WCWP 10B: The Writing Course B

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.

Summer 2024 Topics

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.

Summer 2024 Class Schedule

WCWP 10B Summer Session 1 Schedule
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

WCWP 10B Summer Session 2 Schedule
Section	Day	Time	Room	Instructor	Course Title
B00	MW	2:00 - 4:50	EBU3B 1124	Jeff Gagnon	TBA
C00	TTH	11:00 - 1:50	EBU3B 1124	Simrita Dhir	Climate Justice and Why it Matters

Summer 2024 Course Descriptions

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.

Trash and the Ideology of Disposability

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.

TBA

Professor Jeff Gagnon

Sections: SS2

TBA

Registration Information and Prerequisites

WCWP 10B is a 4-unit course, and can only be taken for a letter grade. Enrollment in WCWP 10B is open only to Warren College students who have already successfully completed WCWP 10A. As the PHIL/POLY series depends on completion of WCWP 10B, we recommend students complete WCWP 10B in a timely manner.