ENGL 20072 - Narrative Non-fiction for the Popular Audience

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

Most of what's being read by Americans in the fields of politics, sports, and the rest of popular culture isn't written for scholars and doesn't "prove" its case in a formal sense. Most essays and books rely on the humanizing effects of personal narratives - in either the first or third person - for their persuasive power. How does a story about a single case serve to convince a broad audience to feel a certain way or take a course of action? We can learn these skills by studying the rhetorical qualities of popular non-fiction. This course will develop skills in producing and critiquing such pieces, both structurally and, more importantly, at the level of the building block of communication, the individual sentence. We'll use the seminar and workshop formats to discuss each other's work along with published work. Students will produce a few guided short pieces and two longer essays on topics of their choosing.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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