ENGL 323 - Creative NonFiction Writing

Institution:

Albion College

Subject:

English

Description:

A study of literary nonfiction including the memoir, travel writing, nature writing and other forms. Discussion of the ways in which this "fourth genre" differs from journalistic writing and the ways in which it employs fiction-writing techniques. Students will write their own creative nonfict- ion, combined with a critical study of selected literature. Authors may include both classical and contemporary writers such as Henry David Thoreau, George Orwell, James Baldwin, Annie Dilliard, Joan Didion, Paul Theroux, Maxine Hong Kingston and Tobias Wolfe.

Credits:

1.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.albion.edu

Phone Number:

(517) 629-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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