English 384np - Seminar: Topics in Writing about American Society-Creative Nonfiction Writing through Photography

This is a creative nonfiction writing workshop, wherein we will improve our writing using photography as muse, guide, foil, and inspiration. Our aim is to write long, creative non fiction pieces about current issues in American life, using photography as a method for inspiring, analyzing and improving our prose. We will be taking some photos, and doing a lot of reporting and writing, applying principles of photography such as point of view, depth of field, focus, flatness and timing to help us grapple with the essentials of narrative prose. Our stories will range from blog posts to profiles to fully realized long form, magazine-style, nonfiction articles. This is not a photography course, and if your photography improves as a result of it, that is a happy accident. Please submit a piece of original writing, of approximately 1000 words, of any genre, that you feel represents your current level of expertise. No prior experience with photography is required. Not open to students who have taken ENG 290 Writing Through Photography. Enrollment limited to 12. Juniors and seniors only. Instructor permission required.

[CE] ENG 384/AMS 351 Limit