TY - BOOK AU - Das,Kavita TI - Craft and conscience: how to write about social issues SN - 9780807046494 PY - 2022///] CY - Boston, Massachusetts PB - Beacon Press KW - Social problems in literature KW - Social change in literature KW - Authorship KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - English language KW - Rhetoric N1 - Includes bibliographical references; Why we write : interrogating our motivations for writing about social issues -- How we are all connected : understanding the relationship between the writer, reader, and subject -- Diving in deep or casting wide : considering context versus narrative to shape our stories -- Writing from outside in or inside out : reporting, personal narrative, or a hybrid approach -- Staking a claim : writing opinion pieces (op-eds) -- Are you the right storyteller for this story? : understanding cultural sensitivity and avoiding cultural appropriation -- Ripple effects of making waves : implications (good and bad) of writing about social issues N2 - "Craft and Conscience helps writers weave together their narrative craft, conscience, and analytical and research skills, to create prose to illuminate and underscore the individual and collective impact of crucial issues of our time"-- ER -