICATION (3 credits)
Shelley Jackson and Martin Hielscher
Description: This course explores literature as model of communication, stimulates creative writing, and discusses the philosophical aesthetics of Theodor W. Adorno. Includes a workshop with a guest author such as Nicholson Baker, Julian Barnes, Marcel Beyer, Michel Houellebecq, Shelley Jackson, or Colum McCann. As we explore the revolutionary works of the previously mentioned authors we will explore communication structures in an in depth manner. We will move beyond an empty discussion of communicative theory towards an applied thinking of communication as a it relates to literature.
Objectives: This course aims to inspire creative theoretical understandings of communication and creative writing. As we push our writing and thought towards new paths we begin the process of learning / un/learning the tired known roads of knowledge. We will push ourselves to the boundaries of thought. We aim to uncover the secret spaces of creativity to attempt the at times painful process of creation.
Learning Outcomes: This course is aimed at fostering creativity. We will discover our own voice through examining the visionary voices of others. This course will also provide a fundamental background in communication theory. The mixture of creative work and theoretical work will inform students dissertation projects.
Required Readings:
Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno and Robert Hullot-Kentor (Editor) Aesthetic Theory. University of Minnesota Press. Paperback, 448 pages, December 1998, ISBN: 0816618003. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Recommended Readings:
Barnes, Julian. Letters From London. Vintage. June 24, 1995. Paperback, 336 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0679761616. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Jackson, Shelley. Patchwork Girl. Eastgate Systems Inc. January 1995. CD-Rom, ISBN: 1884511236. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Baker, Nicholson. U and I: A True Story. Granta Books. 1998. Paperback, 192 pages, Language English, ISBN: 1862070970. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Baker, Nicholson. The Size of Thoughts. Vintage Books. 1997. Paperback, 355 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0679776249. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Beyer, Marcel. Das Menschenfleisch. Suhrkamp. 1991. Reprint: 1997. Paperback, 166 pages, Language German, ISBN: 3518392034. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
Houellebecq, Michel. The Possibility of an Island. Vintage. May 8, 2005. Paperback, 352 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0307275213. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.