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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2026
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FWIS 190 001 (CRN: 16420)
BE LESS TRASHY!
Long Title: BE LESS TRASHY: A COMMUNITY-ENGAGED WRITING COURSE
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Smith, Amanda
Meeting: 9:25AM - 10:40AM 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
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 9:24PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Description: In this class, we will be using Humes’ Garbology: Our Dirty Love Affair With Trash along
with Alan Weisman’s The World Without Us, a projection of our planet without human-caused environmental degradation, to take stock of our own production of
trash and depletion of natural resources and incite real change.