ENG 280: Writing for Equity

Goal: Students will use writing as a creative tool to examine and address equity issues in the local Middle Georgia community. From writing for self-reflection to designing participatory art and creative writing experiences with community members through the Lane Center for Social and Racial Equity, students will use various writing strategies to examine their own social identities, critique embedded systems of power and privilege in the U.S. and the Middle Georgia region, and produce creative experiences that call for participants to think deeply about equity issues in their own communities.
Content: In this course, students will practice creative writing and participatory art strategies to examine social and racial equity issues on both the national and regional level. Students will analyze and create participatory art and writing experiences using various visual, performative, and writing methods to engage in self-reflection, creative expression, social critique, and social action. Students in this course will also partner with the Lane Center for Social and Racial Equity to create community-engaged writing experiences.
Gen. Ed. Category: Exploring; Thinking and Expressing Creatively; (HUM).
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 or permission of instructor.
Credit: 3
Degree Level: Undergraduate