Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Catalog - 2024-2025
FWIS 135 - WHAT IS A BOOK?
Long Title: WHAT IS A BOOK? THE MATERIAL FOUNDATIONS OF READING AND WRITING
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Description: This course will explore the history of books and the material (both intellectual and physical) from which they are created. We will consider how the physical form of books has shaped their content and meaning and think critically about how contemporary media shape our reading, writing, and thought.
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu/