Writers, including those who are doctors and nurses, know this and have created a rich trove of literature from all genres about these experiences. This course will examine that literature in order to stimulate students writing and research. This course will use cinema from around the world to stimulate student writing. Specific versions of the course might center around important American films, films of directors, films from a particular genre, or films dealing with a major theme. Students will explore different perspectives about how film can entertain, educate, and provoke an audience.
Gender is a concept that refers to the cultural sources of our identities as women and men.
This writing course will explore gender in conjunction with socialization, stereotypes, intimacy, the media, the workplace, and the family. This course combines writing with social action. Each semester the course features a different social issue such as racism, poverty, or crime. This course includes reading and writing about people from other countries, ethnic groups and religions, and focuses on understanding various social, political, and economic experiences. While examining their own family histories and personal recollections, as well as the memoir writing of published authors, students will write stories, essays, and longer, researched papers that require investigation and documentation.