Literature and Social Justice

Why do we study literature? What is its importance to your life (now and beyond college) and to the world we live in? This class is for students who answer these questions by drawing a connection between literature and social justice. It takes the view that literature contributes to social justice in the world in a variety of ways--which each individual defines differently.

Going to Jail

This course examines the history of incarceration practices in the United States through poetry, fiction, and nonfiction prose. We will also consider the perspectives of several academic disciplines; these may include anthropology, history, journalism, legal studies, psychology, and sociology. This course satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BA-Engl majors.

Writing,Identity&EngStudies

The Integrative Experience at UMass Amherst is a required upper-division course that asks students to reflect on and integrate their learning, from their major to their General Education courses to their extracurricular experiences; to further practice key Gen Ed objectives, such as oral communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and interdisciplinary perspective-taking; and to begin to apply what they've learned at UMass to new situations, challenging questions, and real world problems. This course is a writing-intensive version of the IE, designed specifically for BA-English majors.
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