Chapter 20: Writing for the Humanities
CHAPTER 20CONNECT: What kinds of genres will your writing in the humanities require? 2f, 19g
CREATE: On your own or in collaboration with another writer, analyze the features of a print and a digital example of a genre you may be asked to create in a humanities course.
REFLECT: Write or record a reflection on genres you read but don't write, genres you write mainly for teachers, genres you write with or for other students, and genres you expect to encounter in your major or career. How are these genres different from the ones you encountered in high school?
IN HUMANITIES DISCIPLINES, the interpretation and creation of texts are central. The nature of texts can vary widely, from poems and plays to novels, articles, philosophical treatises, films, advertisements, paintings, and so on. But whether the text being studied is ancient or modern, literary or historical, verbal or visual, textual analysis plays a critical role in the reading and writing that people in the humanities undertake.