Rescuing Lost Stories: Writing Nonfiction Narratives from the Archives

COM JO 543

  • Creativity/Innovation
  • Historical Consciousness
  • Writing-Intensive Course

Undergraduate Prerequisites: First Year Writing Seminar (e.g., WR 100 or WR 120). - The course will prepare students who are interested in writing nonfiction narratives to plan and conduct archival research, especially at BU's Gotlieb Archival Research Center. Students will learn to navigate the archives, then frame and develop historical narratives of significant contemporary events based on research of primary source materials such as personal letters, diaries, government documents and contemporaneous media reports. Effective Fall 2018, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Writing-Intensive Course, Creativity/Innovation.

FALL 2024 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Trickey COM 206 W 11:15 am-2:00 pm The undergraduate prerequisite for COMJO 543 is a 1st year writing seminar.

SPRG 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Trickey COM 321 W 11:15 am-2:00 pm The undergraduate prerequisite for COMJO 543 is a first-year writing seminar (CASWR 120 or equivalent).

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