Now more than ever, point of view is a powerful tool for interpreting and telling stories about the world. In a landscape fractured by politics, distrust, and misinformation, what we read, write, and create is shaped by the ways consciousness filters experience. How do we write about ourselves? How do we project our thinking through photography, painting, film, and writing? This course examines how writers and artists imagine and represent persona, using the self as material for creative work. Because this is a writing course, we place emphasis on autobiographical and personal essays while building meaningful connections to visual forms of self-representation. In consultation with the instructor, students may pursue personal projects, provided they include a writing component that fulfills the learning outcomes outlined in the syllabus.Writing 2 continues the work begun in Writing 1 by strengthening students’ ability to write, read, and discuss at the college level, with emphasis on literary and visual analysis, as well as research and argumentation skills.

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