Transformative Literacies (152) works with partners to advance ongoing projects for community development.
The course explodes outdated, rigid, and exclusionary notions of “literacy,” and works instead with communicative tools that are most relevant for expression, dialogue, and advocacy with community members. Each year it is offered, this course will have partnered with one or more organizations working on a related issue. Using Promotor skills and ethics, students will work to develop existing resources and community organization to advance critical participation on this issue–stronger social networks, public awareness, issue identification, and channels or tools for constructive change. 5 units. Satisfies PR-S. Enrollment: Oakes students or by permission code.