ENGL 298 Writing Lives I

This is the first of two Writing Lives classes, in which students learn from Indigenous narratives and histories, before working with a residential school Survivor to produce a memoir of their lives. In ENGL 298, students learn from Indigenous literature/orature as well as Indigenous-settler history to develop methods and protocols for building a respectful, sensitive, Survivor-centered writing relationship. ENGL 298 serves as preparation for a second term’s course (ENGL 299), when students meet regularly in small groups with a Survivor to co-create their memoir.