Through a mixture of lectures and workshops, University of Salford staff will outline the most recent research and scholarship as well as suggesting possible ways to teach literary texts and creative writing techniques
Through a mixture of lectures and workshops, our staff will outline the most recent research and scholarship as well as suggesting possible ways to teach literary texts and creative writing techniques. We hope that the whole day will be informal and interesting and we welcome the opportunity to make greater contact with you and learn from your teaching experiences.
Schedule as follows:
09.30-10:00 Arrival and coffee/tea
10:00-11.30 Lecture and Workshop: Professor Peter Buse, 'The Great Gatsby and Adaptation'
11.30-13:00 Lecture and Workshop: Professor Sharon Ruston, 'The Poetry of John Keats'
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:30 Lecture and Workshop: Dr Scott Brewster, 'Brian Friel's Dancing at Lughnasa'
15:30-17:00 Lecture and Workshop: Dr Ursula Hurley, 'Teaching Creating Writing – using Enduring Love and In Cold Blood as case studies'
We do hope that this event if of interest, and that you and your colleagues are able to join us. This is our first attempt at such an event and we shall consider it a pilot exercise, to be refined after we have had your feedback evaluating its success.
We are asking for a minimal payment of £25 for every person who attends to cover the cost of lunch and refreshments (details of the methods of payment available will be provided nearer the time).