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Writing Through Pop Culture

WRITING 765.1E

Harness your love of and experience with pop culture as a way to write the stories that matter to you.

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What you can learn.

Respond in writing to famous pieces of pop culture
Draw inspiration from published writers whose works focus on pop culture
Reflect on your own specific pop culture relationships and how they have shaped you
Leave with a series of ideas you can turn into longer works

About this course:

Explore how pop culture shapes our identities and stories in this engaging seminar. We’ll respond in writing to famous pieces of pop culture and reflect on your own specific pop-culture relationships. You’ll explore your own personal pop culture canon and uncover the layered influences that have shaped it. We'll draw inspiration from authors such as Stephen Sexton, Joseph Earl Thomas, Liv Mammone, and Joan Didion. You’ll come away from this course with a deeper understanding of your pop culture influences and new strategies for weaving them into your creative work.