ROMS 1114

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ROMS 1114
FWS: Semiotics

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

What allows us to make assumptions about people based on the way they speak or dress? How can we understand the deeper meaning of a fairy tale or an episode of The Simpsons? What does macaroni and cheese mean, and why is it not on the menu at most upscale Manhattan eateries? This seminar introduces semiotics, the study of signs and the meaning-bearing sign systems they form; sign systems that include not only human language but also literature, painting, sculpture, film, music, dance and also such aspects of popular culture as advertising, fashion, food, and television, to name just a few. The diversity of semiotic systems provides many possibilities for thinking and writing critically about the world we live in.


Writing and Languages (FWS)

Distribution Requirements (WRT-AG)

Last 3 terms offered 2024FA, 2022FA, 2022SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20657 ROMS 1114   SEM 101

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    • MWF
    • Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025

    • Alkire, T

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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