Jennifer Lim

People think in stories. They’re how we make sense of the world. Professionally, it isn’t just artists who tell stories: activists, advertisers, and politicians all know that a compelling story can capture an audience in a way that arguments and statistics can’t. This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of narrative structure across a variety of media: written stories, movies, games, comics and graphic novels. Across these media, students will learn to identify the key elements that grab people’s hearts and minds. Outside of class, students will focus on developing one interactive or transmedia project inspired by a work we study in class. Students will walk away with an understanding of, and practice working with, the principles of storytelling.