Students' work
During this course, students meet contemporary Czech artists and write essays and articles inspired by their work.
Krystal Bisogno chose to write a feature on the Czech photographer Bohdan Holomicek for the assignment of reporting on Czech photography. Click here.
Travel Writing
Assignment 1
A 1000-word nonfiction travel piece about a place
"The Length of the Wait" by Kristin Kelleher
Assignment 2
A 1000-1500-word nonfiction piece about a historical landmark The landmark should be placed in a larger context. Contextual background information should be appropriate and may include historical, geographical, geological, political, sociological, and other aspects
"Ghosts of the Greats" by Alexandra O'Neill
Assignment 3
A 2000-word nonfiction narrative of a journey (the number of words must be precise) Narrative from point A to point B. Students will be asked to be methodical in travel narratives, pay special attention to details, use dialog extensively, find a theme that will make us care about the journey.
"Morning in Praha" by Tommy DiLillo
Assignment 4
A 1000-1500-word slice of life nonfiction feature (exploration of a subculture or social scene) Students can be experimental and use devices of fiction, bearing in mind that we all write in order to be published.
"Goodnight you Princes of Copenhagen, You Kings of Denmark" by Myles von Trapp Derbyshire
Radio interviews
As part of NYU’s Radio News class, students were given the assignment of researching, recording and editing a 10-minute interview with a subject of their choice. Here are the interviews, in mp3 format.
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Tia Williams Lilianna Zulunova
Student: Tia Williams
Class: Sophomore
Major: Communications/Journalism
Interview subject: Lilianna Zulunova – NYU communication studies student born in Uzbekistan
Tia says: “I chose to interview Lilianna Zulunova because she seemed really different. She struck me as truly eccentric, not at all reserved, funny at times, but somehow misunderstood. Observing Lilianna prior to the interview I found her most used quote “I’m going to be myself. I’m going to express myself and if people don’t like it…I am sorry. This is Lily!” I wanted to crack her surface a bit to find out exactly where her accent comes from, when she came to America, how she’s coped with ‘the American experience’, and what’s she’s doing here in Prague. I found out more. I discovered a life I’d never expected to find in the eyes of the bubbly 22-year-old I’ve been partying with, shopping with, and taking class with. I had no idea of the struggles and life experiences she’d had. She’s a young woman with an old woman’s life worth of experience.
Thanks Lilianna.”
Interview
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Kari Lipschutz Jiří Pehe
Student: Kari Lipschutz
Class: Sophomore
Major: Broadcast Journalism and Cultural Anthropology
Interview subject: Jiri Pehe - Director of NYU in Prague
Kari says: “I chose to interview Jiri Pehe for many reasons. One of the things that really interested me was the fact that not only was he the political advisor to Vaclav Havel, but he is still extremely active in writing political commentaries. It is amazing to me that he is the director of NYU in Prague and still has time to be a prominent political critic. I wanted to interview him to see how he ended up being the director of NYU in Prague and how he came to be so intimately involved with politics.”
Interview
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Allison Lee Zdeněk Kirschner
Student: Allison Lee
Class: Junior
Major: Broadcast Journalism
Interview Subject: Zdenek Kirschner - NYU in Prague - Photography Professor, Vice-President of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
Allison says: “Zdenek Kirschner is one of the teachers you will never forget. He is full of life stories, and is willing to share them with anyone who asks. Some of the key points I wanted to address in my interview was what photography was like for artists during, and after, the period of communist rule in the Czech Republic; who and what is an inspiration for Professor Kirschner’s photography; and the main difference between his Czech and American students.”
Interview
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Anna Fieldman Leah Gaffen
Student: Anna Fieldman
Class: Sophomore
Major: Communications
Interview Subject: Leah Gaffen, NYU Academic Adviser
Allison says: “My decision to study abroad in Prague was one of the best decisions of my life. The classes here are amazing and I’ve met so many wonderful people. I decided to interview Leah Gaffen, the academic advisor here at the NYU Center, because I wanted to get a different perspective on what this program is all about. I’d had very few interactions with Leah and was eager to find out how she first came to Prague, how she began working at for NYU, and how she personally viewed the American college students that are roaming freely throughout the streets of Europe. I learned a lot about a person that I see every day but had never talked to and would like to thank Leah for taking the time and answering my questions so thoughtfully and honestly.”
Interview
