Are you an English major? A student of history, philosophy, or art? What are you going to do with that? For those who study the humanities, this question is an all too familiar one, yet it is often difficult to answer because students cannot “name” what they know and can do in the “real world.”

 

This course explores what the humanities do in (and for) that world through the study and practice of public writing – writing that serves professional goals or the public good (or both). Using public writing strategies, students in the course will work to articulate and advocate for the vital role of the humanities in twenty-first century culture.