This course introduces different genres within creative non-fiction writing, including: the tradition of the great essayists; travel writing; 'science' writing; sports writing; and memoir, biography and autobiography. Concepts such as verisimilitude, believability, and persuasion are explored, as are the lines between the real and the constructed. The course examines the key roles of objective research and subjective identity in the construction of writing.
Course detail
- Semester of offer Subject to change
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- Sunshine Coast: Semester 1
- Moreton Bay: Semester 1
- Online: Semester 1
- Units
- 12.00
- Tuition fee
- 1.4E:AV Studies, Journalism, Written Comm, Comm and Media nec
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