GERST 6224

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GERST 6224
Writing for the Public: Adapting Academic Work for a General Audience

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2023-2024. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This workshop-style course will address the question of how to draw on academic research and expertise to write for a non-specialist audience. We will discuss the benefits of public-facing writing; how to select a publication to pitch; how to pitch an article; and how to draft and revise an article once a pitch has been accepted. These skills will be developed through practice. Students will develop real pitch ideas to use as a basis for articles that will be drafted and revised over the course of the semester. We will discuss questions such as selecting appropriate venues, adapting to a new writing style, sourcing, citation practices, and communicating with editors.

When Offered Fall.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: COML 6224, ROMS 6324

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18499 GERST 6224   SEM 101

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    • T To Be Assigned
    • Aug 26 - Dec 9, 2024

    • Pinkham, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person
    Enrollment limited to: graduate students.