FWIS 288

HOW TO BE HUMAN: ON THE VIRTUES OF THE PERSONAL ESSAY

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Lower-Level

This FWIS will consider the personal essay as a vehicle for expressing and wrestling with one's humanity. We'll read the work of the first personal essayist, Michel Montaigne, along with contemporary essayists who've followed in his wake, examining how these writers reckon with their complex selves and our complex world.

Prerequisites & course information

Short Title: HOW TO BE HUMAN Department: First-Year Writing Intensive Grade Mode: Standard Letter Course Type: Seminar Credit Hours: 3 Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students. Course Level: Undergraduate Lower-Level

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Course catalogue ↗2026–2027