ENG 371WR: Writing for Nonreaders in the Postprint Era
McSweeny’s blog has a brilliant course description for a fictional internet-age writing class. An excerpt:
PrerequisitesStudents must have completed at least two of the following.
ENG: 232WR – Advanced Tweeting: The Elements of Droll
LIT: 223 – Early-21st-Century Literature: 140 Characters or Less
ENG: 102 – Staring Blankly at Handheld Devices While Others Are Talking
ENG: 301 – Advanced Blog and Book Skimming
ENG: 231WR – Facebook Wall Alliteration and Assonance
LIT: 202 – The Literary Merits of Lolcats
LIT: 209 – Internet-Age Surrealistic Narcissism and Self-AbsorptionRequired Reading MaterialsLiterary works, including the online table of contents of the Huffington Post’s Complete Guide to Blogging, will serve as models to be skimmed for thorough analysis.
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