Doug Brown was director of the Writing Center at Brown
University from 2000–14 and has taught classes at Brown, RISD, Providence
College and Rhode Island College since 2001. He won Brown’s UCS Award for
Excellence in Teaching in 2006 and the Wilson-Debois Award in 2007. In addition
to working with college students, he has worked with inmates in local prisons
as well as officer candidates in the military as part of BOOST, a program
designed to promote racial diversity among military officers.
Courses
Fall 2024 Courses
LAS E101-32 - FIRST-YEAR LITERATURE SEMINAR
LevelUndergraduate
UnitLiterary Arts and Studies
Subject Literary Arts and Studies
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatSeminar
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
LAS E101-32
FIRST-YEAR LITERATURE SEMINAR
LevelUndergraduate
UnitLiterary Arts and Studies
Subject Literary Arts and Studies
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatSeminar
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: WF | 9:40 AM - 11:10 AMInstructor(s): Douglas BrownLocation(s): Design Center, Room 211Enrolled / Capacity: 15Status: Open
SECTION DESCRIPTION
An introduction to literary study that helps students develop the skills necessary for college-level reading, writing, research and critical thinking. Through exposure to a variety of literary forms and genres, historical periods and critical approaches, students are taught how to read closely, argue effectively and develop a strong writing voice. The course is reading and writing intensive and organized around weekly assignments. There are no waivers for LAS-E101 except for transfer students who have taken an equivalent college course.
First-year Students are pre-registered for this course by the department.
Sophomore, Junior, Senior or Transfer Students register into designated section(s).
