Kresge College 80A - Introduction to University Discourse: Power and Representation

Institution:

University of California-Santa Cruz

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Description:

Explores rhetorical principles and conventions of university discourse, providing intensive practice in analytical writing, critical reading,and speaking. Explores relationships between individuals and their communities- communities as small as families and friends, colleges and cities; communities as large as nations and the world. Examines ways we constitute ourselves as individuals in relation to communities, focusing on representations of class, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, and race in several genres-critical theory, film, art, fiction, non-fiction, and theater. Students cannot receive credit for this course and course 80B. Enrollment restricted to first-year college members who have not satisfied the C1 requirement. Enrollment limited to 22. (General Education Code(s): T5-Humanities and Arts or Social Sciences, C1. ) The Staff

Credits:

1.25

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ucsc.edu/

Phone Number:

(831) 459-0111

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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