Marc Kaufman (マーク カウフマン) 准教授
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B.A. English Literature, Binghamton University M.F.A. Fiction, Sarah Lawrence College |
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専門分野 Academic interests
- I am most interested in how language can be used to bring the world closer to us. Like many people drawn to writing, it was an early and intense relationship with books that first brought me to the page. As an undergraduate, I studied English Literature with an emphasis on contemporary fiction and creative non-fiction. Later, in graduate school, I focused on studying novel and short story writing.
Of course, my interests as a reader and a writer are quite diverse, but what has always captured my attention, in particular, is the how authors of the last quarter-century, from various parts of the world, have tackled the problems and complexities of modern life through their work. Writing for me continues to be a conversation with the times we are living in, a way to better understand our shared experiences through the stories we tell. 担当科目 Courses provided at Department of English Studies
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English Composition for 1st and 2nd Year Students
Taking a ground up approach, 1st Year Composition serves as an introduction to academic writing where we concentrate on the skills necessary to write compelling essays. In 2nd Year Composition we turn our attention to learning the mechanics involved in writing successful research papers, including writing clear thesis statements, finding reputable supporting research, and properly citing sources. In both classes we keep asking ourselves what the job of the writer is and what responsibility the writer has to their reader.Global Perspectives (Issues of Contemporary Literature)
In an interview about his work, the writer Junot Diaz said, “Stories open up a space for us to talk about the world.” Considering Diaz’s idea of ‘space,’ we will use contemporary literature to explore the world from a variety of perspectives. Each week will turn our attention to a contemporary story or essay written by authors from around the world. For each story or essay, we will look closely at the text to understand the choices the writers made in constructing their narratives and the techniques they use to tell their stories.
Creative Writing
In this class for 3rd and 4th year students, we use writing to more meaningfully interact with the world around us. In class students are given the freedom to flex and strengthen their creativity through exercises that help generate writing pieces in different styles, on different topics. Class assignments include short fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry. In addition we will also read and discuss many writers as way to look deeper into the craft of writing.Cultures of The English Speaking World
Using film and literature we will examine issues of society and culture in English speaking countries. We will use New York as our starting point, a city where only 51% of residents speak “only” English in their homes to discuss urban life, diversity, and the changing face of the American family. From there we will move across America, and then across the globe, exploring a variety of topics including gender, discrimination, immigration, and the struggle to preserve tradition. This class is part of our core curriculum for 1st-year students.Presentation Skills
In this increasingly competitive world, the ability to present your ideas to groups of people, both large and small is an important key to success. As Dale Carnegie said, "There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one you wish you gave." This course for 3rd and 4th-year students provides both basic and advanced techniques to help improve your communication and presentation skills, to narrow the gap between the speech you 'practiced,' the speech you 'gave,' and after, the one you 'wish you gave.' 主な著書、その他 Publications, Others
主な著書 Publications
・”Marauder With Flag: A Short Story.” Narrative Magazine. Story of the Week 2019. Web. https://www.narrativemagazine.com/issues/stories-week-2018-2019/story-week/marauder-flag-marc-kaufman
・”The Mountain Dog. A Short Story.” Silk Road Review. Issue 18, Fall 2017. Print. Kaufman-Mountain Dog-Issue 18
・”The Usual Pain. A Short Story.” Isthmus Review. October 2017. Web.
・”Language in the Round” The Font: A Literary Journal for Language Teachers. May 2017. Web. http://thefontjournal.com/language-in-the-round/
・”Sensory Science. A Short Story.” F(r)iction Online. March 2017. Web. https://frictionlit.org/sensory-science/
・”London. A Short Story.” TYO Mag. June 2013. Web.
・”Is it Okay to be Okay Again? Tokyo One Year Later.” Narrative Magazine. 24 April 2012.Web. http://www.narrativemagazine.com/issues/stories-week-2011-2012/story-week/it-okay-be-okay-again-marc-kaufman
・Making Choices and Encouraging Adaptation in the Classroom.’ Asia University Center For English Language Education Journal, Volume 19, 2011.
・‘Exploring Student Perceptions Of Katakana English’ with Michael Kistler, Asia University Center For English Language Education Journal, Volume 17, 2009.
その他 Others
・”Dream Eaters” (Fiction) Honorable Mention, Glimmer Train Magazine Spring Fiction Competition, 2016.
・”The Human Accident” (Fiction) Honorable Mention, Glimmer Train Magazine Emerging Writers Competition, 2014.
・“The Logic of New Cities” (Fiction), Finalist, Narrative Magazine Fall Story Prize, 2010.
“The Mountain Dog” (Fiction) Finalist, Glimmer Train Magazine Family Matters Story Competition, 2009.
・“The Restless are Getting Native” (Fiction) Finalist, Narrative Magazine Winter Story Prize, 2009.メッセージ Message
- I am currently the faculty editor for our student writing journal Angles (https://anglesjournal.org/) and was recently named organizer for the literary series Four Stories Japan. (http://www.fourstories.org/)
