All of the works published in Angles are written by students in the introductory writing subjects at MIT. Designated as CI-HW (Communications-Intensive Humanities Writing), these subjects cover a range of inquiries, such as Rhetoric and Contemporary Issues, Science Writing for the Public, Food for Thought, and Reading and Writing Autobiography. The diversity of genre and content generated and refined in these subjects reveals students’ commitment to explore their own experience and the world around them through writing.

Personal reflection and intellectual inquiry often interact within these essays, particularly those categorized as “Exploring the Self” and “Food for Thought.” In the articles under “Exploring Science and Society,” the authors look beyond their personal experience and delve deeply into a surprising range of issues, ideas, and images. All of the articles were written in response to specific writing assignments, which you can access within each individual article.

Since its inception in 2008, Angles has provided students with an important space in which to communicate observations and insights to a public audience beyond the walls of the classroom. Thank you for reading these selected works from MIT’s communication-intensive humanities writing courses.

♦ Reading past issues of Angles

If you wish to browse and read past issues of Angles, which has been published since 2008, go to this page.

♦ Remembering Umaer Basha

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