Creativity

PBDS 620

NOTE: This is representative of the syllabi for this course. It is not necessarily the syllabus being used in any one semester.

This course will explore the creative process, the five senses, and relationships between written and verbal expression & sources of inspiration. Through a series of weekly projects, you will develop new ways of seeing & begin,or continue, to "find" your voice as a writer, thinker, and everyday person.

* Be sure to sign onto this class's email listserv: pbds.620.085@astro.ubalt.edu

Required Books

* A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman
* If You Want to Write, Brenda Ueland
* Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke

Supplies

xacto knife
self-healing cutting mat (9x12 or larger)
scissors
pack of 100 3X5 cards
glue stick
metal straight edge
9X12 sketchbook
8x10 picture matte
and who knows what else?

Presence

Attendance. The class is experiential,so material covered can't be recreated. If you should miss a class, talk with classmates about the experience (not the instructors) and check Astro listserve* for posted assignments.

The class will be much more alive if you're "in" it. Here's the score,if you miss one class, no questions asked. Thereafter, each class missed brings your grade down by one-third (in other words, a plus or minus).

Punctuality. If you miss more than a half hour each day (coming late or leaving early), it counts as half a day's absence.

Those Pesky Grades

In a course such as this, it's important you feel free to experiment & take big risks. You won't, therefore, receive grades on individual assignments. Your final grade will be based on attendance; completion of all assignments, including the required reading & pillow book; your work ethic in class; your engagement with the course's developing ideas; & your big project. If you'd like to know "where you're at," check with us (just give us a little time beforehand,we'll need to get out our abacus).

"To begin to understand the gorgeous fever that is consciousness, we must try to understand the senses,and what they can teach us about the ravishing world we have the privilege to inhabit."

-Diane Ackerman

Schedule

sept 6

course introduction

manifesto/womanifesto

personal universe deck (hereafter called "word deck")

scavenger hunt

sept 13

first language activity

experiencing the senses

sept 20

word deck

childhood guided imagery

experiencing the senses

sept 27

zoo field trip

experiencing the senses

oct 4

life drawing at mica with betsey heuisler

oct 11

bma field trip

oct 18

book making with ebby malmgren

oct 25

dream work

nov 1

individual conferences

nov 8

workshop

nov 15

Plorkfest celebration preparations

nov 22

workshop

dec 6

presentation of final projects

dec 13

CELEBRATION , Plorkfest!

Note: All scheduled events and activities subject to change depending upon the vagaries of life.




			Creativity PBDS 620 NOTE: This is representative of the syllabi for this course. It is not necessarily the syllabus being used in any one semester. This course will explore the creative process, the five senses, and relationships between written and verbal expression & sources of inspiration. Through a series of weekly projects, you will develop new ways of seeing & begin,or continue, to "find" your voice as a writer, thinker, and everyday person. * Be sure to sign onto this class's email listserv: pbds.620.085@astro.ubalt.edu Required Books * A Natural History of the Senses, Diane Ackerman * If You Want to Write, Brenda Ueland * Letters to a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke Supplies xacto knife self-healing cutting mat (9x12 or larger) scissors pack of 100 3X5 cards glue stick metal straight edge 9X12 sketchbook 8x10 picture matte and who knows what else? Presence Attendance. The class is experiential,so material covered can't be recreated. If you should miss a class, talk with classmates about the experience (not the instructors) and check Astro listserve* for posted assignments. The class will be much more alive if you're "in" it. Here's the score,if you miss one class, no questions asked. Thereafter, each class missed brings your grade down by one-third (in other words, a plus or minus). Punctuality. If you miss more than a half hour each day (coming late or leaving early), it counts as half a day's absence. Those Pesky Grades In a course such as this, it's important you feel free to experiment & take big risks. You won't, therefore, receive grades on individual assignments. Your final grade will be based on attendance; completion of all assignments, including the required reading & pillow book; your work ethic in class; your engagement with the course's developing ideas; & your big project. If you'd like to know "where you're at," check with us (just give us a little time beforehand,we'll need to get out our abacus). "To begin to understand the gorgeous fever that is consciousness, we must try to understand the senses,and what they can teach us about the ravishing world we have the privilege to inhabit." -Diane Ackerman Schedule sept 6 course introduction manifesto/womanifesto personal universe deck (hereafter called "word deck") scavenger hunt sept 13 first language activity experiencing the senses sept 20 word deck childhood guided imagery experiencing the senses sept 27 zoo field trip experiencing the senses oct 4 life drawing at mica with betsey heuisler oct 11 bma field trip oct 18 book making with ebby malmgren oct 25 dream work nov 1 individual conferences nov 8 workshop nov 15 Plorkfest celebration preparations nov 22 workshop dec 6 presentation of final projects dec 13 CELEBRATION , Plorkfest! Note: All scheduled events and activities subject to change depending upon the vagaries of life. home \| bs, corporate communication \| ba, english \| ma, publications design \| mfa, integrated design \| mfa, creative writing & publishing arts \| people \| portfolio \| facilities \| classes \| undergraduate applications \| graduate applications \| contact \| site index \| university of baltimore