Storytelling

English 1110
Section 01
Semester
Spring
Year
2026
Phong Nguyen
Tuesday
Thursday
12:30-1:45pm
Course Description

We are a story-making species. We think in story-structure. We wake up every morning with a story about who we are that comprises our identity. Then we talk to our friends and family, trading stories about how our weekend went, and about mutual friends and family members. Later, if we stream videos or watch YouTube, our stories are sometimes interrupted by other, smaller stories that try to sell us stuff. We daydream in story, and we dream in story. 

That story is universal in human experience means that it is worthy of study, and together we will examine how and why story pervades our lives. Lastly, we will become storytellers ourselves in a variety of mediums.