Middlebury

WRPR1008A-W22

Art & Science of the Interview

The Art and Science of the Interview
Interviews are everywhere, from celebrity “freak-outs” to NPR’s StoryCorps to applying to your first job. We will use rhetorical and generic approaches to better understand the purpose and structure of the interview as it arises in different public and professional contexts. We will learn how to become better and more ethical interviewers, and we will conduct interviews on subjects that interest us. Along the way, we will write and reflect on the ethics, purposes, techniques, and psychosocial effects of interviewing. This course prepares students for the social-cultural and contextual nuances of conducting academic, activist, and personal interviews. This course is part of the Public Humanities Labs Initiative administered by the Axinn Center for the Humanities.*
Course Reference Number (CRN):
11608
Subject Code:
WRPR
Course Number:
1008
Section Identifier:
A

Course

WRPR 1008

All Sections in Winter 2022

Winter 2022

WRPR1008A-W22 Lecture (Giaimo)