LITPA 3000 courses are advanced seminars in which students will critically read and assess different genres, period and traditions of literature or the performing arts through multiple lenses. Frequent reading and writing assignments will be made.Course DescriptionThis literature course will investigate the evolution, diversity and possibilities of activist writing, and how words have the power to upend history and create social change. Activist writing exists in all genres of literature, from children’s picture books and comic books to poetry and spoken word to memoir and adult fiction. We will explore how these writings have significantly shaped public perception of contemporary activist issues such as climate change, Black Lives Matter, the metoo movement, immigration policy, gun violence, and LGBTQ rights.

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