GOVT 1101

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GOVT 1101
FWS: Power and Politics

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 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.


Distribution Requirements (WRT-AG)

Exploratory Studies (EUAREA, SEAREA)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2026FA, 2026SP, 2025FA, 2025SP

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: The Psychology of Democratic Citizenship

  •  3006 GOVT 1101   SEM 101

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Cikanek, E

  • 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: Unkept Promises—K-12 Education and Inequality

  •  3007 GOVT 1101   SEM 102

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Chen, 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: Politics of the Other World

  •  3008 GOVT 1101   SEM 103

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Crusius, H

  • 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:Pol (Dis)obedience—Relationship With Authority

  •  3009 GOVT 1101   SEM 104

  •  
    • TR
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Tarasenko, G

  • 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: Exodus and Politics

  •  3010 GOVT 1101   SEM 105

  •  
    • MW
    • Jan 25 - May 11, 2027

    • Livingston, A

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

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