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 2026FA, 2026SP, 2025FA, 2025SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  3083 ENGL 1160   SEM 101

  •  
    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • 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

  •  3084 ENGL 1160   SEM 102

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Zulfiqar, H

  • 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

  •  3085 ENGL 1160   SEM 103

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • 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

  •  3086 ENGL 1160   SEM 104

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • 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

  •  3087 ENGL 1160   SEM 105

  •  
    • MWF
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Adetu, Y

  • 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

  •  3088 ENGL 1160   SEM 106

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • McClam, J

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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