FYE 101 - Storytelling and Social Change

Stories make us, and we make ourselves through the stories we hear and don’t hear, tell, and don’t tell. Over millennia and across cultures, stories about particular places, people, objects, or ideas have been told and retold in different ways and from different perspectives. Today, everyone is a publisher, and anyone can tell their story to the world with a few clicks. Support is shown, communities are built, and revolutions rise all through the creation and sharing of stories.

This class will focus on how storytelling can be used for social change and will engage the work of artists, organizations, advertising campaigns, museums, and more. We’ll move beyond simply consuming stories and begin creating our own. Change is coming, and your stories will be part of it.

Credits 1

Compass Attributes
First Year Experience