ENG 111-3 - Topic: Intersectional Feminism (W) (1)

Our everyday interactions-the ways we see ourselves and the ways others treat us-are deeply influenced by the interrelationship of gender, sexuality, race, class, and other identity categories. Black feminists in the 1970s were the first to fully theorize this idea, which we now call “intersectionality.” From Black Power to Black Lives Matter, from the Combahee River Collective to the Crunk Feminist Collective, this course spans fifty years of intersectional thought. We will use intersectionality as a lens through which to analyze identity and power in poetry, music videos, personal and critical essays, contemporary social movements, social media culture, and more. Writing assignments will include Moodle posts, a personal essay, an inquiry essay, a frame and case essay, and a collaborative podcast. By the end of the block, you will know how to read more closely, ask better questions, add more nuance to your critical thinking, hold better conversations, make strong claims supported by evidence, give useful feedback on peers’ writing, incorporate feedback into successful revisions, conduct scholarly research, and create new media writing. Not open to students who have previously completed a First-Year Writing Course.
(First Year Writing Seminar (FYW))