MCS 370 - New Journalism/American Lives

3 credits
We will examine various forms of journalism and experiments in prose that report on the complexity of contemporary American society. To do so, we will consider different models of writing, particularly in long-form, that have defined and changed the norms of reportage in our culture. Students are encouraged to interrogate the role of journalists as intellectuals and intellectuals as journalists. In the era of #fakenews, how do we pay attention to, how do we produce, and how do we give compelling form to facts?
Prerequisite(s): ENG 100 or ENG 101