Academic Catalog

Women's and Gender Studies
Term : Summer 2022
Catalog Year : 2021-2022

WGS 345 - Writing As Resistance

Description: Students will learn to tell their stories creatively and in resistance to oppressive histories and current representations. We will spend time reading memoirs and doing writing workshops in class. Students will leave with powerful narratives about their lives in ways that have radical potential for both disruption and building individual and collective resilience. No previous creative writing experience needed. Letter grade only. Units: 3 Sections offered: Fall 2022 Requirement Designation: Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry Liberal Studies Essential Skills: Effective Writing

Description: Students will learn to tell their stories creatively and in resistance to oppressive histories and current representations. We will spend time reading memoirs and doing writing workshops in class. Students will leave with powerful narratives about their lives in ways that have radical potential for both disruption and building individual and collective resilience. No previous creative writing experience needed. Letter grade only.

Units: 3

Sections offered: Fall 2022

Requirement Designation: Aesthetic and Humanistic Inquiry

Liberal Studies Essential Skills: Effective Writing