All writing is a process of translation-translating the chaos of images, feelings, and curiosity about objects, spaces, movements, and people into digestible, provocative meaning. While language and thought are indistinguishable, writing is a condensing and clarifying of many contradictory ideas into a tangible, single-minded whole. This single-mindedness is a role which we take on in the writing process, and we call that role "voice." In this course we will explore many different ways of translating the world into words through a variety of situational, low-stakes writing exercises that will focus on our complex relationship with authorial voice. Students will practice all stages of the writing process, from brainstorming to deep editing, all with the intention of harnessing the power of voice for the myriad of rhetorical situations in which the professional visual and cultural critic will find themselves. Through workshop, one-on-one meetings, group projects, and discussion, this course will build up a system of small exercises and avenues of inquiry, culminating at the end of the course in a project that will serve as a jumpstart for students beginning their thesis work.

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