Explaining Rebecca Solnit
Fastwrite
Please locate a passage in “Men Explain Things to Me” that you either especially admire or find especially provoking. Write a few sentences explaining why.
Proposals
Of Interest
- Keziah Weir, “The Philosopher Queen: Rebecca Solnit“, Elle, March 2, 2017.
- Anthony Abraham Jack. “I Was a Low-Income College Student. Classes Were Not the Hard Part“. New York Times Magazine, Sept 10, 2019.
To Do
- Mon, 10/07, class: Read the first section (pp. 1–19) of Jamaica Kinkaid’s A Small Place. I will lead our discussion. I am especially interested in the distinction she makes between tourist and native.
- Mon, 10/07, class: Come to class with two possible ideas for a project you might propose on Thursday. Be able to connect the project you are proposing to at least one of the readings we’ve discussed so far.
- Tues, 10/08, 11:00 am: Group C posts responses to Roxane Gay. Everyone else reads them and posts comments on at least two by 11:00 pm.
- Wed, 10/09, class: Discuss “Fullness” and Trevor Noah Interview”.
- Thurs, 10/10, 4:00 pm: Email me your proposal for your long project.
- Fri, 10/11: No class, fall break.
- Mon, 10/14, and Wed, 10/16: No class, individual conferences instead.
E367: Writing and Diversity 