ENG 4730 - Journalism And The Literary Imagination

Institution:

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

Subject:

English

Description:

3 hours; 3 credits This course examines the stylistic connections between fiction and journalism within a chronological framework. Readings span four centuries and encompass such diverse literary forms as the diary, political pamphlet, and newspaper column, in addition to appropriate novels and essays. Writers studied include Jonathan Swift, Stephen Crane, Ernest Hemingway, Truman Capote, E.L. Doctorow, Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, James Baldwin, and Joan Didion. Prerequisite: ENG 2150 or equivalent, ENG/LTT 2800 or 2850, or departmental permission. For students with two other upper-level (3000-level or above) English courses, this course may serve as the capstone for the Tier III requirement.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.baruch.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(646) 312-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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