Fall 2024 Course Descriptions

Offers a two-semester approach to the First Writing Requirement. This sequence allows students to take more time, in smaller sections and with support from the Writing Center, practicing and reinforcing the activities that are central to the first-year writing course. Like ENWR 1510, ENWR 1505-06 approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Students contribute to an academic conversation about a specific subject of inquiry and learn to position their ideas and research in relation to the ideas and research of others.  Instructors place student writing at the center of course, encourage students to think on the page, and prepare them to reflect on contemporary forms of expression.  Students read and respond to each other’s writing in class regularly, and they engage in thoughtful reflection on their own rhetorical choices as well as those of peers and published writers.  Additionally, the course requires students to give an oral presentation on their research and to assemble a digital portfolio of their writing.

001 -- Writing about Culture/Society
MW 01:00PM-01:50PM (CAB 042)
Claire A Chantell
 
002 -- Writing about Culture/Society
MW 02:00PM-03:15PM (CAB 042)
Claire Chantell
 
003 -- Writing about Culture/Society
TR 02:00PM-03:15PM (BRN 203)
Patricia Sullivan
 
004 -- Writing about Culture/Society
TR 03:30PM-04:45PM (BRN 203)
Patricia Sullivan
 
005 -- Writing about Culture/Society - Literacy Narratives
TR 11:00AM-12:15PM (CAB 042)
Kate Kostelnik
 
006 -- Writing about Culture/Society
TR 11:00AM-12:15PM (CAB 066)
Kate Natishan
 
007 -- Writing about Culture/Society - Literacy Narratives
TR 12:30PM-01:45PM (CAB 042)
Kate Kostelnik
 
008 -- Writing about Culture/Society
TR 09:30AM-10:45AM (CAB 066)
Kate Natishan

Approaches writing as a way of generating, representing, and reflecting on critical inquiry. Students contribute to an academic conversation about a specific subject of inquiry and learn to position their ideas and research in relation to the ideas and research of others.  Instructors place student writing at the center of course, encourage students to think on the page, and prepare them to reflect on contemporary forms of expression.  Students read and respond to each other’s writing in class regularly, and they engage in thoughtful reflection on their own rhetorical choices as well as those of peers and published writers.  Additionally, the course requires students to give an oral presentation on their research and to assemble a digital portfolio of their writing.

001 -- TBA
MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM (CAB 064)
TBA

002 -- TBA 
TR 08:00AM-09:15AM (CAB 056)
TBA
 
003 – Writing & Community Engagement - Walking Charlottesville
TR 02:00PM-03:15PM (BRN 312)
Kate Stephenson

This seminar will explore the connections between walking, writing, social justice, and activism. There is a long history of walking as a means of igniting thought, creativity, and dialogue that dates back to the meanderings of Socrates and Aristotle and continues through the strolls of the Romantic poets, the city wanderings of the fictional J. Alfred Prufrock and Clarissa Dalloway, and the outdoor hikes of Wendell Berry. But walking isn’t just linked to creativity and conversation; it’s also clearly connected to social justice. Walking to freedom, as depicted in myriad slave narratives and immigration stories, as well as walking for freedom in the form of protest marches, both past and present, are important reminders that our footsteps matter.   In this class, we will consider how walking can be both a solo activity and a means of creating community. By walking together, we will learn about the places and histories around us.  The course will be structured around biweekly walks themed around social justice. All walks and place-based visits will include time for reflective writing.

