Courses taught on the UI campus

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International Writing Program's core courses are closely related to our Fall Residency. In International Literature Today [IWP: 3191] students read the prose and poetry of the visiting writers, who then offer informal lectures to place their work in a wide variety of literary and cultural contexts. In the International Translation Workshop [IWP: 5205] selected visiting writers collaborate with graduate students of languages and literatures, or creative writing, to bring their texts into English.

on-campus courses

  • IWP: 3191: 001 International Literature Today
  • IWP: 5205: 001 International Translation Workshop

PAST COURSES:

  • IWP: 048:259: Translation and (New) Media
  • Creative Writing Workshop (non-credit): University of Iowa / American University in Beirut (AUB)
  • 181:101:EXV Creative Writing Poetry Workshop: University of Iowa / Glasgow University (Scotland)
  • 181:101:EXW Native American & Maori Reading Group: University of Iowa / New Zealand
  • 048:110 Cinema and Translation
  • 181:152 America in Other Words

Happening Now

  • Congratulations to our colleagues Jennifer Croft and Aron Aji, who are among those serving as judges for the National Book Awards this year, in their case in the category of translated literature.

  • Ranjit Hoskote’s speech at the 2024 Goa Literary Festival addresses the current situation in Gaza.

  • In NY Times, Bina Shah worries about the state of Pakistani—and American—democracy.

  • “I went to [Ayodhya] to think about what it means to be an Indian and a Hindu... ”  A new essay by critic and novelist Chandrahas Choudhury.

  • In the January 2024 iteration of the French/English non-fiction site Frictions, T J Benson writes about “Riding Afrobeats Across the World.” Also new, a next installment in the bilingual series featuring work by students from Paris VIII’s Creative Writing program and the University of Iowa’s NFW program.

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