WRIT 031 PZ -Writing For Social Justice

Institution: Pitzer

Description: What is justice? And how can writing be deployed to promote it? The prolific, 19th century intellectual Karl Marx stated that the philosophers have only interpreted the world. The point, however, is to change it. In this course we will read and write to challenge common assumptions about race, sexuality, gender, class, and memory, among others. We will write about relevant issues that are absent in a world dominated by profit-oriented capitalist ideologies. Our aim will be to construct powerful narratives about the overlooked individual and collective suffering and resilience of marginalized peoples. Writing will be used as an instrument of active engagement and remembering to come to terms with the wrongs of the past to envision a more just socio-political order. Additionally, we will integrate multimodal platforms, such as podcasting, into the course with the aim of actively connecting with local and global communities for change.

Prerequisite(s): See the current course schedule for registration restrictions.

For up-to-date information on current course offerings and details, please refer to the Pitzer class schedule on MyCampus2 Portal .