CHID 480 A: Special Topics: Advanced Study of the History of Ideas

Autumn 2023
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Meeting:
TTh 3:30pm - 5:20pm
SLN:
12743
Section Type:
Seminar
Instructor:
CREATIVE NON-FICTION: THE LYRIC ESSAY AS THEORY (A&H, W) ___ OUR GOAL IN THIS COURSE IS SIMPLE: WE WILL STUDY HOW THE LYRIC ESSAY WORKS AND THEN TRY OUR HAND AT USING A LYRIC ESSAY APPROACH TO EXPLORE A TOPIC OF OUR CHOOSING. THE FIRST PART OF THE COURSE WILL BE DEVOTED TO READING AND DISCUSSING A RANGE OF LYRIC ESSAYS. IN DOING SO, WE WILL BE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS POSSIBLE BY USING THE FORM. IN THE SECOND PART OF THE COURSE, YOU WILL BE RELEASED TO RESEARCH A TOPIC OR QUESTION OF YOUR CHOICE. THE LYRIC ESSAY VALUES THE TENSION OF JUXTAPOSING OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE MATERIAL. THE LYRIC ESSAY EMPHASIZES LANGUAGE AS A MEANS OF ENGAGEMENT, EQUAL TO OR EXCEEDING ITS VALUE IN CONVEYING INFORMATION.
Catalog Description:
Examines a different subject or problem from a comparative framework with an interdisciplinary perspective. Satisfies the Gateways major/minor requirement. Offered: AWSp.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
October 30, 2025 - 11:12 pm