Writing and Public Discourse 135ss - Topics: Introduction to Writing Creative Nonfiction-Writing about Scenes, Subcultures, and Antiheroes

T-ScenesSubculturesAntiheroes

Spring
2025
01
4.00
Ariel Delgado Dixon

TU TH 1:20 PM - 2:35 PM

Smith College
WRT-135ss-01-202503
Seelye 308
adelgadodixon@smith.edu
WRT 135ss-01, ENG 135ss-01
Take a deep-dive into the shadow worlds of subculture, from die-hard fandoms to underground punk scenes, sports leagues to subversive movements. One way or another, everyone participates in lesserknown corners of society where values, lexicons, and heroes diverge from the mainstream. Diverse readings and multimedia illuminate these subcultures through essays, zines, memoir, film, and classics of the creative nonfiction form. Students conduct creative research as they unearth the weird, wonderful details of subcultures and translate them to the page, culminating in a personal essay, a profile, and a researched essay on a subculture of each student’s choosing. Prerequisites: one WI course. Restrictions: ENG 135/ WRT 135 may be repeated once with a different topic. Enrollment limited to 16. (E)

[CE] ENG/WRT 135 Limit; Prereq: One WI Course

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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