English 290sc - Colloquium: Topics in Crafting Creative Nonfiction-Writing about Science

This is a colloquium in creative nonfiction writing that takes science and the environment as its subject matter. Students research and write a series of magazine-style, general-audience articles about science, scientists and ordinary people affected by such concerns as disease or global warming. Along the way, students hone their interviewing and research skills and expressive capabilities while contending with issues of factual accuracy, creative license, authority responsibility and the basic tenets of longform nonfiction. Ultimately, students explore the ways that hard science and subjective prose are interrelated forms. No prior experience with science or journalism required. Enrollment limited to 12. Instructor permission required.

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