Have you ever wondered about the practices, beliefs, and lives of people in other cultures? What have been your observations and experiences from interacting with people from a community or culture different than yours? Have you thought of the community you are part of as an opportunity for research? This course invites you to use focused writing and research to investigate a culture or community that is not your own. 

We begin the course by rhetorically analyzing a text related to a culture or community that interests you. Afterward, you will decide on an issue to research in your selected culture/community. Through your writing, you will establish a clear scholarly argument based on your understanding of the issue informed by its historical, social, or political contexts.