PAX 233 - The Socially Engaged Imagination

Institution:

Naropa University

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Description:

This course explores the role of the imagination in nonviolent social change initiatives. We read and discuss imaginative representations of social conflicts, noticing what happens in us and through us, individually and collectively. Moving back and forth between reading and writing, we investigate how texts speak to us and how to "speak back" through writing. Readings range from Chinua Achebe, James Baldwin and Gabriel Garcia Marquez to Ursula K. LeGuin, Rebecca Solnit and Alice Walker. While turning our attention to the politics of the imagination at home and far away, we create a collaborative, participatory learning community.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.naropa.edu

Phone Number:

(303) 444-0202

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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