Introduction to Creative Writing

In this course, which offers students a first exposure to the creative writing process, the emphasis is on increasing fluency, finding a unique voice as a writer, and becoming aware of the many possibilities and choices in creative writing in terms of genre, style, and voice. We will focus on the particular issues that writers of color encounter in the publishing industry and models for writing will include works from the global African Diaspora, including Africa, the Caribbean, and the USA. Students will be introduced to key periods such as the Harlem Renaissance, the Negritude movement, and writing of the Civil Rights movement.

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