Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Liverpool Screen School
Learning Methods
Lecture
Tutorial
Workshop
Module Offerings
4034CRWRI-JAN-MTP
Aims
1. To give students a grounding in cross-cultural and trans-historical mythic structures and the ways in which they continue to inform creative writing;
2. To facilitate the creative writing skills to develop new and original work from existing ideas and concepts;
3. To communicate through the written word concrete ideas and abstract concepts, displaying an ability to articulate a critical understanding of Myth, negotiating critical, contextual, historical, conceptual and ethical dimensions
Learning Outcomes
1.
Draw on existing examples of Myth to produce new and original work
2.
Critically analyse and make connections between Myth and Metaphor across cultures
3.
Apply a well-developed aesthetic sensibility and sense of intellectual inquiry to creative and critical writing.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:We will focus on the influence of Myth and Metaphor and how these structures have informed and continue to inform story-telling and creative writing. It will foster the students’ ability to conduct independent research and then to use this to inform their creative and critical writing.
Module Overview:
This module is designed to place current creative writing approaches within a historical and cross-cultural context. It enables you to make connections between your own experiences and wider structures of meaning. It develops your use of research to inspire and influence creative writing. Visiting lecturers who deliver sessions on, for example, The Underworld will provide a range of voices and approaches that enhances the learning experience.
This module is designed to place current creative writing approaches within a historical and cross-cultural context. It enables you to make connections between your own experiences and wider structures of meaning. It develops your use of research to inspire and influence creative writing. Visiting lecturers who deliver sessions on, for example, The Underworld will provide a range of voices and approaches that enhances the learning experience.
Additional Information:The module is designed to place current creative writing approaches within an historical and cross-cultural context. It enables students to make connections between their own experiences and wider structures of meaning. It develops students’ use of research to inspire and influence creative writing. Visiting lecturers who deliver sessions on, for example, The Underworld will provide a range of voices and approaches that enhances the learning experience.