Politics 204A - ST:Writing Politics Bobrow-Strain

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Whitman College

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Description:

This interdisciplinary writing workshop course introduces students to diverse ways of thinking, researching, and writing about political life. Students critically examine, and then try their hands at, approaches to writing politics ranging from the graphic novel, biographical account, and documentary film script to quantitative political science, ethnography, policy analysis, and political theory. The course combines hands-on, workshop-style writing instruction with inquiry into politics of research and writing. Students will develop critical thinking, research, and writing skills that will serve them well in college and beyond. The course is particularly designed for first- and second-year students planning to major in politics. Limited to 15 students because of the workshop format. Distribution area: social science.

Credits:

3.00 - 4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.whitman.edu

Phone Number:

(509) 527-5111

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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