Critical and Creative Practices: The Writerly Identity (Previously LPW700)
LPW706
Overview
To enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into a course from the provider.
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Level of study: What does Postgraduate mean?
Postgraduate
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Duration:
13 weeks
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Domestic student fee:
$1,750.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$1,975.00 (AUD)
Description
Explore the key ideas around the identity and creative practice of the writer, including notions of the ‘writerly self’, current understandings of creativity, and the relationship between subjectivity and reflection. This unit encourages you to reflect deeply and critically on the nature of your writing and to consider a range of methodologies that can help you map your development as a writer.
Please note: Assessment values are indicative only, details will be advised at the start of the unit.
Enrolment Restriction
In order to enrol in this unit, you must be accepted into one of the following courses:
If you wish to seek approval to enrol in this unit without being accepted in a course, please contact OUA regarding the process.
Prerequisites
You should have completed the Grad Dip of Arts (Writing) and Grad Cert of Arts (Writing) before enrolling in this unit.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
• Articulate an understanding of ‘writerly identity’ in relation to their own work;
• Understand the notion of subjectivity;
• Demonstrate an understanding of theories of creativity and creative ‘flow’;
• Apply processes of reflective practice to their own work;
• Reflect meaningfully on the work of others;
• Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between theory and practice in the production of original work;
• Demonstrate an understanding of the writer’s position within and beyond ‘creative industries’
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | Writerly identity |
| 2 | Theories of creativity |
| 3 | Thinking and writing reflexively |
| 4 | Experiences of creative practice - case studies from the industry |
| 5 | Alternate forms of creative output |
| 6 | Voicing marginality |
| 7 | Subjectivity |
| 8 | Ethics and the writerly self |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
Relevant Courses
This unit is a core requirement in the following courses:
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
