HIST 287 - Writing Popular History 3 s.h.

The Internet and social media offer historians opportunities to share the products of their research to a broad audience. Organized around a common theme based on student demand and faculty interest (revolutions, war, crime, policing, colonization/decolonization, race, gender, and power, for examples) this student-centered course offers learners the opportunity to research and produce history for a variety of news outlets and media platforms, including –but not limited to—history focused webpages, history themed blogs, newspaper columns/opinion pieces, history themed podcasts, magazine features, and history related pamphlets. Pass/Fail Option. Offered once a year.
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Prerequisite(s): SoS or 3 s.h. 100-level HIST course.