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The letter of specialization in Writing, Rhetoric, and Literacy Studies (WRLS) helps students to develop a stronger theoretical and practical understanding of writing.
WRLS focuses on "everyday" forms of writing: the writing that people do in school, in communities and workplaces, as political expression, and online.
Here is a collection of the classes I have taken and the relevant work I have done to earn this specialization.
Introduction to Professional Writing
Introduction to Professional Writing
This course provided an in-depth overview of and introduction to the field of professional writing. We learned to write common professional genres, especially letters and memos, progress reports, feasibility studies and formal proposals.
Read my final grant proposal here.
Race & Rhetoric
Race & Rhetoric
With a special emphasis on the historical entanglements of evolving concepts of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class, our discussions and writing projects considered themes of migration, dispossession, multilingualism, assimilation, and cultural preservation.
Read my thoughts on race and literacy here.
Writing and Schooling
Writing and Schooling
We explored how sociocultural contexts shape writing practices, the ways that writing reflects diverse ways of knowing, and the ways that writers navigate social, linguistic, and technological changes.
Read my ethnography of writing here.
Writing, Rhetoric, and Society
Writing, Rhetoric, and Society
Rhetoric is useful as a critical tool for analyzing others’ discourse; as a practical art for inventing one’s own discourse; and as a theoretical discipline for interrogating the languages of social and political life. In this course, we learned about and practiced these various rhetorics.
Read my progymnasmata reflective portfolio here.
The Major and Beyond
The Major and Beyond
As I entered my senior year, I knew I needed to start thinking about my career. This course helped me pave the way to a valuable post-graduate experience. I practiced important job search skills, learn to articulate the worth of my major, and left the class with a better sense of my vocational direction.
Read my autobiography of accomplishments here.
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