30 Credits AUTUMN



Aims/Description: This module can be taken as a standalone module, though it complements all other Creative Writing Modules. In this module we will ask what it means to write from and with the body as archive, as a site at which all that is known and unknown, internal and external, self and other, meet. Reading contemporary fiction alongside hybrid works and theory, we will explore different ways of writing the body with writing landscapes. Through this framework, we will develop a nuanced and experimentally-inclined understanding of how to deploy character, setting, voice, situation, plot, perspective, tone, and atmosphere, in prose fiction. We will expand our understanding of fiction through reading and incorporating into our own practice other forms of writing, including creative non-fiction, prose poetry, creative-critical writing and other hybrid and experimental forms. We will consider the relationship between literary experimentation in the context of the climate crisis and the numerous other structural crises that mark the contemporary moment. This module will encourage you to expand and experiment with your existing fiction-writing practise by producing new work every week, independently seeking out texts and experiences which speak to your own 'body archive', and contributing to critical and creative discussions in seminars.

Staff Contact: FISHER CLARE
Teaching Methods: Seminars, Tutorials, Independent Study
Assessment: Project/ portfolio

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Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK