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Popular Culture Journalism (JOUR494): Class recap for Oct. 3 — Getting personal

October 5, 2012 by Hank Stuever Leave a Comment

Just a quick recap today. I’m in Shreveport, La., for a long weekend to be a judge at the first-ever Louisiana Film Prize, where 20 short films are competing for a $50,000 win. It’s a big street party. With movies! Check it out.

Meanwhile, back in Missoula …

On Wednesday, we discussed three (almost four) personal essays the students were asked to read and mark up. The next writing assignment is a 750-1,000-word personal essay about popular culture.

Is there a movie that changed you? A TV show? A book (or series of books)? A superhero? A rock band? An album?

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