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Jamilia James

Your POV is Your Super Power: A Workshop on Point of View | 3-Week Online Writing Workshop

$199.00

Have you ever considered the power of your own perspective? Your POV is Your Superpower is a crash course on the literary device point of view.

During this three-week course, students will become acquainted with and learn the differences between 1st person, 2nd person, and 3rd person points of view. You'll uncover the power of our own vantage points as Black women and learn how to use point of view in your own writing.

Using writing prompts and exploring works created by Black feminist writers such as Faith Ringgold, Safiya Sinclaire, Ama Ata Aidoo, and more, you'll gain an understanding of how to identify each point of view, develop your narrative storytelling skills, and create original short works of poetry, fiction or nonfiction.

This course is for story lovers, beginner writers, and those who desire to become better acquainted with point of view as a literary device in your reading and writing journey. If you’re wondering, this one is for you!

3 class sessions
Saturdays, September 20- October 4
10a-12p ET
7a-9a PT
9a-11a CT

All class meetings will be held via Zoom. For more information on how to download or use Zoom, please click here.

    Course Takeaways

    • Learn the difference between First Person, Second Person, and Third Person point of view
    • Use writing prompts to practice writing from each point of view
    • Create original short works of fiction or nonfiction using each point of view
    • Build confidence in your ability to identify and write from each point of view

    Course Expectations

    • Students are expected to attend each session, engage with session pre-work, and participate in all writing exercises and discussions during sessions

    Course Skeleton

    • Week One: First Person Point of View
      We'll delve into the function of first person point of view and explore its significance and power by interrogating Faith Ringgold’s Tar Beach, Gwendolyn Brooks’ ‘We Real Cool’, and more
    • Week Two: Second Person Point of View
      We'll explore the complexity of second person point of view and interrogate the ‘You’ using Claudia Rankine’s work Citizen: An American Lyric
    • Week Three: Third Person Point of View
      We'll explore the power of everyone’s favorite point of view–third person point-of-view–by exploring Toni Morrison’s Jazz and the power of unapologetic narration

    We offer full refunds for cancellation with written notice up until 7 days before your class start date. From 6 days to more than 24 hours before class begins, we offer a 25% refund. If you drop a class less than 24 hours before the class begins or after it has started, you are ineligible for a refund.

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    Meet Your Instructor

    Jamilia James

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    Jamilia James is a daughter of the rich dark soil of the Alabama Black Belt and the life-giving mountain forests of St. James Parish, Jamaica. She grew up between Boston, MA and Indianapolis, IN and she holds a Bachelors degree in Africana studies with a minor in English Language & Literature from Smith College.

    Jamilia is a freelance writer, narrative journalist, storyteller, facilitator, and arts writer based in Texas, USA. Her work explores the human condition, Black art, Black culture, and the truth using personal narrative. Jamilia has taught writing and storytelling to 18-25 year old budding media professionals in New Orleans, and she has led workshops on narrative change and perspective.

    Jamilia has contributed to several media outlets including Pattern Magazine and the Indianapolis Recorder—Indianapolis’ longest running newspaper serving the Black community. She strongly believes that art writing and narrative storytelling are powerful tools for healing and liberation, and she regularly shares her writing on Substack @thesourceoflight.