📝️ Current Theories & Applications of Writing

Upper-level undergraduate course 

This course covers a wide range of developments, topics, and turns in the field of rhetoric and composition. Reviewing key concepts and theories from the last fifty years, we will cover: first-year writing (commonly known as "Freshman Comp," the writing major, critical pedagogies, theories of process and genre, multimodality and multiliteracies, and the implications of identity in composition studies. We will end the semester with an eye toward the future—both in the classroom and beyond. Core to this class is the notion that history and theory are tangible and felt in the classroom, both as a student and teacher. In that sense, this class prepares you to articulate your experiences as a writer against the backdrop of academic history, translate theories of writing to instruct others how to write, and hone your own craft and critical thinking with writing at the fore.