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Class number:
3294
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Title: Writing as Social Justice |
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Department: English |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 15 |
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Current enrollment: 15 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 23, 2026 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM, 115V - 106 |
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Instructor(s): Bacote, Catina |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Arts & Identity Power Equity Requirements |
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Note: For English majors, this course fulfills the additional creative writing, elective, and UVSJ requirements. For all students, it fulfills the College’s IPE and ART requirements. |
Course Description:
This creative nonfiction course considers social justice issues, including those tied to the Black Lives Matter Movement and the global pandemic. Through reading, writing, and discussions, we will ask: How can we courageously speak to the moment or reframe the past? How do we confront contemporary and historical injustices through acts of the imagination? What methods help us transform political and social matters into compelling and intimate stories? Can practicing writers embrace joy in the service of justice and healing? You will pursue your most pressing concerns and experiment with forms of writing from the personal essay to the open letter. The final assignment is a public-facing project that may involve teaching anthologies, public events, websites, manifestos, and podcasts. |