CORE064 Creative Writing

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Radovan Plášek (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Radovan Plášek
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Boris Rafailov, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 8:00–9:40 U34
Prerequisites
The course is taught only in the Czech language and therefore assumes a good knowledge of this language at least at B2 level, with recommended level at C2.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 20/30, only registered: 7/30, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/30
Course objectives
The course will allow interested parties to become familiar with selected topics and techniques of creative writing. The aim of the subject will be to contribute to the development of creativity and (self)reflective thinking, which can be useful both academically and professionally – for example in connection with writing professional texts, teaching activities or the popularization of science – and also on a personal level, because they can for example, to contribute to mental hygiene. Above all, the subject should offer the opportunity to try some things that you would otherwise not have time for.
Learning outcomes
Strengthening (some) authoring skills. Providing topics to develop your own writing. Providing ideas for thinking about writing as both a creative and craft activity. Providing space and time for writing as part of self-knowledge and knowledge of the world around us.
Syllabus
  • Thematic area "WRITING ME": Writing and me. Who am I as an author? What do I want to write and why do I want to write it? Motivation to write and imagination. How to find a topic and work with it. Thematic area "WORLD": Sensory world. Places (landscapes – linguistic, fictional, real...). Pretexts (following/using existing texts). Structures of the world. Actors (human and non-human). Thematic area "TEXT": Time and its role in writing (time structure - mainly story structure). Logical structures (use of interpretation and argumentation). Text construction. Narrative voice. Intermediality (how the world is captured differently in a linguistic and a visual medium, such as a comic book, painting or film).
Literature
  • VANDERMEER, Jeff. Kniha divů : ilustrovaný průvodce psaním imaginativní prózy. Translated by Richard Podaný, Illustrated by Jeremy Zerfoss. 1. vydání. V Praze: Fragment, 2019, 374 stran. ISBN 9788025344019. info
  • FIŠER, Zbyněk. Tvůrčí psaní : malá učebnice technik tvůrčího psaní. Brno: Paido, 2001, 164 s. ISBN 8085931990. info
Teaching methods
Interpretation and explanation (to a degree typical for a seminar). Discussion. Work with samples. Practice writing (the most important part).
Assessment methods
Although participation is optional from a formal point of view, it is important due to the nature of the subject. The first condition for graduation is to create a portfolio of selected texts that will be created during individual meetings; this portfolio will include texts that you do not mind being read by the teacher; from each meeting you should include a certain amount of texts or exercises in this portfolio; you take the portfolio to IS. The second condition is to write a reflective text regarding what we covered in the subject and hand it in by the set deadline. The third condition is participation in the colloquium, which will be an informal discussion about your experience with the subject - whether described in a reflective text or based on more immediate impulses; the colloquium will take place in smaller groups according to the schedule.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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