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Course Objectives:
At the end of the course, the student will be able to
Discuss the relation of art, culture and media to self-identifying written discourse, including autobiography and memoir;
Discuss how one builds a sense of individual or collective identity through narrative;
Describe and respond to art and discuss how it relates to an artist, trend or socio-demographic situation;
Analyze how media representations of the world influence our perceptions of ourselves and how writers unconsciously adopt, incorporate, and/or internalize the ideas;
Define "culture" and relate it to one's sense of self as reflected in autobiography
Discuss the globalization of information and describe how it affects one's idea of self and group identity (whether it be a nation or new community)
Discuss how the ideas of artists reflect prevailing ideas about oneself and the "Other", and how our attitudes about the "Other" (fear or envy) affect one's autobiographical writings about oneself vis-à-vis the "Other"
Embark on an adventure of self-discovery & developing creativity!!
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