Course Catalog - 2014-2015

     

FWIS 117 - ROUSSEAU: ENLIGHTENMENT GENIUS

Long Title: ROUSSEAU: MAVERICK GENIUS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Rousseau "fathered" many key movements of the modern Western world, from Romanticism to Socialism. He employed a variety of forms, from formal treatises to sentimental novels. Engaging Rousseau's creative expressions in their cultural context, students will develop their interpretive and expository writing skills.
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu/