Class Description
What will it mean to be human in immediate and deep time futures? As many feel we are in the final seasons of earth, futurist writers of color have crafted future myth as a way to create unlimited access into the future. Can we learn to write into myth as a way of envisioning our future culture and social identities as post-apocalyptic, counter-dystopian narratives? From Solarpunk, Mythpunk, to other diverse futurisms, let’s look at genres that can act as imaginative entry points into your futurist writing. We’ll read authors of eco-speculation that include Vandana Singh, Cherie Dimaline, Octavia Butler, Nisi Shawl, & Joshua Whitehead.
This class opens up a space for BIPOC writers to write in a community that energizes the writing process, steering clear of traditional workshop pitfalls that can be inhibiting and often silencing. Writers will have the opportunity to engage in generative writing prompts as a perk to have some new, written work to walk away with. BIPOC Writers of all genres welcome!
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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.