Narrative, Messaging, and Power in the Housing Movement
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Overview
Subject area
SSC
Catalog Number
31890
Course Title
Narrative, Messaging, and Power in the Housing Movement
Department(s)
Description
The course is a combined course with CCNY students and participants in NYC's broad housing justice movement. It focuses on the role of narrative and storytelling in policy change, with a focus on contemporary housing politics. It connects personal narrative development with larger movement narratives, and examines the stakes in the kinds of narratives offered and the elements of politically effective messaging. Students will also prepare their own narratives for a variety of audiences (e.g., testimony, TikTok, etc.).
Academic Career
Undergraduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3