GOVT 1101

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GOVT 1101
FWS: Power and Politics

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This First-Year Writing Seminar is devoted to the study of political power and the interaction of citizens and governments and provides the opportunity to write extensively about these issues. Topics vary by term. Fall: FWS: Democracy and Representation in the USA, D. Bateman; FWS: The Past, Present, and Future of US Democracy, A. Childree ; FWS: Social Movements and the American State, E. Nizalowska. Spring: FWS: The Politics of Class and the Workplace, T. Brown; FWS: Culture and Politics, H. Crusius; FWS: Papa, what did you do in Algeria? On colonial past and present, S. Le Penne; FWS: Theories of Political Founding, R. Nidumolu; FWS: Russia, B. Rosenfeld.


Writing and Languages (FWS)

Distribution Requirements (WRT-AG)

Exploratory Studies (EUAREA, SEAREA)

Last 3 terms offered 2025SP, 2024FA, 2024SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS:American Political Behavior and Public Opinion

  • 20687 GOVT 1101   SEM 102

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    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Staff

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Thinking Earth

  • 20689 GOVT 1101   SEM 104

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Verhaak, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Theories of Political Founding

  • 20690 GOVT 1101   SEM 105

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Nidumolu, R

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: What does Cornell Owe the World?

  • 20777 GOVT 1101   SEM 106

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Loewen, P

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Exploring Clean Energy Transitions

  • 20778 GOVT 1101   SEM 107

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Pan, C

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Politics of Outer Space

  • 20779 GOVT 1101   SEM 108

  •  
    • MW
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Melamed, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Non-State Governance

  • 20785 GOVT 1101   SEM 109

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Thompson, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20789 GOVT 1101   SEM 110

  •  
    • TR
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Le Penne, S

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    For more information about First-Year Writing Seminars, see the Knight Institute website at http://knight.as.cornell.edu/.