Writing can sometimes seem a privilege of the leisure class, but imagine using your pen to tell the truth about work, housing, health care, time, safety, credit, bureaucracy, waste, environmental injustice and so much more.  We’ll explore how writing from our bodies — a powerful form of resistance and self-expression across many literary movements — can help us tell the stories of this economic moment.

Each session will combine brief, curated readings, focused discussions, and in-class writing exercises. Students will have the opportunity to develop a complete short story over the 4-week course, though all forms of creative exploration are welcome. Together we'll work to cultivate a sustainable writing practice that fits into our busy lives, while we examine how bodies are represented, commodified, and regulated under late capitalism.

This low-stakes, exploratory class is designed for writers of all levels. Minimal outside reading is required, but students are encouraged to revise their in-class work. Join us to uncover stories that too often go untold, and to explore how creative writing can be both a personal practice and a tool for envisioning social change.

• In-Class Writing Lift: Medium

• Homework: Optional

• Workshopping Drafts: None