Journalism 499N - Honors Project Seminar-1st Sem

Interested in doing a creative honors project? Would you like to develop a multimedia project, photojournalism, documentary? Or, perhaps you are interested in writing literary journalism, memoir, biographical profiles, feature articles, or some other creative nonfiction project you've always hoped to get to. If creativity is at the heart of your honors project, this seminar will assist you in developing a concept, as well as refining and reflecting on the process for archival purposes. The honors seminar will establish a collaborative community and provide generous guidance, constructive critique, and mutual mentorship. Drawing on creativity and imagination, as well as research and reporting, we will incorporate narrative nonfiction techniques such as scene and setting, character and complication, dialogue, and thematic resonance. Students will present work in progress over the course of two semesters in a writing workshop style.

This course is open to senior Commonwealth Honors College students only. Section Title: Truth/Telling: Reading and Writing Narrative Nonfiction - 1st
Semester
Preference in registration given to Commonwealth Honors College Seniors
using this course toward their Capstone Experience requirement; others as
space permits.

Instructor: Connie Griffin, PhD, author of To Tell the Truth & Editor of Crooked Letter i.
The seminar culminates in a portfolio of creative nonfiction writing or production of a multimedia project accompanied by an analysis for archiving. Permission of instructor is required. To apply, email a letter of interest to Connie Griffin at cgriffin@uww.umass.edu to enroll in this class.