Writing for Advocacy
CSPL 338
Spring 2025
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This course will provide practical and conceptual training in writing that advances human rights. Students will read and create advocacy in a variety of forms, including op-eds and investigative journalism, legal briefs, historical essays, public letters, screenplays, poems, and social-media campaigns. They will examine the role writing can play in advancing human rights as well as its unintended consequences; debate the ethics of bearing witness, especially in the Global South; and analyze what makes written advocacy successful, or not, and why. Students will also consider advocacy strategies in an age of social media, disinformation, and the rise of AI. The course includes a two-week case study on Haiti-related advocacy. Throughout, students will practice elements of written advocacy, including citation, analysis, and evidence-based argument. Once students receive their UNHR project assignments, they will apply the skills learned in the class to create project-based advocacy packages. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS ALLB |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: CSPL128 OR CSPL228 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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All readings will be available on Moodle and at links in the syllabus.
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| Instructor(s): Wilder,Emily BHATIA,POOJA Times: .M..... 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: NO ROOM; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 19 | Permission of instructor approval will be granted by the instructor during pre-registration through the Electronic Portfolio. Click "Add to My Courses" and "To request a POI electronically, click here" to submit your request. |
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