CWRT 2051 -Media & Storytelling: Content and Publishing Across Platforms
In a 1966 interview of the now seminal true crime story In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote discussed his motivation to create a new type of nonfiction, noting that “it seemed to me that journalism, reportage, could be forced to yield a serious new art form: the ‘nonfiction novel’ and that, ‘on the whole, journalism is the most underestimated, the least explored of literary mediums.’ Flash forward 50 years, and Capote’s musings have never seemed more true, as publications as diverse as the New York Times and the Virginia Quarterly Review now deliver their stories on multiple platforms that explore and expand upon traditional linear narratives. In this course, students will both explore the lineage of literary journalism, while also embarking on a series of multimedia projects that will serve as best-practice trainings for using web-based platforms and software for storytelling. Projects may include audio-visual storytelling through Soundslides; compression storytelling via Twitter and Instagram; and group blogging. Prerequisites: ENGL 1050, ENGL 1051, and CWRT 2350.
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