Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2018
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FWIS 126 001 (CRN: 24632)
THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Long Title: THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Messmer, David
Meeting: 10:50AM - 12:05PM TR (8-JAN-2018 - 20-APR-2018)
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:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 13
Enrollment data as of: 16-APR-2024 6:37AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
26-APR-2018
9:00AM - 12:00PM R
Description: This course will interrogate the five most recent winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature. We will see what patterns we notice in the Swedish Academy's selections while paying attention to both aesthetic merit and the roles that social justice and cultural diversity might play in the awards process. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for FWIS 126 if student has credit for PHYS 143.