WTNG 305 - Writing the City

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Roger Williams University

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Prerequisite: Successful completion (C- or higher) of WTNG 102 and atleast sophomore standing or concent of instructorFulfills a course requirement in the Professional and Public Writing CoreConcentration and MinorIn this course, students analyze and write about the city - acomplex, multilayered environment that includes densely texturedlandscapes, platforms for creativity and innovation, sites of systemicinjustice and political struggle, as well as homes, haunts, houses ofworship, etc. Built upon the metaphor of the city-as-text, the courseprompts students to explore - physically, emotionally, intellectually,socially, and rhetorically - the discourse communities of the city;the situatedness of knowledge; concepts such as nostalgia andhomesickness; the relationships between design, identity, and power;questions of displacement/dislocation, representation (e.g., mapmaking),tourism, and globalization; and the creation of publics andcounter publics. Readings include sections such as Paula Mathieu'sTactics of Hope, Virginia Woolf's "Street Haunting," and Michel deCerteau's The Practice of Everyday Life; and students write reflectiveessays, local histories/ethnographies, and walking tours.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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