76-847 Public Humanities Workshop

9–12 units, Carnegie Mellon University

In this course students will be introduced to the history and theory behind the public humanities, as well as discussing the current state of public writing for scholars. The class will be centered on introducing practical methods and strategies for translating academic research into writing intended for a wide readership. Individual units will focus on pitching and collaborating with editors, writing quickly about current events as they intersect with your research interests, transforming academic research into longform narrative journalism, and preparing trade book proposals.

Prerequisites: none listed

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