Class Description
Please note: This session is open to GrubStreet instructors only. This session will also be recorded.
Paramount to decolonizing your curriculum is a belief that WE get to define and shape what "the cannon" truly is. This means we must diversify what we read— as teachers, writers, and individuals—so that we can create deliberately dynamic and diverse reading lists.
In this 90 minute Grub Instructors workshop, we will discuss concepts that tend to come up when decolonizing your curriculum, like:
- What are the nuts and bolts of creating a diverse reading list?
- What do I do when writing includes offensive language?
- Trigger warnings: a yes, a no, a maybe, and why?
Please come with samples of writing you like to share in your classes, as part of the goal is to share resources.
Class Format
This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. About 15 minutes before your class is scheduled to begin, you'll receive an email from your instructor with a link to join the class meeting!
Thanks to the excellent literary citizenship of our donors, scholarships are available for all GrubStreet classes. To apply, click the gray "APPLY FOR SCHOLARSHIP" button. In order to be considered for a scholarship, you must complete your application at least one week before the start date of a class. Please await our scholarship committee's decision before registering for the class. We cannot hold spots in classes, so the sooner you apply, the better. Scholarships cannot be applied retroactively.
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This class will take place using Zoom videoconferencing. After registering, a yellow Resources tab will appear in this section containing a link to join class. Please note that you will need to be logged into view the Resources tab.
Zoom Participation:
In our experience, the intimate nature of a writing workshop benefits from on-camera participation. Students are of course welcome to turn their camera off whenever they need to, but it is a community norm for cameras to be on most of the time. You can learn more about using Zoom here.
Zoom Accessibility:
You can enable closed captioning at any time during the meeting by clicking the CC button at the bottom of the screen. If you'd like to access the transcript after class, please make sure to let your instructor ahead of time that you'd like a copy.