Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2016

     

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FWIS 173 001 (CRN: 25382)

LEGENDARY AMERICANS

Long Title: LEGENDARY AMERICANS
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: McDaniel, Caleb
Meeting: 2:30PM - 5:00PM R (11-JAN-2016 - 22-APR-2016) 
Part of Term: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
 
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 15
Enrollment data as of: 23-APR-2024 2:37PM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
4-MAY-2016  
9:00AM - 12:00PM W
 
Description: Exploration of popular myths surrounding larger-than-life figures like Davy Crockett and Harriet Tubman. Specific figures vary. Though scholarly readings and analysis of cultural artifacts like songs and films, we will consider why and how such figures become iconic and explore the relations between history, biography, and memory. This course is eligible for credit toward the major in History. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for FWIS 173 if student has credit for FSEM 159/HIST 159.
 
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu/