One of our dynamic faculty friends from the UK will visit us and
deliver a lecture on Friday, 02 December 2016.
You are most welcome to join us in the Department of English, University of Madras, at 2 pm.
You are most welcome to join us in the Department of English, University of Madras, at 2 pm.
Topic of the Lecture: Digital Narratives: The Changing
Face of Creative Non-Fiction
In the last decade, creative non-fiction — known also
as literary journalism or simply ‘longform’—has seen significant changes.
Much
of the genre is published online today, as digital narratives, and stories
traditionally told by way of the written word have come to include more and
more multimedia elements. The emphasis now is on providing the reader an
‘immersive experience’. This lecture looks at that evolution, juxtaposing it
against the transmedia storytelling playing out particularly in the world of
fiction.
About the Speaker: Dr Chindu
Sreedharan is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Journalism, English and
Communication at Bournemouth University, England. He holds a PhD in Conflict Reporting.
He is interested in social media and creative non-fiction, and is particularly
fascinated by the intersection of journalism and literature.
A former
journalist, Dr Sreedharan is an experimental storyteller, interested in digital
narratives, particularly in stories on social media. While his current projects
relate to 360-degree stories and multimodality on Steller, he is best known for
Epic Retold, an experimental novel written on Twitter, and published by Harper
Collins. Dr Sreedharan heads Connect India, BU’s global outreach hub for
engaging with South Asia.
Designation
Dr Chindu Sreedharan
Programme Leader, MA Media & Communication
W336, School of Journalism, English and Communication
Bournemouth University
Poole, England BH12 5BB
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