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y separately published work icon The Writer's Reader : Understanding Journalism and Non-Fiction Willa McDonald (editor), Susie Eisenhuth (editor), Cambridge Port Melbourne : Cambridge University Press , 2007 Z1410344 2007 selected work interview essay prose (taught in 8 units) Combines selected non-fiction articles with interviews with authors reflecting on the process of writing.

Description

Exploration of the roles of writer and reader in the construction of texts, with particular reference to literary nonfiction texts, including writing about place, people, natural world, science and technology, controversial issues, popular culture, and political events which will provide focuses for discussion and exploration; exploration of the process and practice of writing through reading writers' reflections and autobiographical accounts.

Assessment

Summary Report, 500wds - 15%; Critical Commentary, 1500wds - 30%; Writing Folio, 2500wds - 55%.

Other Details

Not available to students who have successfully completed COMM 2044 Issues in Texts A: Creative Nonfiction or COMM 2031 The Informed Writer.

Offered in: 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008
Current Campus: Magill
Levels: Undergraduate
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