FYW-1259 James Baldwin in the #BlackLivesMatter Era

This writing-intensive seminar provides students rich content to spur original essays, content drawn from the non-fiction and public talks/debates of James Baldwin, the #BlackLivesMatter movement, and diverse contemporary writers. Students will investigate race and privilege in order to draft four essays, conference with their peers and the professor, and produce final essays representing a variety of writing-personal narratives, online texts, and cited disciplinary essays. 4 credits.