In the mid-1960s, journalists began to borrow literary techniques from fiction as a way to tell factual stories. In this course, we will read the work of some of the writers of what was then called "new nonfiction," among them Norman Mailer, Tom Wolfe, Truman Capote, and Joan Didion, as well as the later works inspired by these writers. Students will write response papers for each class and will also be expected to take part in a collaborative project and complete a long analytical paper.