Researching and Writing Historical Narrative Nonfiction: A Workshop
COL 301
Fall 2024
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01
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
| Crosslisting:
ENGL 328 |
| Course Cluster and Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory Certificate, Caribbean Studies Minor, Queer Studies |
Historical Nonfiction will be a workshop-based course. Students will have the opportunity to work on a project led by Charles Barber, a book-in-progress of historical narrative nonfiction based in Palm Beach, Florida in the 1920s. The project involves a decade-longs conflict between a gang and two father and son sheriffs, set against the explosive (and often corrupt) growth of Palm Beach as a resort in the early 19th century. Students will work with court and governmental records, as well as archival materials of all sorts. Students will receive professional credit for their contributions. A focus of the first part of the course will be historical methodology and evaluation of records; the second half of the course will address the question of transforming historical materials into compelling narratives. Readings will include models of historically based nonfiction, such as David Grann's Killer of the Flower Moon and Patrick Radden Keefe's Say Nothing. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA COL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (COL) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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Examinations and Assignments:
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Contributes towards the fulfillment of ENGL major requirements: CW Pathway: CW requirement, 300-level CW course (but not our upper-level workshop requirement, elective. |
| Instructor(s): Barber,Charles Times: .....F. 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: BOGH115; |
Permission of Instructor Required
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