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TEACHING
September 2010- June 2011
Developing Authentic Characters
Instructor: Jane Katims
Cambridge Center for Adult Education
Ten session terms.
"Course description: The writing of a story or novel often begins with the creation of authentic characters -- characters who are believable and compelling. How do these characters move? How do they speak? Are they shown alone? If not, how do they operate in relation to other characters? Exercises and discussions in class are designed to propel students into their own writing. The uses of first, second and third person areexplored, and the qualities that make for authenticity are emphasized. Beginners and experienced writer alike are welcome. We will refer to the novels and stories of contemporary authors like Sue Miller, Raymond Carver, Richard Ford, and Mary Gordon.
http://www.ccae.org
e-mail: registration@ccae.org
617-547-6789
Self-Exploration Through Literature
Instructor: Jane Katims
Cambridge Center for Adult Education
Ten session terms.
Course description: Certain fictional characters, because their authors write with insight and intuition about human emotion, seem as real as our friends and our adversaries. By examining our unique reactions to the characters in stories and novels, we achieve increased self-understanding. We'll use contemporary works by Andre Dubus, Alice Munro, Ellen Gilchrist and others as points of departure for our discussions as we explore the questions: What are our feelings and attitudes about the story characters, and what do these emotional responses reveal about ourselves
http://www.ccae.org
e-mail: registration@ccae.org
617-547-6789
Sept - Nov 2010
What's Stopping You? Roadblocks --Where the Story Pivots
Instructor: Jane Katims
Tufts: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Tufts University
Eight sessions.
The main character wants something. But circumstances block his path to getting what he wants. Then what happens? This is a the template for all stories. But, of course, there's much more to it: more in the lines of the text, in between lines. For example: Does the stated wish of a character represent what he really wants? Which wishes are conscious? Which unconscious? Does the reader know more about the characters' motivations than the characters themselves know? In this study group, we will explore these questions as well as other questions pertaining to the psychology of characters and the movement of plot. We'll read stories by contemporary authors Alice Munro, Evgenia Citkowitz, Jessica Treadway, Phillip Roth, Nick Flynn, Paul Harding and others.
http://ase.tufts.edu/lli
617-627-5885 or 617-627-5699
Private Workshops also available with Jane Katims in Poetry, Memoir, and Fiction.
For information, please e-mail: janekatims@gmail.com
UPCOMING APPEARANCES
Sunday, Oct 24, 2010
Workshop at 13th Annual Fall Writer's Conference
Cambridge Center for Adult Ed.
"Where Things Pivot: Writing That Starts Anywhere, and Proceeds in Any Direction"
--after keynote address by Tova Mirvis--
PAST APPEARANCES
Sunday, Oct 25, 2009
Workshop at 12th Annual Fall Writer's Conference
Cambridge Center for Adult Ed.
"Resonance in Narrative:
The Evocative Infra-Structure"
--after keynote address by Allegra Goodman--
Friday, Mar 6, 2009
Faculty Reading 6:30 pm Free! Cambridge Center for Adult Ed.
Oct 2008
Writers Conference, Cambridge Center for Adult Ed, with author Margot Livesey
Wed., April 30, 2008, 8pm
Writers Life Panel, Cambridge Center for Adult Ed, on Collections, with Elizabeth Searle and other authors.
October 19, 2007:
Lunch and Learn Series
Jane reads from DANCING ON A SLIPPERY FLOOR, with discussion
12:30 pm
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Tufts University
Medford, MA
617-627-6507
http://www.ase.tufts.edu/lli
October 23, 2007:
Doug Holder interviews Jane
Somerville Massachusetts Community Access TV
"Poet to Poet, Writer to Writer" Series
5pm Channel 3
http://www.poettopoetwritertowriter.blogspot.com/
October 27, 2007:
Fall Writers Conference
with author Julia Glass
Workshop: Under One Roof: Collecting Your Work
Cambridge Center for Adult Education
Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA
617-547-6789
http://www.ccae.org/
January 25, 2007:
Thursday Morning Lecture Series
Cambridge Center For Adult Education
56 Brattle Street, Cambridge. 617-547-6789, ext 1
Judith Nies
Jane will be interviewing author Judith Nies on January 25th (Thursday Morning Lecture Series) at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education. Specifics on this event will be listed soon. Save the date!
November 9, 2006, 10:30-11:30 am:
Thursday Morning Lecture Series
Cambridge Center For Adult Education
56 Brattle Street, Cambridge. 617-547-6789, ext 1
Poems Under One Roof
Jane Katims will read selections from her poetry collection, Dancing on a Slippery Floor and will speak about the process of creating poetry, from the initial impulse of the poem to the final product. In addition, Paula Ogier, CCAE's Program Planner, will interview Jane about the challenge and adventure of composing a poetry manuscript. What do we look for in a book of poetry? Do we anticipate a progression or trajectory in the collection? In what ways is the whole (collection) more than the sum of its parts? Please join us -- we look forward to hearing your experiences with poetry.
May 3, 2007 7pm:
Featured poet at First Thursday Poetry Reading
Avol's Book Store
315 W. Gorham
Madison, Wisconsin
608-255-4730
avols@chrorus.net
abebooks.com/home/avols
Jane will read selections from her new book, Dancing on a Slippery Floor
June 22, 2007, 7:30 pm:
The Bearable Balance of Being: An Evening of Poetry
Cambridge Center for Adult Education
56 Brattle Street,
Cambridge.
617-547-6789
Jane reads from her new book of poems, Dancing on a Slippery Floor. Jane's poems range from a meditation about love in the parking lot of Star Market to a depiction of a harrowing adventure with school children at the Science Museum. Come celebrate the pleasure, power, and poignancy of words--vivid narratives, imagery, memories and scenes. Jane will be joined on stage by poets Ann Levison, Elaine Schear, and Barbara Thomas. Join us for light refreshments after the reading.
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