WRIT 010: AFRICANA STUDIES

Spring 2022 Courses

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WRIT 010 301

MW 5:15 PM - 6:45 PM

Washington

Du Bois and Democracy

Fulfills the Writing Requirement

If W.E.B. Du Bois could see democracy as practiced in the 21st Century, what might he say? This is a central question of Elvira Basevich's W.E.B. Du Bois Lost and Found, which traces the trailblazing scholar's intellectual trajectory, focusing on his evolving ideas about democracy, citizenship, and public engagement. As a writing-centered course, we will be paying special attention to how these ideas relate to writing as civic and social engagement. Improving students' practices of critical writing is of prime concern, and students will develop their research, analytical, metacognitive, and critical-thinking skills through writing assignments and peer workshopping. Through draft and revision, students will be writing white papers, and public opinion pieces on topics like democratic participation,(dis)enfranchised citizenship, and public (dis)engagement.

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