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Course Description
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Course Name
Special Study: Literary Journalism and War
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Host University
Kingston University
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Location
London, England
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Area of Study
Journalism, Literature
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
Substantial prior study of journalism at intermediate level.
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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Credits
4 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits4
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units0
Hours & Credits
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Overview
Course Content:
In this course students will read closely five exceptional books of journalism dealing with
war. In these books -- from George Orwell's account of the Spanish Civil War to Dexter
Filkins's reporting on the American invasion of Iraq -- the writers are centre stage,
exploring their own feelings and beliefs as they try to makes sense of the chaos of war.Through analysing the texts students will examine the historical, cultural and theretical
contexts of the conflicts themselves and and also how journalism deals with describing
war. And through close attention to the style of these writers students become familiar
with literary journalism and be given an opportunity to develop their own narrative
writing.Autumn Semester 2013:
George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia
Michael Herr, DispatchesSpring Semester 2014:
Ryszard Kapuscinski, Another Day of Life
Kevin Myers, Watching the Door
Dexter Filkins, The Forever WarTeaching: 2 hour seminars every other week
Assessment:
STUDY OPTION 1:
? 6000 word Essay (70%)
? Practical project (to be agreed with module leader) (30%)
STUDY OPTION 2: Portfolio
STUDY OPTION 3: PortfolioStudy Option 1 = Whole Year
Study Option 2 = Autumn
Study Option 3 = Spring/summer
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