Forms of Life WritingENGL 436
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-02-24 | - |
Program Overview
Course Overview
The course ENGL 436, Forms of Life Writing, is a study of the innovative forms that contemporary writers are developing to extend the possibilities of life writing beyond the conventional autobiography. Students have the option to work on their own experiment in life writing or focus entirely on critical analysis.
Course Details
- Dates: 24 February 2025 to 22 June 2025
- Starts: Trimester 1
- Fees:
- NZ$2,274.90 for domestic students
- NZ$9,033.60 for international students
- Lecture Start Times: Wednesday, 10:00 am
- Campus: Kelburn
- Estimated Workload: Approximately 300 hours or 17.6 hours per week for 17 weeks
- Points: 30 points
Entry Restrictions
- Prerequisites: None
- Corequisites: None
- Restrictions: None
Taught By
The course is taught by the School of Arts and Media, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Disclaimer
This course outline may be subject to change.
Key Dates
Important dates, including mid-trimester teaching breaks, can be found on the University's key dates calendar. Assessment dates will be announced once the course has begun.
About This Course
This course examines the innovative forms that contemporary writers are developing to extend the possibilities of life writing beyond the conventional autobiography.
Course Learning Objectives
Students who pass this course should be able to:
- Analyze a range of life writing texts with an understanding of the effects of forms, including traditional and experimental formal structures.
- Produce their own life writing texts demonstrating an awareness of the possibilities of experimental formal structures.
- Develop an extended piece of critical or creative writing, placing significant details within a coherent larger structure.
How This Course Is Taught
The course will be taught as an in-person seminar.
Assessment
- 2 short essays (400-600 words) analyzing life writing texts studied in class: 25%
- 2 short creative life-writing texts (400-600 words) modeled on examples studied in class: 25%
- One extended piece of writing (3,000-3,500 words), either critical or creative: 50%
Lecture Times and Rooms
- 24 February 2025 to 13 April 2025
- 28 April 2025 to 1 June 2025
What You'll Need to Get
No specific texts or equipment are required for this course.
Course Coordinator
Dr. Anna Jackson is the course coordinator.