In what ways can a text be considered a vehicle for the transmission of political ideology, viewpoints, or social change? What strategies have been deployed in the past, and what new techniques should we adopt to address our present day? In this course, we will examine several different modes of political writing, from the op-ed and manifesto to dystopian and utopian novels, as well as shorter works that foreground the presence of racism, imperialism, inequality, and neoliberal logic in the society we live in today. Readings may include authors such as: Machado, Greenidge, Zamyatin, Breton, Plan C, Adjei-Brenyah, and Atwood. There will be weekly reading assignments in addition to in-class workshopping and discussion.