004 – TBA
TR 05:00PM-06:15PM (CAB 211)
TBA
 
005 -- TBA
TR 05:00PM-06:15PM (BRN 330)
TBA
 
006 -- TBA
MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM (SHN 111)
TBA
 
007 -- TBA
MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM (BRN 310)
TBA
 
008 -- TBA
MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM (CAB 044)
TBA
 
009 -- Writing about Identities
MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM (BRN 312)
Devin Donovan
(Transfer Students ONLY)
 
010 -- Writing about Science & Tech - Citizen Science
TR 09:30AM-10:45AM (BRN 330)
Cory Shaman
 
011 -- TBA 
MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM (BRN 310)
TBA 
 
012 -- Writing about Culture/Society
MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM (BRN 334)
Jon D'Errico
 
014 -- Writing about Culture/Society - Writing About Sports
MW 03:30PM-04:45PM (CAB 064)
Rhiannon Goad
 
015 -- TBA
MW 03:30PM-04:45PM (BRN 332)
TBA
 
016 -- Writing about Identities - Aliens and Identities
TR 09:30AM-10:45AM (CAB 594)
Charity Fowler
 
017 -- Writing about Identities
MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM (BRN 312)
Devin Donovan
(Transfer Students ONLY)
 
018 -- TBA 
MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM (BRN 334)
TBA
 
019 -- TBA
TR 05:00PM-06:15PM (BRN 312)
TBA
 
020 -- Writing about Science & Tech 
MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM (BRN 330)
Eric Rawson
 
022 -- Multilingual Writers
MWF 12:00PM-12:50PM (BRN 332)
Davy Tran
(Multilingual/international students ONLY)
 
024 -- TBA
MWF 12:00PM-12:50PM (SHN 111)
TBA
 
026 -- Writing about Culture/Society - Ideas of Home
MW 02:00PM-03:15PM (BRN 332)
John Casteen
 
027 -- Writing about Culture/Society - Ideas of Home
MW 05:00PM-06:15PM (CAB 044)
John Casteen
 
028 -- TBA 
TR 05:00PM-6:15PM (BRN 332)
TBA 
 
029 -- TBA
MW 03:30PM-04:45PM (AST 265)
TBA
 
031 -- TBA
MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM (BRN 332)
TBA
 
032 -- TBA
TR 09:30AM-10:45AM (BRN 332)
TBA
 
033 -- TBA
TR 08:00AM-09:15AM (BRN 310)
TBA
 
034 -- Multilingual Writers
MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM (BRN 310)
Davy Tran
(Multilingual/international students ONLY)
 
035 -- Writing about Culture/Society
MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM (BRN 334)
Jon D'Errico
 
036 -- Writing about Digital Media - The Art of the Post: Performance in Public Places
TR 11:00AM-12:15PM (BRN 332)
Dana Little
 
037 -- TBA
MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM (BRN 310)
TBA
 
040 -- Writing about Digital Media
TR 11:00AM-12:15PM (BRN 334)
Kevin Smith
 
042 -- TBA
MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM (BRN 312)
TBA
 
043 -- Writing about Culture/Society - Storytelling Across Media & Cultures
TR 11:00AM-12:15PM (CAB 187)
Sethunya Mokoko
 
044 -- TBA
MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM (BRN 332)
TBA
 
045 -- Writing about Science & Tech 
MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM (BRN 330)
Eric Rawson
 
046 -- Writing about Digital Media - The Art of the Post: Performance in Public Places
TR 12:30PM-01:45PM (BRN 332)
Dana Little
 
047 -- Writing about Culture/Society - Writing About Sports
MW 02:00PM-03:15PM (BRN 330)
Rhiannon Goad 

050 -- Writing about Culture/Society - Storytelling Across Media & Cultures
TR 12:30PM-01:45PM (CAB 056)
Sethunya Mokoko
 
051 -- Writing about Culture/Society
TR 05:00PM-06:15PM (CAB 411)
Keith Driver
(Transfer Students ONLY)
 
052 -- TBA 
TR 08:00AM-09:15AM (CAB 044)
TBA
 
053 -- TBA
MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM (CAB 056)
TBA
 
054 -- TBA
TR 11:00AM-12:15PM (AST 265)
TBA
 
056 -- TBA
TR 08:00AM-09:15AM (BRN 332)
TBA
 
057 -- TBA
TR 09:30AM-10:45AM (AST 265)
TBA
 
058 -- TBA
TR 09:30AM-10:45AM (BRN 310)
TBA
 
059 -- TBA
MWF 12:00PM-12:50PM (BRN 312)
TBA
 
060 -- TBA
MW 03:30PM-04:45PM (CAB 056)
TBA
 
061 -- Writing about Science & Tech
TR 11:00AM-12:15PM (BRN 330)
Cory Shaman
 
062 -- TBA
TR 02:00PM-03:15PM (BRN 332)
TBA
 
063 -- TBA
TR 08:00AM-09:15AM (BRN 334)
TBA
 
064 -- TBA
MW 05:00PM-06:15PM (CAB 036)
TBA
 
066 -- TBA
TR 03:30PM-04:45PM (BRN 334)
TVA
 
067 -- TBA
TR 05:00PM-06:15PM (BRN 334)
TBA
 
068 -- Writing about Identities - Aliens and Identities
TR 11:00AM-12:15PM (CAB 183)
Charity Fowler
 
071 -- TBA
MW 06:30PM-07:45PM (BRN 310)
TBA
 
072 -- Writing about Digital Media 
TR 12:30PM-01:45PM (BRN 334)
Kevin Smith
 
073 -- TBA
TR 08:00AM-09:15AM (BRN 330)
TBA
 
074 -- TBA
MW 03:30PM-04:45PM (BRN 334)
TBA
 
075 -- TBA
TR 12:30PM-01:45PM (SHN 111)
TBA
 
076 -- TBA
TR 08:00AM-09:15AM (BRN 312)
TBA
 
077 -- TBA
TR 03:30PM-04:45PM (BRN 310)
TBA
 
078 -- TBA
TR 06:30PM-07:45PM (BRN 312)
TBA
 
080 -- TBA
MW 05:00PM-06:15PM (BRN 334)
TBA
 
081 -- TBA
MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM (BRN 332)
TBA
 
082 -- Writing about Culture/Society - Indigenous Rhetorics
TR 09:30AM-10:45AM (BRN 312)
Sarah Richardson
 
083 -- TBA
MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM (BRN 330)
TBA
 
085 -- TBA
TR 09:30AM-10:45AM (BRN 334)
TBA
 
086 -- TBA
TR 11:00AM-12:15PM (CAB 115)
TBA
 
087 -- TBA
MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM (BRN 312)
TBA
 
088 -- Writing about Culture/Society - Indigenous Rhetorics
TR 11:00AM-12:15PM (BRN 312)
Sarah Richardson
 
089 -- TBA
MW 03:30PM-04:45PM (SHN 111)
TBA
 
090 -- TBA
MW 05:00PM-06:15PM (BRN 332)
TBA

091 -- TBA
TR 08:00AM-09:15AM (CAB 064)
TBA

092 -- TBA
TR 05:00PM-06:15AM (KER 317)
TBA

001 -- TR 12:30PM-01:45PM (BRN 312) - Writing about Food Justice
Kate Stephenson

Why do we eat what we eat? Do poor people eat more fast food than wealthy people? Why are Cheetos cheaper than cherries? Do you have to be skinny to be hungry? By volunteering at the UVA Student Garden, Morven Kitchen Garden, UVA Community Food Pantry, Loaves and Fishes, or the PVCC Community Garden and using different types of writing, including journal entries, forum posts, peer reviews, and formal papers, we will explore topics like food insecurity, food production, hunger stereotypes, privilege, urban gardening, and community engagement.  

Community engagement courses depend on creating pathways between different kinds of knowledge that enable us to learn with our minds, hearts, and bodies. The classroom is not a place where we find the answer; instead, it is a space for inquiry where process rather than product prevails. We will explore first-hand the ways in which academic conversations—and civic conversations—emphasize questions rather than answers. We will redefine knowledge—where it originates, who creates it, and how it circulates—by seeing the community outside the classroom as a site of knowledge production. 

MW 01:00PM-01:50PM (MON 130)
Kenny Fountain

Discussion Sections: F 9:00AM, 10:00AM, 11:00AM, and 12:00PM.

Imagining and visualizing are key components of perceiving the world, remembering the part, and envisioning new futures. And words play an important role in how we imagine. That is, words make absence things present, bring to mind people, objects, and events remote in time or space, and allow us to conceive of possibilities that do not yet exist.
In this First Writing Requirement (FWR) course, we will explore how writers and researchers have investigated the imagination. To do this, we will read work from across several disciplines, from rhetoric and philosophy to cognitive science, history, and literature. As we do this, we will examine how these writers use verbal description, visual imagery, lively storytelling, compelling evidence, and persuasive argument. 

001 -- Writing about Identities - Writing Regret and Repair
MW 03:30PM-04:45PM (BRN 330)
Tamika Carey
  
003 -- Writing about Identities
MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM (BRN 332)
Devin Donovan
 
004 -- TBA
TR 11:00AM-12:15PM (CAB 594)
TBA
 
006 -- Writing about Science & Technology
MWF 12:00PM-12:50PM (BRN 310)
Eric Rawson

003 -- Writing Democratic Rights
T 06:00PM-08:30PM (BRN 310)
Stephen Parks

Students will study theories of democracy and work with global democratic advocates, as well as students located in internatioanal contexts.

004 -- Writing Human Rights
M 06:00PM-08:30PM (BRN 330)
Stephen Parks

Students will study theories of human rights and work with global human rights advocates, as well as students located in internatioanal contexts.

008 -- Writing about Medicine
MW 05:00PM-06:15PM (BRN 310)
Rhiannon Goad

009 -- Community Engagement  
TR 02:00PM-03:15PM (BRN 310)
Sarah Richardson

010 -- Writing and Games
TR 02:00PM-03:15PM (BRN 330)
Kate Natishan

011 -- Writing Material: Scientific Approaches, Artful Communication
MWF 12:00PM-12:50PM (BRN 334)
Heidi Nobles

012 -- Writing Material: Scientific Approaches, Artful Communication
MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM (BRN 330)
Heidi Nobles

TR 11:00AM-12:15PM (BRN 203)
Patricia Sullivan

This course explores historical, theoretical, and practical conceptions of writing as technology. We will study various writing systems, the relation of writing to speaking and visual media, and the development of writing technologies (manuscript, printing presses, typewriters, hypertext, text messaging, and artificial intelligence). Students will produce written academic and personal essays, but will also experiment with multimedia electronic texts, such as web sites, digital essays/stories, and AI generated texts

TR 09:30AM-10:45AM (BRN 203)
Kate Sweeney

001 - The Power of Performance: From TED Talks to TikTok
TR 03:30PM-04:45PM (BRN 330)
Dana Little

003 - Race, Rhetoric, and Social Justice
TR 03:30PM-04:45PM (CAB 036)
Sethunya Mokoko

TR 03:30PM-04:45PM (BRN 332)
Kate Kostelnik

In this course, we'll look at a variety of texts from academic arguments, narratives, and pedagogies, to consider what it means to write, communicate, and learn across cultures. Topics will include contrastive rhetorics, world Englishes, rhetorical listening, and tutoring multilingual writers. A service learning component will require students to volunteer weekly in the community.

TR 11:00AM-12:15PM (RTN 152)
Steph Ceraso

In this collaborative, project-based course, students will learn to script, design, edit, and produce an original podcast series. In addition to reading about and practicing professional audio storytelling techniques (e.g. interviewing, writing for the ear, sound design), each student will get to work with a team to produce an episode for the podcast series. No experience with digital audio editing is necessary. Beginners welcome!

TR 02:00PM-03:15PM (BRN 334)
Cory Shaman

M 06:00PM-08:30PM (BRN 312)
Tamika Carey

MW 03:30PM-04:45PM (CAB 068)
John T. Casteen IV