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Tales of the Real World

Fall 2009 ENGL 1180J S01

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Instructor: Elizabeth Taylor


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Course Description

For the advanced writer, this section offers a chance to practice the pleasures and challenges of nonfiction analysis and story-telling in the forms of literary journalism, historical narrative, and personal essay or memoir. Inspirations will include Truman Capote, Sebastian Junger, Jamaica Kinkaid, and Maxine Hong Kingston. Intensive practice in researching, interviewing, redrafting, and editing.
Writing sample required. Prerequisite: EL 13, 16, 18, 114, 116, 118, or 119 (ENGL0130, 0160, 0180, 1140, 1160, 1180, or 1190). Class list will be reduced to 17 after writing samples are reviewed during the first week of classes. Preference will be given to English concentrators. Banner registrations after classes begin require instructor approval. S/NC.