Creative writing techniques to promote student resilience, empowerment, and agency

Investigator: Dr. Thayra Reyes

Department: English

Project Description:

The course offers students interdisciplinary research and creative writing experiences to develop skills that will lead to the planning and execution of a creative writing digital project. Students participate as researchers, creators, and storytellers based on their experiences and connections with the text, the world, and the self. Based on trauma-informed pedagogy, the course will encourage students to view the classroom as a safe space for self-expression and writing as an effective catalyst for resilience, agency, empowerment, empathy, and growth. Through a transformative teaching-learning process, the student will analyze and synthesize diverse theoretical, methodological, and literary frameworks.