WRD 201 The Art of Essay Writing
The Art of Essay Writing:
An introduction to the analytic forms of the essay. Course work emphasizes the writing processes needed to articulate the complexities of thinking about academic subjects: generating theses structuring arguments and developing a clear cohesive style. The class considers conventional and innovative methods to merge content form and style. Writing assignments consider multicultural and interdisciplinary texts. Not open tofrosh.
The Art of Essay Writing: Race Class and Gender
This course draws on a variety of materials and critical perspectives to analyze gender race class sexuality and other dimensions of identity. We will examine the historical frameworks and systems of power that construct maintain or challenge these modes of identity and we will consider how popular culture generates and articulates our understandings of these intersecting concepts. A central goal of this class is to examine how these intersections of identity shape both individuals and the social and cultural structures of U.S. society. To reach this goal we will analyze (and write about) a wide range of narrative and visual materials that engage our course topics. Not open to first year students.
The Art of Essay Writing: Documentary Film
An introduction to the analytic forms of the essay. Course work emphasizes the writing processes needed to articulate the complexities of thinking about academic subjects: generating theses structuring arguments and developing a clear cohesive style. The class considers conventional and innovative methods to merge content form and style. Writing assignments consider multicultural and interdisciplinary texts. This particular section situates writing instruction in documentary film; close attention will be paid to audience context and argument. Not open to frosh.
The Art of Essay Writing: Travel
An introduction to the analytic forms of the essay. Course work emphasizes the writing processes needed to articulate the complexities of thinking about academic subjects: generating theses structuring arguments and developing a clear cohesive style. The class considers conventional and innovative methods to merge content form and style. Writing assignments consider multicultural and interdisciplinary texts. This particular section analyzes travel writing across the centuries examining historical conditions intercultural interactions and post-tourism. Not open to frosh.