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COLLEGE WRITING PROGRAM (L59)  (Dept. Info)Arts & Sciences  (Policies)FL2024

L59 CWP 117College Writing: Power & Commodity Culture3.0 Units
Description:What does your steak order have to do with your politics? How might our taste in film relate to our taste in sneakers? How does writing itself contribute to larger media discourse? This course will explore how our choices as consumers, creators, and writers are mediated by broader cultural forces such as film, foodways, music, television, art, and social media. "Commodity culture" refers to what aspects of culture can be evaluated in terms of supposed "worth" or economic value. Here students will think critically, draft, take risks, and revise to present work that has been elevated to college level writing and argumentation. Readings will explore a range of cultural texts and topics--whether it's the popularity of Grey Poupon in hip hop or racial tension in the St. Louis restaurant scene, the role of smartphones and social media in the rise of self-branding, or the blurred line between high art and Instagram. As avid readers and writers, we will delve into the details of rhetorical context to approach both published media and our own essays as instances of cultural production. No prior knowledge of foodways, art history, or media studies is necessary for this course, but arrive hungry with an appetite for a nuanced appreciation of how something as seemingly innocuous as cultural output intersects with larger structures of status and power. THIS COURSE SATISFIES THE FIRST-YEAR WRITING REQUIREMENT FOR ALL DIVISIONS.
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Instruction Type:Classroom instruction Grade Options:C Fees:
Course Type:HomeSame As:N/AFrequency:None / History
SecDays       TimeBuilding / RoomInstructorFinal ExamSeatsEnrollWaits
01M-W-F--8:00A-8:50ASimon / 017 [TBA]No final000
02M-W-F--9:00A-9:50ASimon / 017 [TBA]No final000
03M-W-F--9:00A-9:50AEads / 209 [TBA]No final000
04M-W-F--9:00A-9:50ATBA[TBA]No final000
05M-W-F--10:00A-10:50ATBA[TBA]No final000
06M-W-F--10:00A-10:50ATBA[TBA]No final000
07M-W-F--10:00A-10:50ATBA[TBA]No final000
08M-W-F--12:00P-12:50PTBA[TBA]No final000
09M-W-F--1:00P-1:50PTBA[TBA]No final000
11M-W-F--3:00P-3:50PTBA[TBA]No final000
12-T-R---10:00A-11:20ATBA[TBA]No final000
13-T-R---1:00P-2:20PTBA[TBA]No final000
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An “Ident” course is the exact same course as the “Home” (i.e. same instructor, same class time, etc), but is simply being offered to students through another department for purposes of registering under a different department and course number.

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Q=ME Q (Medical School)

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