The course will give students an insight into the process of becoming a writer for cinema, television, radio. The ethical implications of becoming a writer of true stories, dilemmas in contemporary communications policy and practice: such as protection of privacy and personal information, information ownership, and free speech will also be focused on. Students will also learn how to read published nonfiction writers as models for work, with authority, compassion, and insight. Critical, theoretical, ideological, and historical approaches to film studies will also be considered. Attention will be given to the adaptation of literary works as well as to the influence of film on literature.
