GOVT 1101

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GOVT 1101
FWS: Power and Politics

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

This First-Year Writing Seminar is devoted to the study of political power and the interaction of citizens and governments and provides the opportunity to write extensively about these issues. Topics vary by term. Fall: FWS: Democracy and Representation in the USA, D. Bateman; FWS: The Past, Present, and Future of US Democracy, A. Childree ; FWS: Social Movements and the American State, E. Nizalowska. Spring: FWS: The Politics of Class and the Workplace, T. Brown; FWS: Culture and Politics, H. Crusius; FWS: Papa, what did you do in Algeria? On colonial past and present, S. Le Penne; FWS: Theories of Political Founding, R. Nidumolu; FWS: Russia, B. Rosenfeld.


Distribution Requirements (WRT-AG)

Exploratory Studies (EUAREA, SEAREA)

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

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:American Political Behavior and Public Opinion

  •  2513 GOVT 1101   SEM 102

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    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Weiss, A

  • 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

  • Topic: FWS: Thinking Earth

  •  2514 GOVT 1101   SEM 104

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Verhaak, 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

  • Topic: FWS: Theories of Political Founding

  •  2515 GOVT 1101   SEM 105

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Nidumolu, 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

  • Topic: FWS: What does Cornell Owe the World?

  •  2516 GOVT 1101   SEM 106

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Loewen, P

  • 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

  • Topic: FWS: Exploring Clean Energy Transitions

  •  2517 GOVT 1101   SEM 107

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Pan, C

  • 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

  • Topic: FWS: Politics of Outer Space

  •  2518 GOVT 1101   SEM 108

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Melamed, A

  • 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

  • Topic: FWS: Non-State Governance

  •  2519 GOVT 1101   SEM 109

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Thompson, 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

  • Topic: FWS:Papa, What Did You Do in Algeria?Past& Present

  •  2520 GOVT 1101   SEM 110

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Le Penne, 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

  • Topic: FWS: Is Feminism for Everybody?

  •  2521 GOVT 1101   SEM 111

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 24 - Dec 7, 2026

    • Anderson, E

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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