Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2019

     

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FWIS 158 001 (CRN: 26014)

HUMANITARIAN NARRATIVES

Long Title: THE NEED TO HELP: HUMANITARIAN NARRATIVES ACROSS LITERARY GENRES
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Zeweri, Helena
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM TR (7-JAN-2019 - 19-APR-2019) 
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: 15
Section Enrolled: 12
Enrollment data as of: 9-NOV-2024 11:30AM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
26-APR-2019  
2:00PM - 5:00PM F
 
Description: Through exploring the writings of novelists, journalists, anthropologists, historians, philanthropists, humanitarian workers, and NGO workers, this course begins with the question: What does it mean to intervene in the life of another? It will critically examine historical and contemporary examples of humanitarian narratives and intervention across geographies and eras.
 
Course URL: http://pwc.rice.edu