What is the role of first-person narration in writing whose aim is the creation of concepts? What is the affinity between the inclusion of subjective experience in the text and writing from the point of view of a minoritized subject? Those are the two questions animating this course, in which we will look closely at some classic and recent examples of writing that might fit under the heading of autotheory. Our study will include Gloria Anzaldúa, Paul Preciado, Frank Wilderson III and Saidiya Hartman. We will also do a series of exercises together aimed at developing our ability to describe situations in prose, while moving from perception, reflection on that perception, awareness of the affective dimension, and at the same time the production and presentation of concepts.