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This course is a writing workshop for graduate students of literature and literate cultures. Its aim is to teach students to select appropriate formats for the dissemination of their research (conference talks, short and longer articles, ABD presentations, dissertation chapters, book reviews, etc.) and produce such works. Questions to be addressed include: how to recognize and choose the appropriate rhetoric for particular audiences, essential differences between written versus spoken communications, how to read and constructively critique other scholars’ work both in verbal and written contexts. Students will produce at least 2 polished works by the end of the semester; all work will be read and critiqued by all students during the class, and subsequent rewrites will continue to be critiqued throughout the semester. This course incorporates the study of exemplary critical texts, primarily concerning French thought, that are well known for their rhetorical stances. These texts will be analyzed in alternation with the students’ own work and critiques. Texts will be read in both French and English, to demonstrate questions raised by translation and the demands of differing linguistic cultures.