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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENG 4700 - Writing in the Social World

Credits: 4
This Inside/Out course is an opportunity for a small group of students from a college or university and a group of residents of a jail or prison to exchange ideas and perceptions about social life, the creative process, and what makes a community. It is a chance to break down the traditional barriers imposed by incarceration through shared learning and creativity. Students in this class will learn about social theory through the medium of creative writing. Students will reach original texts and apply course concepts to their own lives and/or current events through storytelling. Integral to the course is collaboration, which will culminate in a class anthology of our work. This unique class requires an application and interview, and enrollment is granted by the permission of the instructor(s) only. The success of this course is contingent on committed participation. Outside students should be prepared to travel to the jail once per week and to spend several hours there.