OSUN Themes: Global Justice; Human Rights; Liberal Arts and Sciences
Women Write the World. This course is at full capacity and is no longer accepting applications.
Term: August 27, 2024 – December 12, 2024Level: 200-Level
Day/Time: Tuesday; Thursday 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Instructor: Jennifer Browdy, Bard College at Simon's Rock
This course introduces women writers from different cultural backgrounds, representing various facets of global struggles for social and environmental justice, working in a range of literary genres. Writer-activists such as Joy Harjo, Suzanne Simard, Valarie Kaur, Malalai Joya & Jane Goodall showcase ways of melding art and politics into effective rhetorical strategies. Students discuss, analyze, research and try their hands at creative approaches to “writing to right the world.
Prerequisites: College-level English reading and writing.
Credits: 3 US / 6 ECTS