Training in writing expository prose. Instruction in expository writing in conjunction with reading literature. Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.

This Rhetoric and Composition course examines protest poetry in the United States as a social phenomenon and literary tradition from the nineteenth century to the present. We will explore and think critically about “protest poetics” in its various shapes and forms, from the spirituals of the enslaved to the chants of mass demonstrations, from popular poems circulated in newspapers to avant-garde head-scratchers. Alongside these poems, we’ll interact with contextual materials from a wide range of media: comic books, manifestos, commercials, folk songs, performance art, leaflets, documentary films, chapbooks, and more. Because this is a Rhetoric and Composition course, our central priority will be to develop effective reading, note-taking, and composition skills for college writing. Half of our time will be spent examining and practicing the basic skills involved in the writing of thesis-driven essays, including summary, analysis, thesis construction, and text citation.

Requisites

• Satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing Requirement

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Requirements class fulfills