Class

Forge: a Craft Seminar with Valeria Luiselli (The Art of Listening)

We will work on developing listening literacy as writers, thinking of sound as a source of narrative craft. We will likewise explore listening as a collective practice that allows for intentional solidarity and creative resistance, both environmental and political. We will be reading a small selection of ancient texts, such as Empedocles's "On Nature" and some passages from, Pliny the Elder's Natural History, as well as some contemporary authors, such as Alice Oswald and Anne Carson.

In this class, students will ask:
-how do we develop better listening literacy?
-how can sound be a source of narrative?
-how do ancient texts provide a framework for our understanding of the present and future?

Please submit this request form at least two to three weeks in advance if you have any accessibility requests for this class. This class takes place in-person, at the Loft at Open Book. Please see the Loft’s website for the most up to date information about the Loft’s COVID policies.