English 384 - WRITING ABOUT SOCIETY: AUDIO

Topics course.: Same as AMS 351. This course focuses on audio as a narrative technology. How are stories told in sound? How does writing for the ear differ from writing for the eye? What can the history of narrative audio, from Golden Age radio drama to European “features” tell us about the work being produced amid the current explosion of interest surrounding podcasting? This course features extensive listening and readings in these and other aspects of audio; students also produce (and workshop) pieces of their own, exploring sonic forms including short documentary, essay, oral history, fiction and sound installation. (No previous technical knowledge is required.) Writing sample and permission of the instructor are required.

Writing Sample Required. Not open to first-years, sophomores