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Nov 23, 2024
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WRIT 105 SC - Writing and the Liberal Arts
We’ll investigate the rhetoric of arguments regarding current challenges for the liberal-arts curriculum, asking questions such as: What are the traditional liberal arts, and how are they being re-defined today in response to larger shifts in the culture? Why should or shouldn’t anyone pursue the liberal arts? Why is it so hard for colleges to decide which subjects are required? What is the value of a liberal-arts education in an increasingly commodified world? What is the definition and value of diversity in the liberal arts? Are new values threatening to overshadow basic pursuits into knowledge and truth, and is this good or bad? Our examination will translate into working together towards designing, developing, shaping, and polishing clear and detailed compositions. Assignments will likely include debates or mock trials on our main questions, analytical responses to the readings, workshops and reviews of classmates’ compositions, a mission statement for a liberal-arts college, and a defense or critique of a requirement at the Claremont Colleges.
Course Credit: 1.0
Offered: Occasionally
Please refer to the course schedule on the Scripps Portal for current course offerings and details.
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