ALW395 - Experimental Writing Lab

Unit details

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Year:2019 unit information
Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Trimester 1 Unit Chair:

David McCooey

Prerequisite:

Two level 2 ALW units

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

Nil

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 1 hour Class per week for 6 weeks plus 1 x 2 hour Seminar per week for 11 weeks

Content

This unit explores the history and techniques of experimental writing, and encourages students to produce experimental writing of their own that challenges conventional modes of literary expression and presentation. Students will be exposed to a variety of historical and contemporary examples (both text-based and multimedia) of experimental writing. Students will engage with the experimental writing practices of various historical avant-garde movements (such as Surrealism and Oulipo), as well as experimental writing practices in the digital realm.

Assessment

Assessment 1 (Individual) - Exercise (1000 words or equivalent) - 25%

Assessment 2 (Individual) - Essay (1000 words or equivalent) - 25%

Assessment 3 (Individual) - Exercise (2000 words or equivalent) - 50%

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