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JOUR 480

Masterworks of Narrative Nonfiction

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Standard

Overview

Description

We will analyze some of the most influential works of book-length narrative nonfiction since 1945 with close attention to literary analysis and historical and biographical context.

Units

Lecture3

Learning Outcomes

  • analyze the reporting and writing strategies used by journalists to create rigorously true stories that aspire to the literary standards of the best fiction.
  • analyze trends in the development of narrative nonfiction from 1945 to the present.
  • articulate and defend their own interpretations of literary works in rigorous and challenging discussions.