NWRW
3859

Writing & Democracy Multigenre Workshop

Schools of Public Engagement: BPATS

Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Degree Students
Writing & Democracy
Spring 2026
Taught By: Larissa Pham
Section: A

CRN: 16818

Credits: 3

Writing & Democracy Multi-Genre Workshop This class will have two components: reading and workshop. In the seminar portion, we will read broadly across genres to expand our understanding of craft and form. As well as reading traditionally published short fiction, essays, and poetry, we will delve into the possibilities of incorporating research, archival work, collage, translation, mixed-media and graphic image into our creative work. Our objective is to create a toolkit of approaches to creative writing, such that all students will end the term with a set of tools for revising and strengthening existing drafts and generating new work. Weekly reading assignments will be determined according to the needs and interests of the class, though students can expect to read authors including Aisha Sabatini Sloan, Anne Carson, Claudia Rankine, Paisley Rekdal, and Namwali Serpell. Our workshop will be structured and guided by Liz Lerman’s principles of critical response. Over the course of the term, students will submit at least three pieces for workshop and feedback. Our workshop will be guided by curiosity, deep listening, and collaboration. Throughout, we'll discuss ways of making our writing more expansive, in every direction—diving deep into the intellectual and emotional perspective of the individual author as well as one's relationship and interconnectedness to the world.

Prerequisites: No Prerequisites
Co-Requisites: No Co-requisites

College: Schools of Public Engagement (NS)

Department: BPATS (BPAT)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 18

Repeat Limit: 1

Add/Drop Deadline: February 10, 2026 (Tuesday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 16, 2026 (Thursday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Open*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 7:48pm EDT 10/28/2025

Meeting Info:
Days: Monday
Times: 4:00pm - 5:50pm
Building: TBD
Room: TBD
Date Range: 1/28/2026 - 5/12/2026