| Interdisciplinary Approaches In Writing - 69810 - HONR 19903 - 001 |
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This course will initiate students into a culture of writing and critical thinking through a study of James Bond and his world of international espionage. The primary goals in the classroom will be twofold: first, to equip students with productive and empowering strategies that break down the writing process into a series of doable steps. The repeated practice of these strategies will facilitate students to employ words effectively, with confidence. By the end of the course students will have crafted and developed their own voice, their unique way of thinking and expressing ideas. It is impossible, however, to write effectively without reading and thinking critically. This is why our writing exercises will focus on “sexy spies.” Using James Bond as the central figure we will investigate the “007” franchise – Ian Fleming’s Bond novels and cinematic the renditions of Bond – from Sean Connery to Daniel Craig. In analyzing the rhetoric and thematic underpinnings of the Bond universe – its women, villains, bosses and secretaries, the sleuth’s prized gadgets and cars – we will explore the relationship between the words we produce and the worlds we inhabit. This course meets the university core requirement for written communication and *may* be used as a substitute for English 106 or 108. Please consult your primary advisor.
Associated Term: Spring 2019 Registration Dates: Oct 22, 2018 to Jan 13, 2019 Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Attributes: Honors, Lower Division, GTC-Written Communication, GTC-Information Literacy, UC-Written Communication, UC-Information Literacy West Lafayette Campus Lecture Schedule Type 3.000 Credits View Catalog Entry Course Materials
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| Interdisciplinary Approaches In Writing - 17258 - HONR 19903 - 002 |
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From the oxygen-rich atmosphere produced in the earth’s early history by cyanobacteria to the carbon-rich atmosphere produced by industrial civilization, our planet has been thoroughly designed by bio-technical processes. But much of this design has taken place haphazardly, thoughtlessly. In this course, we will learn to look at reality in what the architect Alejandro Aravena calls “a proposal key” and mobilize the written word as a tool for formulating, critiquing, and revising design ideas at varying levels of scale. Given the thorough entanglement of technological, economic, and political structures in our contemporary world system, this course will use the lens of design to think constructively about global problems encompassing diverse realms of knowledge. We will strive to develop both the humility to seek out design solutions in the vast archive of human and natural history and the boldness to propose something radically new. This course meets the university core requirement for written communication and *may* be used as a substitute for English 106 or 108. Please consult your primary advisor.
Associated Term: Spring 2019 Registration Dates: Oct 22, 2018 to Jan 13, 2019 Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Attributes: Honors, Lower Division, GTC-Written Communication, GTC-Information Literacy, UC-Written Communication, UC-Information Literacy West Lafayette Campus Lecture Schedule Type 3.000 Credits View Catalog Entry Course Materials
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