This course will help you hone your ability to write in various academic contexts regardless of your major or field of study, and I hope that the skills we learn this semester will also travel easily to your future workplace (though that may seem like the distant future) because no matter what you study or what career you choose, you will need to write clearly to succeed. Using different types of writing, including journal entries, discussion posts, peer reviews, and formal papers, we will explore the world of photography.  Since we all write best about subjects and ideas we are passionate about, we will work together  to generate interesting questions about the role of photography in our culture, as well as about specific photos. We will also investigate the world of photojournalism and consider the many ethical issues that arise in the distribution of images in our modern world.  As the semester unfolds, I hope we will revise and refine our views, paying close attention to how we put words together to write powerfully and engagingly about photography.