Workshops a range of professional writing and presentation skills for the cultural sphere (cultural journalism, reviewing, grant applications, creative pitches, page layout). Students collectively produce and maintain a website of cultural activity in Paris. Practical work is placed in cultural and theoretical contexts, including introduction to the publication industry, legal contexts, and cultural studies.
Code
CL3020
Name
PRODUCT'N, TRANSLAT'N, CREAT'N, PUBLICAT'N
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
None
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
CL (Comparative Literature)
Level
Undergraduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
2580
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Students who complete this course successfully will show awareness of different definitions of “culture” and of writing in different modes within the culture industry.
They will have thought critically and creatively about the field of cultural production.
Students will have demonstrated skills in editing, copy-editing and translation or other aspects of professional text production.
They will have worked individually and in groups to tight and inflexible deadlines.
Students will be able to express themselves creatively, clearly, coherently, and elegantly in order to produce effective writing in different genres.