Text and Image: Creative Writing
| Module title | Text and Image: Creative Writing |
|---|---|
| Module code | EASM198 |
| Academic year | 2024/5 |
| Credits | 30 |
| Module staff | Professor Andy Brown (Convenor) |
| Duration: Term | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duration: Weeks | 11 |
| Number students taking module (anticipated) | 15 |
|---|
Module description
This module explores the interplay of Text & Image in various genres, from visual and concrete poetry, to asemic writing, altered books, collage, photopoems and photodocumentary, graphic novels, cartoneras, and interactive digital works. You will study the writing of hybrid Text & Image works in their historical and critical contexts and develop a portfolio that allows you to experiment. Team taught by experts in creative and graphic writing, you will experiment with a range of different written/graphic forms in conjunction with image making, exploring the ways in which Text & Image can work together on the page and in exhibition (physical or digital) in ways that go beyond the merely illustrative.
Module aims - intentions of the module
The module introduces you to a diverse range of writing and graphic traditions which make hybrid use of Text & Image in integrated ways. Materials will explore narrative, poetic and graphic strategies, developing imagery, written and visual voice, in conjunction with visual materials. The integration of writing, reading, research and visual elements will give you an advanced understanding of technical and imaginative approaches to Text & Image work across genres (poetry, prose, graphics, interactive). The module examines the different narrative tracks that comics offer, verbal (recitative) and visual (monstration), and aims to introduce you to interactive digital programs. It also aims to help you develop text and image making strategies in poetry and prose combined with drawing, collage, photography and digital text manipulations. Through the study of simply book making (cartoneras etc) the emphasis will be on developing an integrated body of work in which Text & Image work together integrally.
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 1. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of Text & Image traditions and genres.
- 2. Evaluate your own practice and that of others at an advanced level, justifying those evaluations at an advanced level, with reference to genres of Text & Image works, traditions and theories.
ILO: Discipline-specific skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 3. Analyse and critically examine, at an advanced level, diverse forms of Text & Image making, to present sustained and persuasive written and oral arguments concerning your own Texts & Image practice and the work of others, implementing such ideas in the development of your own creative works.
- 4. Demonstrate the ability to independently originate and develop projects that respond positively to appropriate criticism and genres and styles covered by the module.
ILO: Personal and key skills
On successfully completing the module you will be able to...
- 5. Demonstrate advanced communication, time-management and planning skills, to work both individually and in groups.
- 6. Demonstrate an awareness of readership, publishability, market and an understanding of the purpose of formal structures, layouts, and techniques.
Syllabus plan
While the content may vary depending on the tutors available to teach on the module, it will cover some of the following topics:
Altered books; artists’ books; asemic writing; assemblage boxes; cartoneras; collage; comics (visual and verbal communication); concrete and visual poetry; photodocumentary and photopoetry; visual short stories; text and image for interactive storytelling.
Learning activities and teaching methods (given in hours of study time)
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 278 | 0 |
Details of learning activities and teaching methods
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching | 22 | 11 x 2 hour weekly lecture/seminar/workshop sessions |
| Guided Independent Study | 100 | Preparation for seminars/workshop |
| Guided Independent Study | 100 | Study groups, research, reading |
| Guided Independent Study | 78 | Assessment drafting and writing |
Formative assessment
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio of Text & Image writing in weekly development | Ongoing, variable | 1-6 | Oral feedback in seminar with opportunity for office-hours follow-up |
| Seminar sharing of Text & Image works and their contexts and techniques | Ongoing, variable | 1-3 | Oral feedback in seminar with opportunity for office-hours follow-up |
| Weekly responses to writing prompts set by tutors | Ongoing, variable | 4-6 | Oral feedback in seminar with opportunity for office-hours follow-up |
Summative assessment (% of credit)
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | 0 | 0 |
Details of summative assessment
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finished portfolio of Text & Image works. | 75 | 25 A4 pages (or equivalent agreed with tutor) | 1, 4-6 | Feedback sheet with opportunity for office-hours follow-up |
| Self-reflexive critical essay, placing your portfolio works in critical context | 25 | 2500 words | 1-3 | Feedback sheet with opportunity for office-hours follow-up |
Details of re-assessment (where required by referral or deferral)
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finished portfolio of Text & Image works (25 A4 pages or equivalent agreed with tutor) | Finished portfolio of Text & Image works (25 A4 pages or equivalent agreed with tutor) | 1, 4-6 | Referral/Deferral period |
| Self-reflexive critical essay, placing your portfolio works in critical context (2500 words) | Self-reflexive critical essay, placing your portfolio works in critical context (2500 words) | 1-3 | Referral/Deferral period |
Re-assessment notes
Deferral – if you miss an assessment for certificated reasons judged acceptable by the Mitigation Committee, you will normally be either deferred in the assessment or an extension may be granted. The mark given for a re-assessment taken as a result of deferral will not be capped and will be treated as it would be if it were your first attempt at the assessment.
Referral – if you have failed the module overall (i.e. a final overall module mark of less than 50%) you will be required to submit a further assessment as necessary. If you are successful on referral, your overall module mark will be capped at 50%.
Indicative learning resources - Basic reading
Tutors will provide you with weekly reading/viewing in class. A precise reading/viewing list will be available, weekly, on the module’s ELE page. – College to provide hyperlink to appropriate pages
You will find the following texts useful:
- Asemic: The Art of Writing. Peter Schwenger. University of Minnesota Press. 2019.
- Photopoetry: 1845-2015, a Critical History. Michael Nott. Bloomsbury. 2022.
- Woman’s World: a novel. Graham Rawle. Atlantic Books. 2005.
- A Humument. Tom Phillips. Thames and Hudson. 2005.
- 40 Stories. Donald Barthelme. Penguin. 1987.
- Comics and Language: Reimagining Critical Discourse on the Form. Hannah Miodrag. UP of Mississippi, 2013.
- Comics and Narration. Thierry Groensteen. Trans. Ann Miller. UP of Mississippi, 2013.
- Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth. Chris Ware. Jonathan Cape, 2000.
- Making Comics. Lynda Barry. Drawn & Quarterly, 2019.
- Rumble Strip. Woodrow Phoenix. Myriad, 2008
- Vox. Anne Carson.
Indicative learning resources - Web based and electronic resources
| Credit value | 30 |
|---|---|
| Module ECTS | 15 |
| Module pre-requisites | None |
| Module co-requisites | None |
| NQF level (module) | 7 |
| Available as distance learning? | No |
| Origin date | 01/10/2023 |
| Last revision date | 14/05/2024 |
