CREATIVE NONFICTION: CRAFTING PERSONAL NARRATIVES (EN3300)

This workshop gives students the opportunity to explore through reading, research and writing assignments an array of creative nonfiction forms, including memoir, travel writing, food and nature writing, and social essays. Assignments help students strengthen their ability to create the self as character, a first-person narrator who leads the reader into the world of personal experiences and research. The course explores narrative structure, description, characterization, dialogue, and tension, all key elements in making writing spirited and appealing. The workshop also includes guest speakers and field exercises in Paris. May be taken twice for credit.

Code: 
EN3300
Name: 
CREATIVE NONFICTION: CRAFTING PERSONAL NARRATIVES
Discipline: 
EN (English)
Type: 
Regular
Level: 
Undergraduate
Credits: 
4
Can be taken twice for credit?: 
Yes
Pre-requisites: 
None
Co-requisites: 
None