Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2017-2018
FWIS 151 - MODERN CASTAWAYS
Long Title: MODERN CASTAWAYS: ISOLATION, ALIENATION, SURVIVAL
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 challenges us to think about isolation, alienation, and survival in a global age. What happens to those left behind, those cast out, and those seemingly misplaced? Topics such as colonialism, immigration, feminist history, and the anthropocene guide our discussion of the moral and political dimensions of "castaways."
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu/