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#78 Writing About Social Issues with Author Kavita Das
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Kavita Das really takes us on an intentional journey with her deep knowledge of social justice work and challenges us to unpack our motivations for writing about an issue and to understand that “writing, irrespective of genre or outlet, is an act of political writing,” regardless of intention.Craft and Conscience: How to Write About Social Issues by Kavita Das, was published by Beacon Press in 2022 http://www.beacon.org/Craft-and-Conscience-P1859.aspxYou can find the show notes for this episode at rachelthompson.co/podcast/78
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Kavita Das really takes us on an intentional journey with her deep knowledge of social justice work and challenges us to unpack our motivations for writing about an issue and to understand that “writing, irrespective of genre or outlet, is an act of political writing,” regardless of intention.Craft and Conscience: How to Write About Social Issues by Kavita Das, was published by Beacon Press in 2022 http://www.beacon.org/Craft-and-Conscience-P1859.aspxYou can find the show notes for this episode at rachelthompson.co/podcast/78
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