Projects
CILASS projects - Creative Writing Project Module
Project leader
Celia Brayfield
English, Brunel University
Description
We will develop an innovative new strand in our creative writing programme, piloting it as an MA module, as a way of establishing a successful template for IBL in this subject area. We will also establish partnerships and a profile within the West London community. This model could then be modified to offer appropriately scaled opportunties in a Year 3 module.
- Students will collaborate on projects with ‘Spread The Word’, the ACE-supported resource that supports the development of new creative writing and live literature in London and maintains an online community of writers.
- Students will benefit from experiential learning in arts management
- Creative Writing students will be able to extend their practice in a community project
- Students will be encouraged to find innovative ways to identify, engage and interact with their audience
- Students will extend their professional preparation
- Our graduates will gain confidence, transferable skills and practical experience
In the developing pedagogy of creative writing:
- Staff will expand their understanding of creative writing teaching
- Teaching practice will develop in closely connection with the local community of writers
- Staff will increase awareness of literature in action in our community
- Projects in educational will offer opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration with the School of Education (with whom we are already working on other initiatives)
- Our community, which includes extensive areas of social deprivation, will benefit from the activities devised in this module.
Activities
Students will be invited to work in groups of 4-5. Each group will devise a project related to creative writing to take place in west London. The exact nature of each project will depend on the ideas that the students generate although one pre-defined option will be a multi-media showcase of work by current MA students designed to build audiences for them within and beyond the industries, making use of blogs and 2.0 communities. Staff from ‘Spread The Word’ will be available for advice and consultation. Ideas put forward to date include new writing and reading groups, a forum for local writers, a Second Life novel pitch event, a poetry festival and short fiction and poetry podcasts .
Timetable
Key Activity Date
- Module Design (May 2009)
- Module Approval (May 2009)
- Teaching begins (December 2009)
- Project work begins (February 2010)
- Assessment (March 2010)
- End date (March 2010)
