First-Year Writing Seminar, Spring 2019

Section 1: What We Talk about When We Talk about Identity

Skills Focus: Writing with Purpose Establish a motive for your writing

HW, part 1: Reading As you read, be on the lookout for remarks that resonate with you and remarks you find surprising, puzzling, or in some way thought-provoking.

Steph Lawler, “Introduction: Identity as a Question,” pages 1-15, in Identity
Pages 49-50 in Susan Faludi’s memoir, In the Darkroom

HW, part 2: Reading They Say, I Say, Introduction

Lili Porten

Section 1: What We Talk about When We Talk about Identity