JOUR 214 - The Vietnam War and the Journalists Who Covered It: 1961-1975

Credits: 4
Planned Offering: Spring 2012

Appropriate for non-majors. A critical in-depth study taught on campus and in Vietnam of reporting and reporters during the Vietnam Conflict, from the death of the first American military adviser to South Vietnam’s last hours. Students meet journalists who covered the conflict on both sides and are exposed to numerous examples of journalists’ work, through readings, class visits, and documentaries and films. In Vietnam, students receive instruction on the war from the Vietnamese perspective through a series of lectures and tours to heighten the students’ knowledge of the war and the country’s progress since the cessation of hostilities. Students write essays and an inclusive final project or research essay. de Maria.