AS 5862 - Journalist as Creative Writer

Institution:

SUNY College at Old Westbury

Subject:

American Studies

Description:

This course examines the similarities and differences between non-fiction as exemplified by novelists who were also journalists. Special attention will be paid to the works of Mark Twain, Earnest Hemingway, Richard Wright, Truman Capote, Joan didion, and in particular Alex Haley and Hunter Thompson. Each wrote reportage and works of imaginative story telling. The course will examine the historical period in which an author lived and compare fiction and non-fiction by analyzing style, narrative, character, description, and subject matter.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.oldwestbury.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 876-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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