ENGL 1160

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ENGL 1160
FWS: Intersections: Race, Writing, and Power

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

How does race inform the way we understand the world around us? How do writers explore their experiences of race and colonialism to challenge conventional notions of nation, citizenship, knowledge, and self? In this class, we engage materials that complicate our ideas of race in order to imagine new forms of identity, social life, and political possibility. We engage with creators who are Black, Brown, Indigenous, People of Color, or from the Global South. The works we study may include podcasts, graphic novels, memoirs, poetry, plays, or films. Writing projects may be critical, creative, or research-based, as we develop our understanding of race and identity and by extension our capacities as writers.


Distribution Requirements (WRT-AG)

Exploratory Studies (CU-SBY)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026SP, 2025FA, 2025SP, 2024FA

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2631 ENGL 1160   SEM 101

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Bhattacharya, I

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2632 ENGL 1160   SEM 103

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Escobedo, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2633 ENGL 1160   SEM 104

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Huh, B

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2634 ENGL 1160   SEM 105

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Samakande, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  2635 ENGL 1160   SEM 106

  •  
    • MWF
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Undaloc, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.