COM CO 525 - The Art of Narrative Non-FictionIntroduces

Institution:

Boston University

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Description:

advanced students to the ?igher journalism of literary nonfiction, in which the techniques of fiction-plot, character, scene, dialogue, and theme-are used in writing about actual events, people, and issues. Based originally on t he "new journal ism" of the 1960s and 1970s, this approach employs narrative devices to illuminate a wider world and is the basis for much long-form contemporary nonfiction-magazine features and books. Students will be expected to read and critique a wide range of magazines, stories, and book excerpts that illustrate the techniques of nonfiction storytelling. Authors studied include Joan Didion, Tom Wolfe, and Henry Louis Gates. Limited to 15 students. 4 cr, either

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bu.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 353-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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