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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2026
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FWIS 102 001 (CRN: 14541)
BLIND SPOTS
Long Title: BLIND SPOTS: CRITICAL APPROACHES TO VISUAL CULTURE
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Duno-Gottberg, Luis
Meeting: 8:00AM - 9:15AM TR (24-AUG-2026 - 4-DEC-2026)
Part of Term: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Analyzing Diversity: Yes
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 16
Section Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 26-APR-2026 10:43AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: The blind spot of "the act of seeing" is its social construction, its ideological nature. This seminar unveils the various historical, political, economic, and social “filters” that condition our decoding of visual information. This writing seminar aims at developing skills to de-naturalize the "act of seeing."