UNM Taos Bachelor & Graduate Programs

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Register now at UNM Upper Division. Students can take courses for the BUS. Seniors can engage and entertain the mind for a nominal fee. Phone Mary, Fidel, or Allison at 758-2828. Enjoy seminars on 246-B, Ledoux St. in Historic Downtown Taos next to the newly renovated Harwood Museum of Art.

Study the art of the personal essay and read the fundamental literature of the Southwest. Find out how Taos, a very unusual small town, became the focus of a state and nation during the 19th and 20th Century.

Take English 320 at UNM, spring 2011, Thu. Eve. from 6 pm to 8:45 with instructor Bill Whaley. Students will discuss style and voice for nonfiction writers and focus on the fundamentals of revision. We’ll look at academic papers, personal essays, letters, and research documents. And we shall read modern classical essayists to try and understand how famous authors achieve their effects. Learn from the best and have fun with the rest.

Remember the Four R’s: Writing and Reading, Re-reading and Revision.

Email: bwhaley@newmex.com for syllabus and info above and below.

In English 397, Regional Literature, students read and discuss the History of Southwestern ideas. From the Anasazi (Ancient Ancestors) to Taos Pueblo, from Manby to Mabel Dodge, from the Hispano New Deal to the Battle for Blue Lake, from rock cairns to acequias, we cover the mysteries of Taos and greater New Mexico, including the most famous action figure of the 19th Century: Kit Carson. Unveil and reveal the mysteries of Taos to yourself: You’ll never be the same after this course.  Instructor: William (Bill) Whaley. Tuesday Eve. 6 pm to 8:45 at UNM Upper Division on Ledoux St.