Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Liverpool Screen School

Learning Methods

Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Workshop

Module Offerings

5032CRWRI-SEP-MTP

Aims

The module aims to foster students' knowledge and understanding of some key features of the related literary genres of fantasy, horror and science fiction and their associated art forms such as cinema, TV, and graphic arts. Students will develop their imaginative worlds by responding to the conventions of these genres, with the aim of producing effective writing within the range of techniques appropriate to their chosen form.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Students will study the published work of key fantasy, horror and science fiction writers and look at the ways in which these genres have interbred, changed and cross-pollinated with other genres to open up the current wide field of fantastic fiction, cinema and comic book art. Students will be encouraged to research and develop their own story worlds in order to generate original creative work.
Module Overview:
This module engages you in the study of fantasy, horror and science fiction literature and related arts. This has proven the most popular genre amongst undergraduate students and the module provides an opportunity for specialisation in this area. You will produce original, creative work informed by your studies, and present it to your classmates and tutors for formative feedback and further development.
Additional Information:The Module will engage students in the study of fantasy, horror and science fiction literature and related arts. This has proven the most popular genre amongst undergraduate students and the module provides an opportunity for specialisation in this area. Students will produce original, creative work informed by their studies, and present it to their classmates and tutors for formative feedback and further development.

Assessments

Portfolio
Essay