Courses
- WCWP 10A
- WCWP 10B
- WCWP 100 (Transfer Students)
WCWP 10B is the second half of the Warren Writing sequence. Structured similarly to WCWP 10A, WCWP 10B builds on the argumentation and source-based critical writing of WCWP 10A, adding new perspectives of social justice and research-driven multimodal communication. Students will learn to analyze the dominant worldviews that shape how we think, communicate, and see the world. By the end of the course, students will learn to communicate more effectively with a variety of audiences, and to think about how they can play a role in solving some of the most challenging inequities in our society.
Every section of WCWP 10B engages with a specific topic, and there are a variety of topics offered throughout the academic year. Each topic has the same goals and objectives, but uses different content to engage with issues of justice and ethics central to creating a better world for everyone.
Trash and the Ideology of Disposability - Professor Walter Merryman
Climate Justice and Why it Matters - Professor Simrita Dhir
TBA - Professor Jeff Gagnon
See below for more information about each course topic.
Section | Day | Time | Room | Instructor | Course Title |
B00 | MW | 2:00 - 4:50 | EBU3B 1124 | Walter Merryman | Trash and the Ideology of Disposability |
C00 | TTH | 11:00 - 1:50 | EBU3B 1124 | Simrita Dhir | Climate Justice and Why it Matters |
Section | Day | Time | Room |
Instructor
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Course Title
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B00 | MW | 2:00 - 4:50 | EBU3B 1124 |
Jeff Gagnon
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TBA
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C00 | TTH | 11:00 - 1:50 | EBU3B 1124 | Simrita Dhir | Climate Justice and Why it Matters |
Professor Simrita Dhir
Session: SS1 & SS2
The world’s wealthiest one billion people are responsible for over 50% of the climate pollution, but it will be the bottom three billion, the most politically and economically vulnerable populations of the world, who will suffer the gravest consequences to climate change. Is it fair? In this writing course, students will think critically, read, and write about climate change and its impacts on the most politically and economically vulnerable populations of the world, to present climate hope.
Professor Walter Merryman
Sections: SS1
Why do we make so much trash? And what should we be doing with it? This class will investigate the cultural practices and values that produce trash, and, importantly, make the disposal of trash seem necessary. Beyond that, we will problematize our trash storage and disposal, consider the effects of a consumerist “throwaway culture,” and propose ways forward that align with an ethics of sustainability, environmental justice, and globally connected citizens.
Professor Jeff Gagnon
Sections: SS2
TBA