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    Teaching NJ via the Visual Arts

    A Teaching Thought:  I’ve often wondered why there isn’t more frequent “currency” between visual studies (particularly art history and photography) and the study of narrative journalism. Aside from the obvious synergy with documentary photography in Jacob Riis’ or James Agee’s work, or the example of Joan Didion’s… Read More

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    Good Reads: Aleksandar Hemon’s “The Aquarium”

    I’ve always regretted the fact that I never had a chance to teach Aleksandar Hemon‘s “The Aquarium” in a narrative journalism class. If you don’t know it–it’s reprinted in Hemon’s The Book of My Lives (2013), and you sometimes see it online–it tells the heart-wrenching story of the fact that Hemon’s… Read More

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    The RNJ Blog (An Overview)

    Looking forward, the blog posts associated with Reading Narrative Journalism (2024) will usually fall under three categories: Naturally, these categories will overlap, and not every topic will sit easily under a given category. And I’d also love to feature “guest posts” as well–if you have ideas, please… Read More