by Ali Ahsan, Comparative Literature It is a new academic year. And I have a new academic challenge: to teach an introductory course on “Literature and Medicine.” I have prepared a syllabus for the course, and this time it is experimental in terms of reading as well as writing requirements. There are multiple reasons behind…
by Kelsey Schoenbaum, Music Growing up, I was a reader. I brought a book everywhere: on the playground, in the cafeteria, sometimes in my lap during class time. My teachers loved it, and it was hardly surprising that I developed very advanced language and writing skills for my age. As a young adult, my life became…
by Irami Osei-Frimpong The barriers to good writing in my discipline seem to be both intellectual and attitudinal. Intellectually, the concepts are often foreign to the students, and even if the concepts are familiar, the concepts are sophisticated in themselves. With the attitudinal obstacles, traversing those barriers requires students to engage a quality of self-inclusion…
by Nara Kim Writing is like paint on a blank canvas. The artist goes through various stages in order to paint a single piece of artwork. A painting that is satisfactory will not just materialize from the beginning. As an initial step, artists should think about the topic they want to draw. The idea of…