Storytelling for Social Justice

WRITING X 424.21E

Craft your passion for justice through urgent stories that address pressing social issues in this course.

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Winter
Hybrid (Remote)
Starting at $720.00
As few as 10 weeks
3.0

What you can learn.

  • Identify urgent and important stories in your life and your community that only you can write
  • Develop work rooted in fact and experience while writing across genres and formats
  • Read published works that help you identify opportunity for your writing
  • Spark new work you can develop into complete projects

About this course:

Well-told, new narratives can change the world. Living in a time of rising movements such as Black Lives Matter, MeToo, DACA/refugee and immigrant rights, LGBTQ rights, and more, students are encouraged to uncover stories that are not included in our history textbooks. Through workshops, students gain access to pathways to explore personal history, family narratives, and stories amidst their communities. Students read and produce compelling creative nonfiction—memoir, essays, literary journalism, blogging, audio/video recording, live performance, and more—to share with larger audiences. Integral to the creation of new work is revision, peer feedback, and literary work that serves as models. By the end of the course, students have begun a narrative in a format of their choice that they develop into a completed project in order to share with the larger community.

Spring 2023 Schedule

Date & Time
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Format
 
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Tuesday 6:00PM - 7:30PM PT
Available
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Instructor: Sehba Sarwar
391026
Fee:
$720.00
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Location: Remote Classroom
ENROLL BY: Apr 12, 2023
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Notes

Enrollment limited to 15 students; early enrollment advised. Visitors not permitted. Internet access required.

This a hybrid (Remote) format course which combines asynchronous online instruction with semi-regular, required live meetings held on Zoom. Please see the course syllabus for specifics. Students must be present at course meeting times as each student’s final grade may include scores for participation.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after April 26, 2023
Course Requirements

Internet access required to retrieve course materials.

Schedule
Type
Date
Time
Location
Discussion
Tue Apr 18, 2023
6:00PM PT - 7:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Tue Apr 25, 2023
6:00PM PT - 7:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Tue May 2, 2023
6:00PM PT - 7:30PM PT
Remote Classroom
Discussion
Tue Jun 20, 2023
6:00PM PT - 7:30PM PT
Remote Classroom

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