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Week One
March 12, 2021
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm -
Week Two
March 19, 2021
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm -
Week Three
March 26, 2021
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm -
Week Four
April 2, 2021
2:30 pm - 5:30 pm
OFFTHEBUS Method Writing Workshop Series:
The Study of Blue
Instructors:
Bambi Here
bambi@bambaz.press
Baz Here, MFA
info@bazteaches.com
Course Length:
One 3-hour class per week for 5 weeks
Course Description:
This course is an exploration of blue using Method Writing as a means for discovery. Students will be immersed in art, music, and literature as a prompt for creating work. As a writer, the students will investigate themes to illuminate and expand their territory as artists and their relationship to their own deep voice.
Student Learning Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students are expected to be able to:
– Produce completed pieces artwork and/or writing for OFFTHEBUS that demonstrates the workshops theme.
– Further develop mastery in Method Writing techniques.
– Analyze art, music, and literature and clearly articulate formal elements, historical references, theoretical connections, and metaphorical attributes through their own voice.
– Read, discuss, and critique their own and their peers’ work.
Instructional Methods:
This course is taught using a variety of instructional methods including lecture, class discussion, writing prompts, and group exercises.
Reference Materials Required:
Required Texts:
Mavor, Carol. Blue Mythologies: Reflections On A Colour. Reaktion Books, 2013.
ISBN: 1780230834
Grapes, Jack. Method Writing: The First Four Concepts. Bombshelter Press, 2017.
ISBN: 0941017257
Grapes, Jack. Advanced Method Writing. Bombshelter Press, 2017.
ISBN: 1500402389
Course Outline:
Week One
The Architecture of Blue
Week Two
The Ocean of Blue
Week Three
Blue as Gender
Week Four
Blue and Domesticity
Week Five
Editing workshop
Preparing student work for OFFTHEBUS book series
Venue: Zoom