Public Writing Workshop with Kavita Das

3801 West Temple Avenue,Pomona CA 91768

03 February, 2023

Description

The Office of Interdisciplinary Ethnic Studies Teaching and Scholarship would like to invite you to a PUBLIC WRITING WORKSHOP with author and educator KAVITA DAS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2023 at 9:00am to 10:30am In this interactive workshop, Kavita will discuss through the mechanics of public writing related to ethnic studies, from conceptualizing an idea for publication to pitching your piece to prominent media outlet. Faculty currently teaching or hoping to teach Area F courses will come out with new ideas for writing assignments to implement, as this workshop can provide a model for how your students can engage in public writing about ethnic studies. The workshop will immediately be followed by the OIES Spring Social at INNOVATION BREW WORKS at 11:00am to 1:00pm. Reserve your spot soon as space is limited. The first 25 registrants will receive a copy of Craft and Conscience: How to Write About Social Issues. ABOUT KAVITA Kavita Das is the author of Craft and Conscience: How to Write About Social Issues (Beacon Press, October 2022), which grew out of her popular “Writing About Social Issues” nonfiction seminar, offered at the New School. Kavita worked in social change for close to fifteen years, addressing issues ranging from community and housing inequities, to public health disparities, to racial injustice. At the root of both her writing and social change work is Kavita’s desire to provoke thought and engender change by recognizing and revealing the true ways in which culture, race, and gender intersect especially when it comes to societal inequities. Kavita has been a regular contributor to NBC News Asian America, Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Rumpus. In addition, her work has been published in WIRED, Poets & Writers, Catapult, LitHub, Tin House, Longreads, Kenyon Review, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Guernica, McSweeney’s, Fast Company, Quartz, Colorlines, Romper, and elsewhere.