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"CREATIVE WRITING enables students to explore and engage in practices beyond what has been taught as traditional or formal. It is an option to develop a voice beyond grammatical essays and use prose to be imaginative. Explore what can be said in metaphors or imagery through words.
Students who may benefit from this minor include:
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Students who want to develop a voice
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Students who are looking for ways to signal creative writing and poetry has a place in literature
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Students who are interested in experimental thinking
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Students who wish to create imagery through words and learn that all voices are valid
As an IA major, I decided to minor in Creative Writing to serve those who love reading and speaking in metaphors. I felt it was important to expand the way I communicate beyond what is taught. I've learned to write in a formal way all my life and thought it was a great opportunity to use all the words in my vocabulary to paint a picture or a story. I researched what poetry and prose can offer for those that are imaginative. I have written within constraints but also conceptually. Creative writing has given me the tools to strengthen my ideas and to use language to be innovative.
POETRY CHAPBOOKS
MATTER
This is a personal chapbook that works out my own internal struggles.
Unravel: My Asian American Identity
This is a joint chapbook with another student where we write about our Asian American experiences and challenges.
BLOG
Fashion & Social Justice
This blog is dedicated to social justice within high fashion. High fashion is notably one of the most practiced culture in our world. It constantly gets promoted through pop culture. As a lover of high fashion, style, and visuals I've come to notice that these powerful brands tend to exploit minority cultures or are culturally insensitive. I wish to call out but also educate viewers that we can't allow high fashion to continue their ignorant ways as it does affect many people.
This was my opportunity to write in a personable way but also be backed up with credible discourse.
https://sovannarithk.wixsite.com/fandsj
Participatory Culture
This blog is dedicated to our current participatory digital culture. Through my posts I discuss different topics in relation to what technology has afforded humanity from crowdfunding to online fan communities. Technology and media is constantly influencing our behavior, choices, and processes. It's important to take note what this all means in the long run or what it says about our society.
https://sovannarithk.wixsite.com/participatoryculture