printer friendly pageFEMGEN 120: Is Pocahontas a Myth? Native American Women in History (NATIVEAM 120)
This course will look at notable Native American Women in Native American history starting with Native American oral tradition narratives about important women in specific tribal narratives including origin narratives used in Native American tribal history. Native American history is not required in any national curriculum and as a result, Native American people(s) encounter many stereotypes and false beliefs about indigenous peoples of the United States. This course will focus on the role of women in Native American history including historic narratives in oral tradition as maintained in specific Native American histories (as told from a Native American perspective).
Terms: Aut
| Units: 5
FEMGEN 120Q: The Personal is Political: Creative Writing for Reproductive Justice
Through what artistic and aesthetic techniques can we most effectively harness the power of political storytelling? In this creative writing course, we'll read narrative journalism, personal essays, and contemporary fiction that expand and complicate our understanding of what's at stake in the fight for reproductive justice. We will hear firsthand from activists about the writers and thinkers that shaped their work, the relationship between reading and changemaking, and the importance of amplifying new, more expansive definitions of reproductive justice. We'll consider how a craft-based approach allows us to avoid the didactic and lean into the complexity, nuance, and intimacy that the best political writing has to offer. Students will be supported in conceptualizing, executing, and revising an individual creative writing project - fiction, personal narrative, or hybrid form - that represents a thoughtful contribution to the question: What does reproductive justice mean to you? In the
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Through what artistic and aesthetic techniques can we most effectively harness the power of political storytelling? In this creative writing course, we'll read narrative journalism, personal essays, and contemporary fiction that expand and complicate our understanding of what's at stake in the fight for reproductive justice. We will hear firsthand from activists about the writers and thinkers that shaped their work, the relationship between reading and changemaking, and the importance of amplifying new, more expansive definitions of reproductive justice. We'll consider how a craft-based approach allows us to avoid the didactic and lean into the complexity, nuance, and intimacy that the best political writing has to offer. Students will be supported in conceptualizing, executing, and revising an individual creative writing project - fiction, personal narrative, or hybrid form - that represents a thoughtful contribution to the question: What does reproductive justice mean to you? In the first half of the course, we'll be engaged mostly with the stories of others - using the reproductive justice theoretical framework to contextualize fiction, memoir, and political narrative. During this time, students will begin formulating an idea for their final creative project, and the final four weeks of the class will focus on drafting and revision. Our inquiries will focus on questions of craft and the power of narrative technique to lead us to more complex, personal, and inclusive understandings of reproductive justice.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: WAY-CE
Instructors:
Howse, R. (PI)
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