History 771 - Sem-Art & Tech Biography
Fall
2013
01
4.00
Marla Miller
TU 2:30PM 5:00PM
UMass Amherst
38379
The human side of history. An appreciation of biographical literature; how to write biography. Students read and discuss several provocative biographies to see how the professionals put their books together. Students prepare biographical accounts of historical figures, drawing from letters, diaries, private journals, memoirs, and recollections.
Open to Doctoral & Masters students only.