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ENG-30072 - Module Specification
School of Humanities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 25 April 2024

ENG-30072 - Writingscapes
Coordinator: Ceri Morgan Room: CBB0.055 Tel: +44 1782 7 34076
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Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733147

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None


Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25

How do you see the world around you? Imaginary geographies play an important role in understanding the spaces and places we encounter in our lives. During this module, you will read a range of critical material on the relationships between humans and their natural and social environments. You will draw on this to produce your own creative writing (poetry and/or prose--fiction and/or creative nonfiction and/or blog posts) throughout. You will also learn how to give and take constructive critique on your work from your peers, which will help you shape your writing through revision.

Aims
To introduce students to key theoretical concepts about humans' relationships to natural and built environments.
To enable students to explore the processes of writing original work.
To provide students with an understanding and experience of writers' workshops and the giving and receiving of critical feedback among peers.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/eng-30072/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

write a number of creative pieces (poetry and/or prose--fiction/creative nonfiction and/or blog posts) and know how they are constructed: 1
utilise a range of approaches within cultural geography and critical theory (emotional geographies, geopoetics, etc) based on the study of primary material and secondary sources: 2
conceive and formulate effective arguments about criticism and creative writing in written forms: 2
develop their research skills through the exploration and deployment of a range of media (paper, digitised material, internet sources, etc): 2
reflect critically on the creative process involved in writing poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction: 1,2

Study hours

20 contact hours in seminars, workshops or consultations
40 hours preparatory work for seminars/workshops
60 hours researching and writing a portfolio
15 hours preparing texts for peer critique/blog
15 hours preparing a short paper

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Portfolio weighted 70%
A 2000-2500 word portfolio
Students will offer a portfolio, comprising poetry and/or prose and/or travel writing. The portfolio may be 2500 words of prose, an equivalent quantity of poetry, or a mixture of the poetry and prose. 1000 words = 2 poems.

2: Short Paper weighted 30%
A 1000-1200 word essay
Students will choose one question from a list of 4-6. The essay will require them to critique a theoretical text, or else apply critical theory to a piece of creative writing.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 25 April 2024