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WRLIT-2040-6: W: Lit Forms: Journalism

Spring 2020

Subject: Writing and Literature
Type: Workshop
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Level: Undergraduate

Campus: Oakland
Course Dates: January 21, 2020 — May 08, 2020
Meetings: Tue 4:00-07:00PM, Oakland - B Building - B3
Instructor: Tom Barbash

Units: 3.0
Enrolled: 3/6

Description:

Some of the most dazzling and moving narrative prose these days is coming from the world of journalism. In this class we'll explore the art and craft of narrative non-fiction, incorporating interviewing and research techniques. We will read the work of writers like Susan Orlean, Ted Conover, Truman Capote, David Foster Wallace and Sarah Hepola, and discuss the practices that make their work come alive. Students will do weekly craft assignments and three longer works which we will discuss in a workshop setting. Bring a curious mind and a desire to work hard.

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