This course aims to enable students (1) to understand the different approaches of writing as proactive responses to handle various challenging or even conflicting views and situations in cross-cultural contexts, including stigmas and stereotypes related to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, social class, age, weight and disabilities; (2) to write their own pieces with crafts and styles to come to terms with differences, diversity or even conflicts.

This course introduces the basic theories about writing as a form of reflection, inclusiveness, and reconciliation to deal with cultural and social differences and to promote diversity and equity. It will read selected texts which represent different forms of attempts to reflect on challenging situations. Students will be encouraged to write their own texts in imagined or real situations of dispute, negotiation and/or challenges, and try to connect their personal thoughts and feelings with the world they find themselves in.