Course Catalog - 2017-2018

     

FWIS 126 - THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE

Long Title: THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Description: This course will interrogate the five most recent winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature. We will see what patterns we notice in the Swedish Academy's selections while paying attention to both aesthetic merit and the roles that social justice and cultural diversity might play in the awards process. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for FWIS 126 if student has credit for PHYS 143.
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu/