Revisiting his critical writing, we learn a valuable lesson about the critic’s role in refusing bad taste and bad politics. “Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man’s original ...

The stress and tedium that can be associated with writing is a common subject of social media posting by academics, albeit often in a humorous manner. But, think about non-academics, whose main ...

Penn is piloting its first writing seminar only for sophomore transfer students this fall, taught by Fayyaz Vellani at Rodin College House. Credit: Anna Vazhaeparambil Penn has launched a new writing ...

In January, I’ll teach another version of my favorite class, “Creative Critical Writing,” a graduate writing workshop dedicated to exploring diverse techniques for writing about—and with, next to or ...

Every class today expects more than recall and asks learners to examine daily life. Critical thinking becomes essential when students meet complex social issues that shape their communities. Regular ...

In Critical Thinking and Writing, students probe the ways that reading and writing are related at fundamental levels. They consider how writing is an intellectual activity that helps them to interpret ...