Historical Non-Fiction

Catalog description

This course teaches students how to bridge rigorous historical research with popular audiences via the literary genre of historical non-fiction. Students learn to write using historical sources and creative writing techniques that engage non-specialist readers using vivid description, narrative structure, voice, and point of view. Students participate in storyboarding exercises/workshops and audio recording training. Throughout the course there are numerous opportunities to examine and critique successful samples of historical non-fiction including books, articles, essays, podcasts, and graphic novels. CGER CL-SWT Communication & Literacy: Stories We Tell. Offered Occasionally.