LAE414 Writing and Reading Oral History

Oral history constitutes the accounts of personal and public events as told by ordinary people. Students learning how to interview ordinary people, how to assemble the history of major events as seen through the eyes of ordinary people and how to analyze literature based on oral histories. Students are guided in using oral history as a basis for their own nonfiction writing. Books by Studs Terkel, Alex Kotlowitz, James McBride and plays by Anna Deavere Smith are used. Prerequisite(s): LAE101 and LAE102 5 quarter hours OR 3 semester hours