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The Readings in Nonfiction Literature class is designed to explore a variety of subjects in nonfiction, and topics of classes offered might include readings in the essay, twentieth century nonfiction, feminist readings in nonfiction, queer nonfiction, graphic novel memoirs, single or double author courses (Baldwin’s Essays, or Montaigne and Bacon), etc. The class will change from semester to semester. The class will explore what makes a work of nonfiction specific to its genre and how writers establish their voices in nonfiction.