Module Details |
The information contained in this module specification was correct at the time of publication but may be subject to change, either during the session because of unforeseen circumstances, or following review of the module at the end of the session. Queries about the module should be directed to the member of staff with responsibility for the module. |
Title | CREATIVITY: SOCIALLY-ENGAGED WRITING PRACTICE | ||
Code | ENGL275 | ||
Coordinator |
Prof SK Parmar English Sandeep.Parmar@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2019-20 | Level 5 FHEQ | First Semester | 30 |
Aims |
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1. The aims of the module are: to give students an opportunity to think about how creative writing engages with a global society, social justice, political and environmental issues and human rights. 2. To introduce and develop an awareness of the creative writing process, across poetry, prose, literary essays, journalist writing, reviews and other forms of online and printed writing. 3. To develop writing skills in conjunction with an understanding of social activism. 4. To introduce and develop an awareness of the function and importance of the drafting process. 5. To foster independent reading of contemporary writing in a variety of genre and media. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Knowledge and understanding of the range of approaches to writing and social activism; |
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(LO2) An ability to constructively evaluate their own writing and that of their peers; |
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(LO3) A familiarity of and an experimentation with a variety of literary techniques; |
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(LO4) A practical insight into the creation of texts that will feed into their understanding of contemporary social and political issues. |
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(LO5) An understanding through practical work of the range of options available to writers engaging with social activism. |
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(LO6) Familiarity and experimentation with a range of literary techniques and writing styles. |
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(LO7) Independent thinking around contemporary approaches to socially-engaged writing practice processes. |
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(S1) Research skills |
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(S2) Employability skills (journalistic writing) |
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(S3) Global citzenship |
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(S4) Creativity |
Syllabus |
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Students will be introduced to a range of writers who creatively address socially-engaged practice, ranging from erasure poems to op-ed style journalism. Authors covered may include: Rebecca Solnit, Solmaz Sharif, Layli Long Soldier, Charles Reznikoff, Chinua Achebe, James Baldwin, Sara Ahmed, among others. Weekly seminars will give an ongoing theoretical and practical context for explorations of the craft and social activism. In workshops students will take part in writing exercises and games, as well as in other activities that will help development of the critical and editorial processes involved when writing creatively. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Teaching Method 1 - Seminar Teaching Method 2 - Other |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
12 |
18 |
30 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 270 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 300 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
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There is a resit opportunity. | 100 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |