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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2021
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FWIS 147 001 (CRN: 12584)
AMERICA THROUGH FOREIGN EYES
Long Title: AMERICA THROUGH FOREIGN EYES
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Fette, Julie
Meeting: 2:00PM - 3:15PM MW (23-AUG-2021 - 3-DEC-2021)
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: 14
Enrollment data as of: 16-APR-2024 5:28PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
8-DEC-2021
7:00PM - 10:00PM W
Description: The United States has always been a source of fascination – both attraction and repulsion – for many people around the world. The course covers the perceptions and interactions of five regions – Africa, China, France, Mexico, and Russia – with America. It offers ways to approach cross-cultural study and concludes with a segment that “reverses the gaze” by analyzing American opinions of other cultures. "America through Foreign Eyes" addresses four overarching themes: 1) democracy and modernity; 2) globalization and capitalism; 3) racism and immigration; and 4) intellectual and cultural life.