GENL 169 - Writing For Social Change

Institution:

Augustana College - South Dakota

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Description:

This Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) program builds on the tradition in Western culture of using literature as a tool for social critique, as a means of calling for social change and justice, and as a tool for social transformation. This course combines traditional methods of literary and cultural analysis with a balance of creative writing workshops in fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, and makes use of HECUA's strengths in interdisciplinary, reflective critique. The program combines critical reading seminars, creative writing workshops, field study, and a professional internship with a Twin Cities literary arts organization or K-12 school in need of reading/writing tutors, to give students an integrated, experiential learning opportunity. The goal is to facilitate the growth of students as writers, readers, and participants in our democracy. That goal will be achieved through student writing, internships, and an examination of the ways literature and literary production work to create social transformation. The program courses include: Reading Seminar (4); Writing Seminar (4); Internship, Field Work, and Integration Seminar (8). NOTE: OFFERED EVERY FALL SEMESTER

Credits:

16.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.augie.edu

Phone Number:

(605) 274-0770

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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